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Trump administration backs off NIH grant control order
Original: Update. "Trump administration backing off NIH grant order amid pushback." https://www. semafor.com/article/09/23/2026 /t
The Trump administration is retreating from a planned executive order that would have given the White House greater control over National Institutes of Health grant decisions. Semafor reports the proposal is now considered effectively dead after widespread pushback from scientists, universities, and lawmakers who argued it would politicise biomedical research funding. Observers are watching whether further attempts to centralise NIH grant approvals will follow.
Why now: The retreat follows strong opposition from the research and medical community over political interference in science funding.
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- Update. "Trump administration backing off NIH grant order amid pushback." https://www. semafor.com/article/09/23/2026 /trump-administration-backing-off-nih-grant-order-amid-pushback "White House plan to increase control of NIH grants appears ‘dead’. The proposed executive order… · petersuber@fediscience.org · 12
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