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Francine Pfeiffer, Rutgers' senior vice president for government relations, told the joint Senate–Assembly higher education committees that the university receives roughly $286 million a year in NIH funding and nearly $70 million from NSF. She said that across the university there are more than 4,500 active clinical trials and that delays in grant review and council meetings — many cancelled or postponed — are slowing awards and, in some cases, pausing research activities.

Pfeiffer said Rutgers has received stop‑work requests and funding adjustments on some grants and reported cases where researchers could not access federal data sets they rely on to complete work. She gave examples including maternal‑health research and cancer studies that have had to pause data collection or laboratory work because of funding or data access interruptions.

Witnesses warned that proposals to cap facilities and administrative (F&A) cost reimbursements — the negotiated overhead rate that helps pay for research facilities, administrative support and compliance — would be harmful. Pfeiffer said a policy capping F&A at an arbitrary rate would force universities either to subsidize research with other funds or to reduce research activity; she called the F&A reimbursement process a negotiated, fact‑based mechanism and said an arbitrary cap would undermine research capacity.

Rutgers officials also described operational impacts to patient care and VA benefits processing tied to federal agency workforce decisions; Pfeiffer said delays in VA processing are causing multi‑week waits for GI Bill benefits that some student veterans rely on for cost of living support.

Committee members asked Rutgers to provide follow‑up details about which grants had stop‑work orders, the scale of paused clinical trials and the economic multiplier effects of research funding. Rutgers said it would supply more granular data to the committees.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Assembly Higher Education Monday, March 10, 2025 - 1:00 PM","oneSentenceSummary","Rutgers officials told the joint committees that reduced federal staffing, paused grant actions and executive guidance are delaying NIH and other federal research processes, threatening clinical trials, research jobs and university services that serve millions of residents.","taxTitle","2025 Legislative Sessions, New Jersey","taxId",77696,"location","New Jersey","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6289943,"Montclair State says Department of Education terminated Teacher Quality Partnership grant; Newark and Orange districts face teacher‑preparation gap",726,5103000,5829000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2531752-561e47b552a1b14ceecc114ebbab0cc6&start=5103&end=5829","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2531752-561e47b552a1b14ceecc114ebbab0cc6/thumbnail_5103000.jpg","/articles/6289943/New-Jersey/Montclair-State-says-Department-of-Education-terminated-Teacher-Quality-Partnership-grant-Newark-and-Orange-districts-face-teacherpreparation-gap","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6289943-ad22725fb822bb7bb8c0bef28a07ce73/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189335&Signature=Ufl5SwgcaXamwAZ0kBHy2FzL-xWfOlIEKEFvDGyNYx4Xh5ECBr4dyOTYCsLz1PQ0l7YjHOzsi0qWHSHRjgieGBRkAfMFaU04NM8i93axfjnDXSfWm6L1~XTkcs9ihyUtLu7luWgk4~DU2LifrMi69PU3av5sENe~FqmNmRhrWUT1AVcmXo6IuYcPPOxlwLkDhmSh1uPJYiYu4-OlprgIv~TGjypHARlpgeYUGfGtKCyrcCGlYIIrhUbiQ4zQOrB5BRAlVgQUsKJ44g0bH5l8Ttjhunlt14wXFobGL1iX6TyXw8u8Fiviu027dT3CvcFjcOKa2Xs2WNPGsXFuec5xFg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Montclair State University representatives told a joint Senate–Assembly higher education hearing that the U.S. Department of Education abruptly terminated a Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant on Feb. 13, 2025, leaving Montclair and partner districts to cover costs and putting teacher preparation supports at risk.

Tanya Maloney, associate professor of teaching and learning and co‑director of Montclair's Urban Teacher Residency and the Newark Teacher Project, said the terminated five‑year, $3.7 million award funded the 18‑month residency program that has produced 140 dual‑certified teachers (initial certification plus special education) across three grant cycles. The program, Maloney said, required graduates to teach in Newark — and underwrote induction supports that include 100 coaching hours per graduate for three years.

\"Ninety‑five percent of our graduates stay in education for three years, and 99 percent earn effective or highly effective ratings,\" Maloney told the committees. She said the termination was justified by the department on the grounds that the grant supported programs \"that promote or take part in DEI initiatives or other initiatives that unlawfully discriminate,\" language Montclair disputes in practice.

Montclair officials said the department's action immediately shifted financial responsibility for recent program expenditures from the federal government to the university and participating districts. Montclair drew down funds before the termination and continued to support enrolled residents; that spending, officials said, now represents an uncompensated cost to the university and to districts already operating with constrained budgets.

Maloney outlined specific personnel and program impacts: two full‑time professional staff positions at Montclair that support programming; seven induction coaches who deliver the 100 coaching hours; one graduate student worker; and Montclair faculty time devoted to supervision and curriculum. \"The burden of the funding has been transferred\" to Montclair and partner districts, she said.

The committee's members pressed state officials and Montclair for potential remedies and asked whether the state could restore or backfill the lost federal support. Witnesses urged state advocacy for restoring federal TQP funding and continued support for state teacher‑development grants, such as New Jersey's minority teacher development programs, to mitigate the loss.

Montclair's testimony was the clearest specific example at the hearing of how federal actions can produce immediate operational and financial strain on a teacher‑preparation pipeline serving urban districts. The termination also raised questions about whether similarly worded grant language nationwide could prompt additional funding reviews or terminations for programs focused on teacher diversity and urban education.

Committee chairs requested further documentation from Montclair on expenditures, drawdown dates and student/cohort counts to inform possible state responses. No formal committee action was taken at the hearing.","Montclair State University told a New Jersey legislative hearing that the U.S. Department of Education abruptly terminated a $3.7 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant on Feb. 13, 2025, jeopardizing a residency program that prepared teachers for Newark and Orange public schools and threatening coaching positions and induction support.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6289947,"New Jersey higher-education leaders warn proposed federal cuts would squeeze students, research and workforce programs",2989,185000,3174000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2531752-561e47b552a1b14ceecc114ebbab0cc6&start=185&end=3174","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2531752-561e47b552a1b14ceecc114ebbab0cc6/thumbnail_185000.jpg","/articles/6289947/New-Jersey/New-Jersey-higher-education-leaders-warn-proposed-federal-cuts-would-squeeze-students-research-and-workforce-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6289947-da522f8cdd2dea670fd42ce3a7c6591c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189335&Signature=MDvfG0tKcM3Ptq2SLWhadb62nnFBpeupcEWKqHHEZPp6RJ~YAVgKW91Fj4ycbLwBBXYwxTCvBdy~YSRQoc3EvcMN6ivn3Tk982kuQSN3l73KFGxQUs~YNHY0kFxjIoiRFKnviUa2IGE04HzjpjpsOivRsI2ovodBrG38IXUvvPIHor4RZyUAyQIXQBvRjtKIgisrgO8-CdzNhpHLbtXZ6CtYdv21YxVuLvBxr57Am~O7HwoZspsp~kyOK3G5dNJqNEJE-GZr1zlgM3MA6AkrCUwwRZIEa4H~UqbKrRStNijwvf025zM-5zN9za2zGD~LNlsA-GkjxQKXgUrqzeADyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Legislators and higher‑education officials heard repeated warnings Thursday that proposed federal budget cuts and recent executive actions could sharply reduce financial aid, research grants and workforce programs that New Jersey colleges rely on.

The joint hearing of the Assembly and Senate higher education committees brought national and state experts, including John Patrick Walsh of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and Francine (Fran) Pfeiffer of Rutgers University, to describe how proposed reconciliation instructions and agency actions threaten Pell grants, work‑study and institutional support programs.

The committee was told that the House reconciliation framework asks the Education and Workforce Committee to find roughly $330 billion in savings over 10 years and that earlier House proposals have included freezing the maximum Pell award and cutting dozens of student‑aid programs. John Patrick Walsh, assistant vice president of federal relations at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, told the committee that the Pell program is on a projected $2.7 billion shortfall going into fiscal year 2026 and that adding workforce‑Pell proposals would increase that shortfall by roughly $5 billion.

Walsh said a variety of possible measures are under discussion in Washington: flat or reduced funding for Federal Work‑Study, TRIO and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG); cuts to the Student Aid Administration; expanded endowment taxes; and so‑called risk‑sharing proposals that could require colleges to absorb costs when graduates default on loans. \"Everything is on the table,\" Walsh said.

Rutgers senior vice president for government relations Francine Pfeiffer told the committees that federal support underpins not only student aid but university research, clinical services and extension work across the state. Rutgers receives about $491 million in federal student aid annually, including roughly $94 million in Pell dollars going to 17,000 students; the university also receives nearly $286 million a year in National Institutes of Health awards. Pfeiffer said delays, stop‑work orders and staff reductions at federal agencies — including cancelled NIH study sections and paused council meetings — are already disrupting grant review and award timelines and, in some cases, forcing research pauses.

Speakers representing New Jersey's county colleges, regional publics and independent institutions said reductions would directly affect enrollment, campus jobs and local economies. Aaron Fichter of the Council of County Colleges said New Jersey community colleges receive roughly $300 million a year in federal funding, including about $190 million in Pell dollars serving about 49,000 students statewide. David Stout, president of Brookdale Community College, and Jennifer Keys Maloney of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities described possible program cuts, halted grant‑funded positions and reduced capacity to offer career and technical education.

Committee members pressed witnesses for specifics about which students would be most harmed. Walsh and other witnesses said the effects would fall heaviest on first‑generation, low‑income and minority students who rely on Pell, work‑study and SEOG for tuition, basic needs and retention supports. \"Those are the students who will be most affected,\" Walsh said, describing how Pell's purchasing power has fallen from roughly covering 70% of college costs in the program's early years to less than 30% today.

Panelists also flagged legal and policy uncertainty around recent executive orders and Dear Colleague guidance addressing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and federal agency operations. Speakers said ambiguity in guidance and litigation increases administrative burden and can lead to stop‑work orders or funding withdrawals for programs whose language or objectives the agencies are reviewing.

The hearing produced no votes or formal committee actions. Lawmakers said the session's purpose was to gather information and prepare for state‑level responses if federal funding is reduced. Several committee members urged institutions to provide follow‑up data to quantify local economic and workforce impacts so the Legislature can evaluate state budget options.

If reconciliation or agency decisions reduce federal aid or research funding, witnesses said the likely downstream effects include lower enrollment, program cuts, staff reductions and slower research commercialization — outcomes that would also reduce economic activity in communities near campuses.

Lawmakers closed by asking witnesses for additional data on student counts, grant dependencies and economic multipliers. Committee members said they would use that information in upcoming state budget deliberations and in advocacy with federal lawmakers.","University and college leaders told a joint Assembly–Senate higher education hearing that proposed federal budget cuts and executive actions put Pell grants, student support programs, research funding and minority‑serving institution resources at risk, with immediate effects for New Jersey students and campuses.","actionData","errors"]

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