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Publication

Impact of NIH Grant Terminations

Published
  • May 27, 2025
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Background

This year’s terminations of biomedical research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is unprecedented in the history of the agency. This brief utilizes available data as of May 20, 2025, and summarizes the current state and impact of NIH grant terminations on U.S. institutions, with a focus on medical schools and hospitals, drawing from a dynamic database that is tracking grant terminations.

Highlights

U.S. institutions have lost a total of $2,480,924,288 in funding.

Of the 1,424 terminated grants, 39% were NIH R01 grants.

160 active clinical trials have been affected by the cuts.

View an earlier version of this data brief, which presents analysis based on data released as of May 5, 2025.

Impact of NIH Grant Terminations