HHS Cancels $60 Million in Harvard Grants in 3rd Round of Federal Funding Cuts

The latest cut brings the total amount of canceled or frozen federal funding at Harvard to more than $2.7 billion.

People walk on the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on April 15, 2025. Faith Ninivaggi/Reuters

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is terminating $60 million in federal grants to Harvard University, the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to pressure the Ivy League school into policy changes.

In a post on X on Monday, HHS said the decision to revoke multiple multi-year grants stems from the university’s “continued failure to address anti-Semitic harassment and race discrimination.”