Foundation for U.S. breakthroughs feels shakier to researchers — Harvard Gazette

Foundation for U.S. breakthroughs feels shakier to researchers — Harvard Gazette

Nation & World Foundation for U.S. breakthroughs feels shakier to researchers Max Larkin Harvard Staff Writer August 6, 2025 6 min read Funding cuts with economic ripple effects seen as threat to status as global driver of scientific progress With each dollar of its grants, the National Institutes of Health — the world’s largest funder of biomedical research — generates, on average, $2.56 worth of …