On Friday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) significantly reduced grants reserved to the institution. This could have a major impact on higher education in America.
The NIH said it announced it would provide more than $35 billion in grants to more than 2,500 institutions in 2023, limiting the amount granted to “indirect funds” to 15%. This funding helped cover university overhead and administrative costs, previously averaged nearly 30%, with some universities charging more than 60%.
The change takes effect Monday, saving about $4 billion a year, according to the NIH.
a Issued Order The department argued that the funding should be directed towards direct scientific research rather than administrative overhead.
“The US should do the best medical research in the world, so it's important to ensure that as much money as possible is heading towards direct scientific research costs, rather than administrative overhead.” He says that.
In response to development, the Association of Public University and Land Nutrition Colleges said the decision would limit medical breakthroughs to cure cancer.
Mark Becker, the president of the organization; said in a statement“NIH, which reduces research funding reimbursements, delays and limits medical breakthroughs that treat cancer and deal with chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.”
“There's no mistake. This is a massive cut directly and directly to life-saving medical research,” the statement added.
Becker called on the Trump administration to reconsider its actions, calling it “self-destruction.”
During the first week of January, the administration suddenly decided to freeze the grant review process at the NIH.
This decision led to the cancellation of a meeting that includes a research section reviewing NIH fellowships and grant applications. The Advisory Committee meeting deciding whether funding recommendations should be received from the NIH Institute or the Centre has also been cancelled.
“I don't know there's a precedent for this, but it's certainly not on scale,” said Esther Choo, a professor of emergency medicine at Oregon Health and Science University, whose NIH research section was cancelled.
