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Minnesota colleges say abrupt federal grant cancellations have paused research, cut millions
Summary
College presidents and research leaders told a Minnesota Senate subcommittee that recent federal grant terminations — including hundreds of awards at large campuses and several multimillion-dollar program cuts at private colleges — have forced layoffs, halted student research, and left institutions scrambling for stopgap funding.
College leaders from Augsburg, Saint Catherine, the University of Minnesota and other campuses told a Minnesota Senate subcommittee on Nov. 10 that recent federal decisions have abruptly ended research and training programs, with immediate staffing and student impacts.
"We were clearly pulled out by way of a keyword search that identified words the administration has banned from federal grant applications," Paul Pribbenow, president of Augsburg University, told the subcommittee, describing two terminated awards including a $785,000 McNair Scholars renewal that supported staff and scholarships. He said the university’s appeal was denied without…
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