Report: Federal cancellations cost RTI $352M
A Harris Search Associates analysis finds the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency terminated an estimated $352 million in RTI grants and contracts in FY2025 through 1 August, forcing the North Carolina-based institute to lay off hundreds. The cuts—concentrated in USAID global health/education work and climate-related projects, including a $95M EPA award—left RTI accounting for 109 of 155 cancellations across independent research institutes; RTI independently confirmed 170 federal awards were canceled but did not provide a dollar figure.
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📌 Key Facts
- Estimated $352 million in RTI funding canceled in FY2025; 109 of 155 AIRI cancellations tied to RTI
- 22 USAID grants were among the terminated awards; USAID was shuttered this year
- $95 million EPA grant serving underserved communities was among the cancellations; RTI reports 170 awards canceled