Cornell University said it reached a deal with the Trump administration to restore hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of research funds the government cut earlier this year.

The university will directly pay the federal government $30 million over three years "as a condition for ending pending claims that have been brought against the university," Cornell President Michael I. Kotlikoff said in a letter to students and faculty. Cornell will also invest $30 million over three years in "research to strengthen U.S. agriculture" and benefit U.S. farmers, he said.