Collins Urges White House Not to Move Forward with NIH Grant Proposal

Exclusive: Trump administration backing off NIH grant order amid pushback

The proposal, which would have given President Donald Trump greater influence over health grant decisionmaking, could still advance in a new form.

Collins urges White House not to move forward with NIH grant proposal

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday urged Trump administration officials to not proceed with an executive order that would give the White House political control over scientific grants at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  In a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought and NIH…

Trump administration backing off NIH grant order amid pushback

The Scoop The Trump administration is backing off its initial plan for an executive order that would give the president greater influence over decisionmaking on National Institutes of Health grants, according to three people familiar with the process. The move comes after Senate Appropriations…

AACI Opposes Review of NIH Grants by Political Appointees

The Association of American Cancer Institutes is deeply concerned by reports of an executive order that would empower political appointees to determine how the National Institutes of Health distributes congressionally appropriated funds.

Congressional Leaders Advise Trump Against Political Oversight of NIH Medical Grants

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