Trump administration halts $175 million in funding for UPenn over transgender athlete policy

Published March 19, 2025 1:01pm ET



The Trump administration paused funding for the University of Pennsylvania over its policy on transgender athletes.

The freezing of $175 million in federal funds out of roughly $1 billion is a major blow to the school. A senior administration official told Fox Business that the pause wasn’t related to a Title IX investigation, which could strip the university of all $1 billion in federal funds.

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