"The opinion by U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin of the Northern District of California added hundreds of UCLA's National Institutes of Health grants to an ongoing class-action lawsuit that had already led to the reversal of tens of millions of dollars in grants from the National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, National Endowment for the Humanities and other federal agencies to UC campuses."
"Lin's order provides the biggest relief to UCLA but affects federal funding awarded to all 10 University of California campuses. Lin ruled that the NIH grants were suspended by form letters that were unspecific to the research, a likely violation of the Administrative Procedure Act, which regulates executive branch rulemaking. In addition to the medical grant freezes - which had prompted talks of possible UCLA layoffs or closures of labs conducting cancer and stroke research, among other studies -"
A federal judge ordered restoration of $500 million in UCLA medical research grants, halting a nearly two-month funding freeze that threatened UC operations. The order added hundreds of UCLA NIH grants to an ongoing class-action lawsuit that previously reversed tens of millions in federal awards from multiple agencies. The judge found that the NIH suspensions used unspecific form letters and likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act. The ruling provides broad relief to all 10 University of California campuses and requires restoration of some Department of Defense and Department of Transportation grants. A preliminary injunction will remain as the case proceeds.
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