See the alarming extent of NIH and NSF funding cuts in 2025
Totaling about $3 billion in unspent funds, the cuts by the Trump administration reshaped many fields of science
Protesters gather near the Lincoln Memorial during the March 7, 2025, “Rally for Science” on the National Mall, pushing back against steep federal cuts to disease and biomedical research.
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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.