NIH Vigil 10-3-26

Written By Cara AB

This Week’s Updates and Discussion

The Good

  • NIH spent its full grant budget in fiscal year 2026

  • White House backs off plan to put NIH grants under political control, for now

The Bad

  • White House cancels $810M in congressionally approved funds with a "pocket rescission"

  • NSF withheld $1.4B that Congress intended for research

The Ugly

  • Russian drone strikes Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv

  • HHS moved $12M from the Office of Minority Health to cover the Secretary’s security

  • HHS cancels health insurance coverage for 760,000 people

Cara AB
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