Changes at NIH give political appointees greater power to fund or block research

Political Appointees Given Greater Power to Fund or Block NIH Research

The new guidelines “open the door to the politicization of NIH research,” said one program officer.

Trump Administration Changes Funding Approach for Biomedical Research - Real News Now

The recent policy shift imposed by the Trump administration signifies a stark departure from tradition. Instead of counting on scientists to allocate funding from the world’s largest biomedical research sponsor – the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that is operated by the federal government, they will now rely on political appointees’ decisions. Through an executive directive, President Donald Trump has conferred on these political executive…

Changes at NIH give political appointees greater power to fund or block research

The Trump administration has given notice that political appointees, rather than scientists, will ultimately decide who gets grant money from the world’s largest biomedical research funder — the federal government's National Institutes of Health.

Changes at NIH Give Political Appointees Greater Power To Fund or Block Research

The Trump administration has given notice that political appointees, rather than scientists, will ultimately decide who gets grant money from the world’s largest biomedical research funder — the federal government’s National Institutes of Health. In an Aug. 7 executive order, President Donald Trump announced that political officers would have the power to summarily cancel any federal grant, including for scientific work, that is not “consistent …