1 day ago · The NIH is the primary source of federal funding for medical research in the U.S., spending more than $45 billion on 50,000 competitive grants in fiscal 2023.

15 hours ago · Nearly two dozen states sued the Trump administration and the National Institutes of Health on Monday to block a $4 billion cut to research funding that scientists say would cost thousands of jobs ...

18 hours ago · Last week, the NIH announced it was cutting payments toward overhead costs for research institutions that receive its grants, a policy that could leave universities with major budget gaps. Currently, some universities receive 50% or more of the amount of a grant to put toward support staff and other needs, but that would be capped at 15%.

6 days ago · Trump tried to cut the NIH budget last time he was president and wants Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime NIH critic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the...

19 hours ago · Attorneys general representing 22 states sued the Trump administration on Monday, asking a federal judge to temporarily block a major policy change by the National Institutes of Health that would ...

18 hours ago · Health Care. States sue Trump administration over health research grant cuts The move by 22 state attorneys general comes after the National Institutes of Health announced on Friday that it would ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University professor who publicly criticized how the NIH handled the Covid pandemic, has been tapped by President Donald Trump to be the next NIH director. A...

Jan 22, 2025 · President Donald Trump’s return to the White House is already having a big impact at the $47.4 billion U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), with the new administration imposing a wide range of restrictions, including the abrupt cancellation of meetings such …