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Trump expected to propose board overseeing NIH grant awards
Reports say Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order creating a board that could approve or veto NIH grants based on administration priorities. Senators Susan Collins and Patty Murray oppose giving the White House control of grantmaking.
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AllegedDonald Trump is expected to issue an executive order creating a board responsible for approving National Institutes of Health grant funding.
2 of 2 sources“A report in Politico said Trump has directed his budget director, Russ Vought, to create a board that would decide which grants NIH would fund.”
AllegedAdministration officials proposed an external committee that could veto biomedical research awards deemed inconsistent with Trump’s goals.
“proposed an executive order that would create an external committee that could veto awards in biomedical research that do not align with Trump’s goals”