Pepperspectives

An Insider Explains How Trump Is Evading the Court Order, and the Price We Pay

Behind the scenes, the Trump administration has thrown a wrench in the NIH grant-making process in a way that carries enormous implications, near- and long-term.

First, they froze the distribution of all federal grants, which included NIH grants.

Second, they imposed cuts on the indirect costs associated with those grants, an absolute back breaker to universities and other institutions across the country who’ve already budgeted (and spent) those obligated funds. I wrote about that impact here.