Labor unions hold a “Kill the Cuts” rally at Wayne State University in Detroit on April 8, 2025, protesting Trump administration cuts to research, health care, and higher education. It was one of a many coordinated rallies across the United States. (Photo by: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Federal records show DOGE's role in initiating grant terminations across the National Science Foundation and indicate that the White House also flagged awards to cut.
The NSF programs include one aimed at Hispanic-serving institutions that was established under bipartisan legislation and signed into law by President George W. Bush.
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios testifies before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 14, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
House Science Committee Democrats pushed for answers on possible redirection of NSF funds, slowed grantmaking, and allegations of coordination with DOGE and the White House.
Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images)
Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling said the DOL, National Science Foundation and Education Department are working on developing the curriculum for U.S. students.
The discussion draft would authorize $100 million per fiscal year for a Center for AI Standards and Innovation and calls for oversight in government AI adoption.
Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., listens as Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol on May 15, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
The bipartisan, bicameral AI Grand Challenges Act would task NSF with overseeing $1 million competitions where innovators use AI to solve problems in health, energy, cyber and…
