Trump administration federal research funding cuts 2026
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Fossil fuel influence and Trump's assault on university research
MIT has previously said it would not divest its endowment from fossil-fuel companies, arguing that working with industry could help develop climate solutions.
From 2021 to 2023, more than 150 state bills were introduced targeting tenure, faculty governance, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
In 2025, the Trump administration froze billions of dollars in research funding, launched investigations into 75 institutions, and pushed colleges to sign agreements supporting administration policies in exchange for federal funding.
Trump cancels nearly $1 billion in funding approved by Congress
Collins said the action came without warning or consultation and called it a usurpation of Congress's appropriations powers.
Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1bn in spending approved by Congress.
Trump announced the spending cuts with just five days left in the federal fiscal year, making congressional review all but impossible.
NIH funding delays childhood brain cancer trial
The Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium was established by NCI in 1999.
Eugene Hwang is developing the mRNA treatment with Elias Sayour, a child cancer specialist at the University of Florida.
The five-year survival rate for DIPG is about 2%.
NIH Director Bhattacharya refuses Trump demand to cut Harvard funding
The Trump administration slashed nearly $2.7 billion in federal funding to Harvard in April 2025, including hundreds of millions of dollars in NIH funding.
Ashish K. Jha, former dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, said he was not totally surprised that Bhattacharya broke with Trump over NIH funding for Harvard.
Jha said Bhattacharya worked behind the scenes to broker a settlement between Harvard and the White House that would restore the University's funding.
Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto 'woke' initiatives
Jay Bhattacharya has resisted cuts to federal research spending and defended the NIH’s grant-making process on Friday.
Donald Trump's latest executive order is expected to establish a board responsible for approving National Institutes of Health grant funding.
The proposed board would be required to reach unanimous decisions on grant awards.
Key Alzheimer's study cancelled amid Trump attacks on science
The University of Pittsburgh has had approximately 90 grants cancelled, totaling about $33 million.
Emory University has lost $92 million in funding.
The administration terminated two additional brain health grants at Pitt alongside Phresh, all studying how discrimination impacts mental health.
Alzheimer's study results at risk due to Trump cuts
The two neighborhoods being studied were historically red-lined.
Researchers were given 90 days to shut down the study, more than five months earlier than planned.
The University of Pittsburgh is in the process of submitting appeals to the NIH regarding the termination of the grants.