Trump administration to cut billions in medical research funding National Institutes of Health said the $4bn in cuts will affect ‘indirect’ funding of buildings, equipment and staff.
The Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars in medical research funding for universities, hospitals and other scientific institutions by reducing the amount they get in associated costs to support such research.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said that it was reducing the amount of “indirect” medical research funding going to institutions, which will cut spending by $4bn a year.
“This is a surefire way to cripple lifesaving research and innovation,” said Matt Owens, president of the Council on Government Relations, which represents universities and academic medical centers.
The impact of the funding cut will “be nothing short of catastrophic for so much of the lifesaving research patients and families are counting on,” said Patty Murray, a Democratic senator.
