Odds of Winning NIH Grants Plummet as New Funding Policy and Spending Delays Bite

NIH is shrinking the number of research projects it funds due to a new Trump policy

Going forward, NIH will shift from spreading out the cost of grants over five years to fully funding them up-front, when they're awarded

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt seeks expedited release of NIH funding

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama addresses a crowd at a breakfast hosted by the Chamber of Commerce in Montgomery on Nov. 3, 2023. Britt and Republican colleagues warned in a July 24, 2025, letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget that the slow disbursement of NIH funding for fiscal year 2025 threatens critical research, jobs, and access to life-saving treatments. (Alander Rocha/Alabama Reflector)U.S. Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama…

American Opinion: NIH budget cuts are a setback for American science

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Odds of winning NIH grants plummet as new funding policy and spending delays bite

Funding multiyear grants up front will sharply cut number of investigators receiving awards

NIH Budget Cuts Threaten to Cripple U.S. Biomedical Innovation

The United States stands at a dangerous crossroads in biomedical science and public health. A new paper published in JAMA Health Forum warns that proposed cuts to the National Institutes [...] Read the rest of NIH Budget Cuts Threaten to Cripple U.S. Biomedical Innovation and Public Health at Global Biodefense