"Where U.S. science has been hit hardest after Trump’s first year."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026/04/19/science-research-funding-cuts-trump/
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"A Washington Post analysis found that through March 31, halfway through this fiscal year, the number of competitive grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health [#NIH] is down by more than half compared with the same period last year. Biomedical funding has also undergone a shift, the analysis found, cutting the U.S. research footprint across nearly every major disease area - including fewer grants focused on women’s health, cancer and mental health. Overall, the NIH supported over 2,700 fewer scientific projects in fiscal 2025, about a 15 percent cut in the number of competitive grants compared with the previous fiscal year."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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