The U.S. government narrowly averted a shutdown by passing a spending agreement that leads to cuts in science funding, projected at 3.5% for the fiscal year. This includes a significant 67% reduction in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), affecting major initiatives like the Cancer Moonshot and innovative brain research programs. The spending bill, created solely by Republicans, lacks detailed spending directives, giving the Trump administration broad discretion over fund distribution, a move that sparked contention among Democrats, yet some chose to support the bill to keep the government operational.
The spending bill, drafted exclusively by Republicans in Congress, does not include many of the usual line-item details directing agencies precisely where to put their money. This gives the Trump administration leeway in directing where the money goes.
Part of that cut comes from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world's largest funder of biomedical research. The spending agreement calls for a 67% reduction in funding for the agency through the 21st Century Cures Act.
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