A judge for the United States District Court for Massachusetts issued a temporary restraining order, pausing the Department of Energy’s proposed grant cuts to universities across the country, including Princeton.
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On April 11, the Energy Department announced that it would begin limiting “financial support of ‘indirect costs’ of DOE research funding to 15%,” according to a department press release.
The American Association of Universities — a group that includes Princeton, MIT, and Harvard — filed a suit against the Department of Energy April 15. The temporary restraining order today means that the Department cannot modify or cut funding pending a hearing.
The hearing is scheduled for April 28.
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