U-Penn loses $175M in federal funds over transgender sports policy

19 Mar 2025, 20:37 · UPI

March 19 (UPI) -- The University of Pennsylvania's policy allowing biological males to compete in women's sports caused the Trump administration to withhold $175 million in funding for the Ivy League school.

"The Trump administration has 'paused $175 million in federal funding from the University of Pennsylvania' over its policy forcing women to compete with men in sports," Trump administration officials said in a post on its "Rapid Response" X account.