White House proposes $5 bn NIH cut, slashes ARPA‑H to $945 m
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- White House asks Congress to cut $5 billion from the NIH budget.
- White House proposes shrinking NIH institutes and centers from 27 to 22.
- White House requests $41 billion for the NIH in FY2027.
- White House eliminates the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, the Fogarty International Center, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
- White House consolidates two drug‑and‑alcohol‑abuse institutes into the National Institute of Substance Use and Addiction Research.
- White House plans to move the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences into the CDC.
- White House seeks to cut ARPA‑H funding from $1.5 billion to $945 million.
Why it matters: The cuts shrink federal research capacity, hitting NIH institutes and ARPA‑H programs while saving $5 billion for the Treasury; lawmakers from both parties are likely to oppose, fearing reduced health‑research funding. The proposal also eliminates three NIH entities—National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, Fogarty International Center, and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities—further narrowing the portfolio.
