Altogether, this change to NIH funding--which will be challenged in court and likely lead to another loss--amounts to something like a $5.5 billion cut to scientific research per year.
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I also tried to explain what the cut means and why it's bad in this post. It also links to a Google sheet with the raw data I downloaded from NIH and what I did with it. There's links to the map and table too. https://bit.ly/4aOCXBn
This is awesome; thank you. Super naive question: what prevents these institutions from stepping up, stating publicly that this is illegal and deeply deleterious to all? Hold the line! Feels as if they’re all just “monitoring” changes and cowering? Where’s the bold response, based on these figures?
Thanks for doing all the work. Do you need to exclude awards with no direct costs? I think it would be good to show all the projects that the NIH funds. Should Adjusted Funding formula be changed? If old indirect rate is < 15% leave as is, else use the formula you provided.
I read people posts that the cuts will hurt hospitals and medical schools. I did a quick calculation and $3.8 billion will be lost for hospitals and medical schools. Do you think adding a table for that topic will help people see the everyday in impact of the cuts?
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