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Latest8h agoWhite House drafting executive order to take over NIH grant approvals: Reports
The Trump administration is reportedly putting together an executive order to move the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) grant approval process away from the agency and giving political appointees more control. Reports emerged over the weekend that the Oval Office was considering enforcing more political oversight into the NIH’s grantmaking process. The Washington Post was…
The Hill•Joseph Choi
First seen12h ago<a href="https://www.fiercebiotech.com/research/white-house-plans-put-nih-grants-under-political-control-reports" hreflang="en">White House plans to put NIH grants under political control: reports</a>
President Donald Trump is attempting to seize further control of funding decisions made by the National Institutes of Health. According to multiple reports, senior officials met in the Oval Office on Friday to discuss plans for an executive order that would create an external panel with the power to shoot down NIH grants.
Fierce Biotech•Darren Incorvaia