See the alarming extent of NIH and NSF funding cuts in 2025

In 2025, more than 3,800 research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation were terminated or frozen as part of the Trump administration’s effort to realign funding priorities.

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The cuts — totaling about $3 billion in remaining funds — targeted initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion; environmental protection; vaccine hesitancy; public health and more.