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politics15 days ago•1 min saved

Bipartisan pressure forces White House to scrap NIH grant control plan

The White House has abandoned a planned executive order that would have granted political appointees veto power over National Institutes of Health grants. The move follows intense bipartisan opposition from Congress, particularly from Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, who argued the plan would undermine merit-based scientific funding. While the order is effectively dead, officials may revisit similar strategies after the midterm elections.

via STAT|

#congress #jay-bhattacharya #nih

politics16 days ago•1 min saved

White House Abandons Plan to Politicize NIH Grant Decisions After Bipartisan Pushback

The White House has dropped a planned executive order that would have transferred control of National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants to a board of political appointees. The move follows intense pressure from Senator Susan Collins and bipartisan opposition in Congress. While the administration has paused the specific order, officials may revisit the issue after the midterm elections.

via Politico|

#harvard #jay-bhattacharya #nih

politics16 days ago•86 min saved

White House Pauses NIH Grant Order After Congressional Pushback

The Trump administration has paused its plan to issue an executive order that would allow political appointees to veto National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants. This move follows intense pushback from Congress, particularly Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, who warned that the order could jeopardize the passage of a critical stopgap spending bill in December. While the White House is currently backing off the original proposal, officials indicate they may revisit the issue after the midterm elections with a less overtly political approach.

via thebulwark.com|

#jay-bhattacharya #nih #politics

politics17 days ago•13 min saved

Collins Warns Against Politicizing NIH Grant Awards

Sen. Susan Collins urged the White House to abandon an executive-order plan that would create a board with final say over NIH grantmaking, potentially giving political appointees like Russ Vought veto power and seating NIH director Jay Bhattacharya. She argued the move would politicize funding and undermine the NIH peer-review process, noting that Congress already blocked a related rule via stopgap funding. The update also covers broad Democratic opposition to the plan, while other items note ongoing debates over redirected USAID funds, GOP-Senate actions, and unrelated Capitol scheduling developments.

via politico.com|

#executive-order #grantmaking #nih

politics18 days ago•20 min saved

Collins says Trump’s plan to politicize NIH grants would defy Congress

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins warned that President Trump’s plan to have political appointees decide NIH grant funding would defy Congress and politicize science, as reports indicate an executive order to seat White House budget director Russ Vought and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya on a grants board; lawmakers cautioned that politicizing awards undermines merit-based funding, with the stopgap bill reportedly blocking such a rule. The live updates also touch on related Capitol Hill headlines, including Iran-war costs, AI regulation debates, and other political developments.

via Politico|

#collins #congress #grants

news18 days ago•8 min saved

NIH Director Clashes with Trump Over Harvard Grants, Politico Reports

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya reportedly refused President Trump’s demand to cut Harvard’s federal research grants during an Oval Office meeting, part of a White House push to overhaul NIH grant approvals via a new board that Bhattacharya would join; he has since distanced himself from the administration’s funding efforts, which have faced legal and political headwinds.

via The Harvard Crimson|

#bhattacharya #federal-funding #harvard

politics18 days ago•2 min saved

Trump proposes external watchdog to veto NIH grants on ideological grounds

Trump reportedly plans an external, unanimous-approval panel to review NIH grant awards and veto those that do not align with the administration’s political priorities, a move critics say amounts to censorship and departs from merit-based funding, amid lawsuits and a backdrop of funding cuts and scrutiny of research topics.

via The Guardian|

#censorship #first-amendment #grant-funding

us-politics19 days ago•15 min saved

White House Moves to Screen NIH Grants via External Panel

Federal officials are drafting an executive order to place National Institutes of Health grant approvals under review by an outside panel that could veto awards not aligned with the Trump administration’s priorities. The plan, discussed at a contentious White House meeting, would broaden political control over NIH’s biomedical portfolio without rescinding existing funding, pitting OMB chief Russell Vought against NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya and drawing opposition from Congress and scientists who warn it threatens scientific autonomy.

via The New York Times|

#executive-order #nih #omb

politics19 days ago•6 min saved

Trump moves to put NIH grant funding under political control

Trump directed budget chief Russ Vought to draft an executive order establishing a board that would unanimously decide which NIH grants to fund, effectively placing political appointees in charge of billions in health-research dollars and a potential cut to Harvard funding; Bhattacharya resisted cutting Harvard, lawmakers had previously blocked a similar plan, and the move signals a major escalation in politicizing science funding.

via Politico|

#harvard-university #jay-bhattacharya #nih

health22 days ago•5 min saved

Trump-Era Funding Cuts May Withhold Alzheimer’s Study Results From Participants

Trump administration funding cuts forced the shutdown of an NIH Alzheimer’s risk study in Pittsburgh, leaving 600 participants without their cognitive results and risking delayed diagnosis, as researchers appeal the grant cancellation amid a broader pattern of NIH grant upheaval affecting diverse, underserved communities.

via theguardian.com|

#alzheimers-disease #funding-cuts #health

politics1 month ago•14 min saved

Biodefense Pact Between Pentagon and NIH Spurs Democratic Alarm

The Pentagon and the NIH signed an agreement to collaborate on biodefense and pandemic preparedness, a move Democrats say could give the Defense Department a bigger role and allow spending of NIH funds outside congressional oversight. The document, a copy obtained by The New York Times, centers on chemical and biological defense research and does not list a dollar figure, but sources say it could involve up to $2 billion from NIAID (about one-third of its budget). Democrats warn it could let Pentagon officials spend money lawmakers allocated for NIH programs without proper Congress approval; the report also notes Trump-era interagency agreements used to bypass Congress on spending.

via The New York Times|

#biodefense #congressional-oversight #interagency-agreements

politics1 month ago•5 min saved

Former Fauci aide pleads guilty to conspiring to dodge FOIA over COVID-era funding emails

David Morens, a longtime aide to Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to evade federal public records laws related to emails about coronavirus research funding. He admitted coordinating with outside researchers and using a personal Gmail account to hide exchanges to dodge FOIA requests and influence NIH funding for EcoHealth Alliance. Fauci is named in records as the Senior NIAID Official 1 but is not charged. Morens faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, with sentencing set for November 12 as part of a plea deal that dropped four other charges.

via Politico|

#ecohealth-alliance #fauci #foia

science1 month ago•5 min saved

Alzheimer’s Research Cited in NIH Cancellations Amid DEI Debates

Two leading U.S. universities say about $15 million in NIH grants studying how racism and discrimination affect brain health and Alzheimer’s risk were canceled as part of a broader DEI-tied effort. Researchers warn the moves disrupt scientifically valid epidemiological work, delay funding and pay, and follow a pattern of politically motivated interference. NIH maintains the projects no longer align with its priorities, while experts describe the strategy as a test case for defensible political action.

via The Guardian|

#alzheimers-disease #dei #funding-cuts

education2 months ago•16 min saved

NIH grant cancellations cost Pitt more than $40 million, upending neighborhood-focused research

Two NIH grants at the University of Pittsburgh were canceled, ending a combined research effort worth over $21 million and costing the university about $5.04 million in the final years of the awards. The losses hit Alzheimer’s researcher Ann Cohen and epidemiologist Tamara Dubowitz, including Cohen’s $3.5 million and Dubowitz’s $1.54 million, with at least seven staff downsized and ripple effects across labs and community studies involving about 1,100 participants. Since President Trump took office, Pitt has lost roughly $40.7 million in NIH funding, highlighting a broader funding crunch that Pitt says it will navigate while continuing its research and community-health work.

via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|

#community-health #education #grants

science2 months ago•8 min saved

NIH Virologists Charged Over Smuggled Monkeypox Samples Sparking Biosecurity Debate

Two NIH virologists are charged with allegedly smuggling non-infectious monkeypox samples into the United States after fieldwork in Congo, with authorities saying the samples contained MPXV DNA but were not infectious. The case has triggered political scrutiny of the Rocky Mountain Laboratories and renewed debate over import rules and lab biosecurity, as hearings are set for the involved researchers.

via Nature|

#biosecurity #import-regulations #monkeypox