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US ends $4 million in funding to Princeton’s climate-related programs

Apr 14, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Commerce Department during the week ended about US$4 million in funding to Princeton University for assessing climate-related risks, saying those programs were not aligned with the Trump administration’s priorities.

The Commerce Department said in a statement that the decision was taken after a review of financial assistance programs against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s current objectives. It will reduce the cost and size of the federal government.

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The “awards to Princeton are no longer aligned with the program objectives of NOAA … and are no longer in keeping with the Trump Administration’s priorities,” the department said.