The announcement will be made via a letter from the General Services Administration to federal agencies, which was obtained by The New York Times.

The letter, being sent out later Tuesday, also tells the agencies: ‘Going forward, we also encourage your agency to seek alternative vendors for future services where you had previously considered Harvard.’

The administration has frozen about $3.2 billion in grants and contracts with Harvard, which sued the government in response.

Trump has waged war on elite universities, accusing them of antisemitism and blasting their ‘woke’ ideology. He claims the top schools in the country are controlled by ‘Marxist maniacs and lunatics.’

Harvard has born the brunt of Trump’s fire but is also fighting back just as hard.

Tuesday’s letter instructs agencies to respond by June 6 with a list of contract cancellations.

Any critical contracts would not be immediately canceled but will transition to other venders. The letter is signed by Josh Gruenbaum, commissioner of the GSA’s federal acquisition service.

Trump issues new $3 BILLION threat against ‘antisemitic’ Harvard over foreign students

The letter echoes many of Trump’s charges, accusing Harvard of antisemitism and race discrimination in its admissions process.

‘We recommend that your agency terminate for convenience each contract that it determines has failed to meet its standards, and transition to a new vendor those contracts could be better serviced by an alternative counterparty,’ Gruenbaum wrote.

Contracts with about nine agencies would be affected and include a $49,858 National Institutes of Health contract to investigate the effects of coffee drinking and a $25,800 Homeland Security Department contract for senior executive training.

Trump has set his sights on the country’s oldest and most prestigious university, working to undermine its authority and bring it to its knees.

On Monday he said he was considering redistributing billions of dollars in grant money intended for Harvard to trade schools across the country.

‘I am considering taking Three Billion Dollars of Grant Money away from a very antisemitic Harvard, and giving it to TRADE SCHOOLS all across our land,’ he posted on his Truth Social platform. ‘What a great investment that would be for the USA, and so badly needed!!!’

Many Republicans see elite universities as an example of extreme progressive values that advance liberal power and discriminate against conservatives.

The attacks on the schools also reflect Trump’s effort to root out DEI practices throughout the country.

As part of his attack, Trump’s also trying to stop Harvard from accepting foreign students and portraying the school as antisemitic.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused Harvard of ‘perpetuating an unsafe campus environment that is hostile to Jewish students, promotes-pro-Hamas sympathies, and employs racist ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ practices.’

‘Let this serve as a warning to all universities and academic institutions across the country,’ she noted.

The administration also claims Harvard failed to adequately act against antisemitism during protests following the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel by not taking steps against pro-Palestine protesters. 

Harvard is fighting back by launching several lawsuits and accusing the administration of violating the first amendment.

University President Alan Garber told NPR that he finds the measures taken by Trump to be ‘perplexing.’

‘Why cut off research funding? Sure, it hurts Harvard, but it hurts the country because after all, the research funding is not a gift,’ Garber said, adding that these dollars are awarded to efforts deemed ‘high-priority work’ by the federal government.

A lawsuit Harvard filed last month seeks the restoration of more than $3 billion in federal funding. Another filed last week asked a federal court to reinstate its right to enroll international students.

Last week a federal judge temporarily reinstated Harvard’s right to enroll international students. There will be a hearing on Thursday to determine whether that order should be extended.