Trump threatened college research, culture and funding. Confusion reigns
The funding freeze was lifted, but funding reviews and DEI prohibitions continue — leaving colleges at risk of losing support ...
Trans Youth Are Rattled by Efforts to Ban Gender Care. So Are Hospitals.
President Trump’s executive order threatening hospitals’ funding if they provide gender transition care for youth has caused ...
Trump's DEI order leaves academic researchers fearing for political influence over grants
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in programs ...
Trump official’s directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states
U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a Maryland Democrat, said he feared Duffy’s directives would harm some grants already announced — ...
Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts
The posts raise questions about funding for certain projects and organizations, often claiming without evidence that the ...
Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave ...
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NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science
The NIH said Friday night that it would slash support for indirect costs on all existing and future grants to 15% ...
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UMass launches federal actions webpage to inform community of Trump administration actions
A briefly considered White House federal funding freeze order and other possible changes in how federal money is disbursed, ...
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‘We’re Being Punished’: NIH Tosses Some Grant Applications From Minority Researchers
The sudden withdrawal affects early-career scholars who applied for a prestigious federal grant with a diversity notation — flagging that they came from underrepresented backgrounds.
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New Research From The Nonprofit Alliance Shows Strong Public Support for Nonprofits as Sector Faces Federal Funding Threats
In the face of the White House's sweeping threats to nonprofit funding, new public survey data shows strong public support for the charitable sector.
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NIH scraps program to diversify the biomedical workforce, a longtime goal of science
Applications for a prestigious NIH grant that supports Ph.D. students from marginalized backgrounds are not being funded.