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Proposed Trump order to tighten NIH grant control poses possible funding threat to Columbia

The federal government previously yanked $250 million in National Institutes of Health funding to Columbia in March 2025 as part of its $400 million funding cut.

By Joseph Zuloaga / Columbia Daily Spectator

Grant allocation responsibilities would shift from scientific peer-review panels to a board of the president’s political appointees under the proposed order.

By Joseph Zuloaga • September 22, 2026 at 3:39 AM

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