Trump Order to Create Board Controlling NIH Grants — SkimNews
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- Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order establishing a board responsible for approving National Institutes of Health grant funding, described as another Trump administration effort to align the agency with its agenda.
- The proposed board would centralize NIH grant-approval authority within the executive branch, giving administration officials direct say over which research projects receive federal funding.
Why it matters: The order would insert a political gatekeeper between NIH and the researchers and universities that depend on its grants, with the administration gaining direct veto authority over awards that don't match its priorities.
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