{"id":295,"date":"2025-02-26T18:58:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T23:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/uncategorized\/u-m-squeezed-trump-cuts-social-security-research-project-halted\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:30:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:30:03","slug":"u-m-squeezed-trump-cuts-social-security-research-project-halted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/u-m-squeezed-trump-cuts-social-security-research-project-halted\/","title":{"rendered":"U-M squeezed by Trump cuts; Social Security research project halted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>University of Michigan President Santa Ono warns federal government cuts could have \u2018significant repercussions\u2019 for U-M budget<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Federal government is ending research on retirement and disability as effort to comply with anti-DEI executive order<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>U-M is told by the federal government to stop a \u2018multi-million dollar project\u2019<\/strong><br><br><br><p style=\"line-height:1.38\">The Trump administration has halted a $15 million Social Security study that involved the University of Michigan, whose president warns more cuts are likely that will have \u201cserious repercussions\u201d on the school\u2019s budget.<\/p><br><p>The Social Security Administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/news\/press\/releases\/2025\/#2025-02-21\">announced Friday<\/a> it was ending cooperative agreements with research centers \u201caddressing DEI in Social Security, retirement, and disability policy.\u201d<\/p><br><p>\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/mrdrc.isr.umich.edu\/about-us\/\">Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center<\/a> at U-M is one of six Social Security Administration-funded centers that form the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/policy\/docs\/ssb\/v80n1\/v80n1p1.html\">Retirement and Disability Research Consortium<\/a> that conducts research on retirement, disability and social policy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><br><p>\u201cTerminating these cooperative agreements results in about $15 million dollars in cost savings for hardworking Americans in fiscal year 2025,\u201d the Social Security Administration said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/news\/press\/releases\/2025\/#2025-02-21\">news release<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><br><p>On Wednesday, U-M President Santa Ono <a href=\"https:\/\/president.umich.edu\/news-communications\/messages-to-the-community\/proactive-measures-related-to-federal-funding-changes\/\">wrote a letter to faculty and staff<\/a> saying the university had \u201creceived legal notice from a federal agency instructing us to stop work on a multimillion-dollar project.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><br><p>He did not specify which program.\u00a0<\/p><br><p>When asked what project Ono was referring to, two university regents,\u00a0 Michael Behm and Sarah Hubbard, told Bridge Michigan it involved the Social Security Administration\u2019s decision to end the research contracts.<\/p><br><p>\tThe University of Michigan public affairs team could not be immediately reached for comment, but Bridge has requested details on how much funding is at stake and whether university employees will lose their jobs.\u00a0<\/p><br><p>\u00a0Ono said the university anticipates more orders could come that combined \u201ccould have significant repercussions on the university\u2019s budget.\u201d The university announced \u201cproactive measures\u201d Wednesday it will take to address further federal funding cuts.<\/p><br><p>Ono\u2019s letter was also signed by the executive vice president and chief financial officer, the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and the executive vice president for medical affairs.\u00a0<\/p><br><p>Ono said the university would have new hiring protocols. On a <a href=\"https:\/\/hr.umich.edu\/hiring-review-process\">frequently asked questions webpage<\/a>, the university states that starting Wednesday, \u201cthe hiring of faculty, regular staff, non-student temporary staff and contract staff on the Ann Arbor campus must be approved by the president or an executive vice president before the job is posted. Currently posted jobs also require review prior to extending an offer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><br><p>The president or executive vice presidents must review non-payroll expenditures over $50,000 and the university is asking departments to review non-essential spending \u201cto achieve additional savings.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><br><p>\u201cCapital projects \u2014 including new buildings, renovations and other infrastructure projects \u2014 will be reexamined,\u201d Ono said, noting that projects in progress will continue for now.\u00a0<\/p><br><p>Ono said Michigan Medicine will receive separate guidance.<\/p><br><p>\u201cWe appreciate your cooperation as we work to ensure our response to federal funding changes remains considered and strategic,\u201d Ono said. \u201cWhile it is always difficult to contemplate potential spending cuts, your thoughtful engagement will be vital in helping us continue to fulfill our mission.\u201d<\/p><br><p>Universities across the country are piecing together how the federal government\u2019s actions affect university programming and their bottom line.<\/p><br><p>\tEarlier this month, Western Michigan University President Edward Montgomery announced that two school programs\u2019 grants were terminated as part of a broader cost-cutting effort by the US Department of Education.<\/p><br><p>Montgomery said the school\u2019s Urban teacher Residency Program has a \u201cnearly $5 million grant,\u201d and includes a requirement that participants come from \u201cracially diverse backgrounds.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><br><p>The other program had a $15 million grant and the program was \u201cdesigned to help Michigan school districts improve student success by implementing sustainable evidence-based practices.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U-M is part of a halted, $15M research project that conducts Social Security research. 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