Exterior view of University Chapel on the Princeton University campus, Princeton, N.J. (Oliver Morris/Getty Images)
The department said the financial awards previously given to Princeton through NOAA, including the Cooperative Institute for Modeling the Earth System (CIMES), "are no longer aligned with the program objectives of NOAA, a sub-agency of the Department of Commerce, and are no longer in keeping with the Trump administration’s priorities."
Princeton did not immediately respond to an inquiry from Fox News Digital.
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The Trump administration is cutting $4 million in federal funding to Princeton University for its climate-related research projects. (Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins)
"It also aims to address coastal inundation while other more targeted research efforts are addressing this issue," the release continues.
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The department said the administration's goal in terminating these funds will save U.S. taxpayer dollars, and it will "continue to review its outstanding cooperative agreements, grant awards, and other financial assistance on an individualized basis to avoid wasteful governmental spending — whether they be to Princeton or any other recipient."
Colleges and universities across the country have been on edge since Trump began investigating schools for alleged antisemitic discrimination and harassment, cutting federal funds for certain schools that allowed anti-Israel protests on campus since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
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