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An internal University of Arizona website shows that to date, 64 federal grants have been terminated or stop-work ordered as of July 8.
The cancellations add up to $59,200,720, according to the website.
Mitch Zak, spokesperson for the UA could not confirm the numbers citing that the website is intended for university faculty and staff, but he did state that the stop order process has slowed dramatically in the last month.
“We are in a growth mode, not just looking to minimize the impacts of potential stop work orders or terminations but we want to grow the research enterprise,” Zak said.
He highlighted university efforts to support scholars to continue their research through the Bridge Funding Investment Program, which aids eligible faculty whose external funding has been disrupted.
Funding for ten grants from the National Institutes of Health are also not up for renewal according to the internal website.
However, future eligibility has been restored for four NIH awards.
“While we have experienced the uncertainty in terms of some of these federal awards, we’re still aggressively trying to move forward and identify others,” Zak said.
He also stated that earlier this year, the university received $20 million from the Arizona Board of Regents to invest in prioritized research areas, such as space sciences and technology, national security, AI, biomedical technology and healthcare, mining and fusion energy.
“We’re bullish on the future and we believe that the UA is going to continue to be a leader when it comes to research discovery and positive impact,” Zak said.
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