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- 1Trump administration backs off NIH grant control order●Update. "Trump administration backing off NIH grant order amid pushback." https://www. semafor.com/article/09/23/2026 /t
The Trump administration is retreating from a planned executive order that would have given the White House greater control over National Institutes of Health grant decisions. Semafor reports the proposal is now considered effectively dead after widespread pushback from scientists, universities, and lawmakers who argued it would politicise biomedical research funding. Observers are watching whether further attempts to centralise NIH grant approvals will follow.
- 2University of Kansas Wins $5.8 Million NIH Grant Against Antibiotic Resistance●University of Kansas Lands $5.8 Million NIH Grant to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
The University of Kansas has been awarded a $5.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund research into antibiotic resistance. The funding will support efforts to combat drug-resistant bacteria, a growing global health threat that undermines the effectiveness of existing antibiotics and is a rising focus of biomedical research worldwide.
- 3IU scientist wins nearly $3 million NIH grant for HIV cure research●IU scientist awarded nearly $3 million by NIH to investigate a key barrier to HIV cure
An Indiana University scientist has been awarded nearly $3 million by the National Institutes of Health to study a key barrier standing in the way of an HIV cure. The funding will support research into why the virus persists in the body despite treatment, one of the central challenges in eradication efforts. The grant underscores continued federal investment in HIV research even as cure remains elusive.