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The #US Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of #Science & #Medicine

A quiet policy change means the #government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

In the past decade, the #NIH awarded top scientists $9 billion in competitive #grants each year, to find #cures for #diseases & improve #PublicHealth.

This year, something unusual happened…

Starting in January, the #Trump admin stalled that #funding. By summer, funding lagged by >$2 billion, or 41% below average.

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine

But in a surprising turn, the #NIH began to spend at a breakneck pace & narrow this gap.

There was a catch, however: That money went to FEWER grants.

Which means less #research was funded in areas such as #aging, #diabetes, #strokes, #cancer & #MentalHealth.

The #US Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of #Science & #Medicine

A quiet policy change means the #government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

In the past decade, the #NIH awarded top scientists $9 billion in competitive #grants each year, to find #cures for #diseases & improve #PublicHealth.

This year, something unusual happened…

Starting in January, the #Trump admin stalled that #funding. By summer, funding lagged by >$2 billion, or 41% below average.

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine

The #US Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of #Science & #Medicine

A quiet policy change means the #government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

In the past decade, the #NIH awarded top scientists $9 billion in competitive #grants each year, to find #cures for #diseases & improve #PublicHealth.

This year, something unusual happened…

Starting in January, the #Trump admin stalled that #funding. By summer, funding lagged by >$2 billion, or 41% below average.

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine