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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 to Combat 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, one of the most pressing threats to global public health. The funding will support efforts to develop new ways to combat drug-resistant bacteria, a problem the World Health Organization ranks among the top threats to modern medicine.