April 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on

Tuesday ended about $4 million in funding to Princeton

University for assessing climate-related risks, saying those

programs were not aligned with the Trump administration's

priorities.

The decision was taken after a review of financial

assistance programs against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration's current objectives, and it will reduce the cost

and size of the federal government, the Commerce Department said

in a statement.

The "awards to Princeton are no longer aligned with the

program objectives of NOAA ... and are no longer in keeping with

the Trump Administration's priorities," the department said.