NSF Releases List of Terminated Grants

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has publicly posted a list of grants that have been terminated as of May 21, 2025 in response to Trump Administration directives. The spreadsheet can be accessed on the NSF “Updates on Priorities” FAQ website; a direct link to the spreadsheet can be accessed here.

The database shows a total of 1,752 grants having been terminated, totaling $1.4 billion. As has been reported, the data show the largest hit taken by the STEM Education Directorate (EDU), which to date has had 839 grants terminated totaling $888 million. The EDU cuts represent 48 percent of the total number of terminated grants and 65 percent of the total funding. The next highest cut in terms of number of grants is to the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE), which has lost 320 grants (18.3%) totaling $91 million (6.7%).