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Impact of NIH Grant Terminations: Training and Career Development

Published
  • June 10, 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. One key area that has been impacted is NIH-funded research training and career development grants, which play a vital role in building the next generation of the biomedical research workforce. This brief focuses on research training and career development grants and analyzes available data, as of June 4, 2025, from a dynamic database that tracks grant terminations.

Highlights

Of 2,282 terminated NIH grants, 862 (38%) were research training and career development grants.

U.S. institutions have lost over $512 million in research training and career development funding.

Nearly one-third (31%) of terminated research training and career development grants were F31 predoctoral fellowships.

Impact of NIH Grant Terminations: Training and Career Development