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Trump seeks to bring health-research funding under his control, Politico reports
The proposed board would give political appointees unanimous control over NIH grant awards, drawing criticism that it could inject politics into research funding.
- On Saturday, Politico reported that President Donald Trump is drafting an executive order to create a board overseeing National Institutes of Health grant awards, centralizing funding control under political appointees.
- Russ Vought has argued that political appointees should have greater authority to terminate grants, claiming career bureaucrats at the NIH have facilitated research conflicting with the president's priorities.
- Currently, funding decisions rest with the directors of NIH's 27 institutes, but the proposed board would include Vought and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, requiring unanimous decisions on all grant awards.
- Lawmakers from both parties have criticized the proposal, warning it could inject politics into scientific research, following similar funding cuts undertaken last year that affected numerous institutions.
- An HHS spokesperson said the department was "committed to the core mission of the NIH" and that "NIH grant monies will be disbursed," though the agency did not provide further comment.
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Trump seeks to bring health-research funding under his control, Politico reports
U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to bring a major part of national funding for health research under the control of his political appointees, Politico reported on Saturday.
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Donald Trump seeks to bring health-research funding under his control, Politico reports
President Trump aims to place national health research funding under political appointees. A new board would decide which National Institutes of Health grants receive funding. This board would require unanimous decisions for all grant awards. The move follows criticism of previous federal research funding cuts. Administration officials state the changes ensure funding for solid science research.
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