The National Science Foundation reversed a recent freeze on new grant funding for Duke, Harvard, and Yale, according to reporting that cited NSF account indicators. The reversal came May 28, one day after a Nature story described a pause that included those three universities, while noting Princeton’s hold remained in place. NSF account data showed “Future Awards to Organization on Hold” earlier in April for the affected institutions; by Thursday, the note had been removed for all but Princeton. The reporting also indicated new grant awards had already resumed for at least some researchers at Duke and Harvard. For research universities and principal investigators, the development reduces uncertainty about ongoing funding pipelines and the administrative risk of grant timing disruptions. It also signals that NSF’s internal controls can change quickly after external reporting and institutional inquiries.