[doc30]

I'm wondering what is meant by "federal funds" Are these direct operating grants supplied by the Feds? Would R&D grants from the NSF or NIH be included? If that is the case, these universities would lose their most prominent research departments if they decide to decline federal funds. What about students on scholarship or on financial aid from the government? Would they be eligeable to continue their studies or would the Feds tell them that they can have their scholarships, but here is a list of universities you can attend. SOrry if your current school is no longer eligeable and you can't use your federally funded finacial aid to atttend there anymore.

My ramblings here just go to show how this decision has far reaching implications for campuses and students with many, many loose ends still to be ties.

[Robert A Cook PE]

I think (pretty positive) that fed funds are very often from NIH and NHS. Not as much "general operating" money to the administration, but research-support/direct grants money to the professors.

Charles Draper Labs at MIT gets direct federal contract money for sonar and radar research for example.

[KarlInOhio]

I think the general rule is that if the university gets one cent of federal money from any source including grants or loans to the students, then the entire university has to obey all the federal strings.

Very few (Hillsdale and maybe a couple of others) colleges have refused all sources of federal money so they can remain free. Maybe this is what will get a bunch of colleges off the federal teat.

[HOYA97]

I am assuming any Title 9 funds.