UConn Researchers Face Major Funding Cuts
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UConn Researchers Face Major Setbacks: Federal Grant Cuts Threaten Long-Term Projects
University of Connecticut researchers are grappling with significant challenges due to federal grant cuts. Professor Jennifer McGarry, who runs a nutrition and activity program for low-income families, lost her nearly two-million-dollar annual grant. UConn has experienced a ninety-five-million-dollar hit to research funding, including terminated awards and slower new ones. The Trump administration has canceled many approved grants nationwide, targeting areas like diversity efforts, climate research, and public health. UConn has lost forty-one million dollars from ended grants and fifty-four million dollars in new awards compared to last fiscal year. Faculty and staff are feeling the impact, with more than one thousand seven hundred people relying on these funds for salaries. Long-term work could vanish, and UConn is bracing for thirty-four million dollars more in losses if indirect cost reimbursements drop. To mitigate the damage, UConn set up an emergency fund and is holding weekly meetings to monitor developments.
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