The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world's largest funder of biomedical research, creates $2.56 in economic activity for every dollar granted. NIH grants result in job support for over 400,000 individuals and are crucial for America’s leading position in medical research. Recent cuts to NIH funding under the Trump administration raise concerns about future research and disrupt ongoing projects that impact human lives. Harvard University is challenging these terminations legally, but researchers face anxiety and significant disruption to valuable studies involving long-term data.
With each dollar of its grants, the National Institutes of Health - the world's largest funder of biomedical research - generates, on average, $2.56 worth of economic activity across all 50 states.
NIH grants support more than 400,000 U.S. jobs, and have been a central force in establishing the country's dominance in medical research.
The awards yield new drugs, like the naloxone spray used to prevent opioid overdoses, and breakthroughs in basic science, like the link between cholesterol and heart health.
Waves of grant terminations under the second Trump administration have thrown that relationship into doubt - and posed particular threats to certain kinds of research.
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