The agency targeted grants focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as research on misinformation.

As of Monday, the National Science Foundation had canceled more than 400 active awards, according to a list obtained by The New York Times. The decision comes after months of scrutiny of the agency, including a report released by Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, last October and, in February, an internal review of awards containing words related to diversity, equity and inclusion, or D.E.I.

In January, the Trump administration attempted to freeze grant payments for existing awards at the N.S.F. A temporary restraining order lifted the freeze. The order also said that the agency could not terminate active awards to comply with President Trump’s executive orders, one of which called for an end to “illegal and immoral discrimination programs” under the premise of D.E.I. across the federal government.(NYTimes.com)

Two important points here:
*The cancellation of awards at odds with the administration's priorities appears to violate a court order
*Many of the awards cancelled were on Ted Cruz's list of "questionable projects". We are replacing scientific peer review with disingenuous hacks.