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Trump, Kennedy Halt $345 M AHRQ Grants, SGIM Sues

7/29/2026

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. halted 104 AHRQ grants.
  • AHRQ said July 15 it would stop the grants despite a $345 million appropriation and spending under $15 million.
  • About 75 % of AHRQ staff have left, leaving 74 employees versus 300 in early 2025.
  • Society for General Internal Medicine sued AHRQ Director Roger Klein and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in August over not using the $369 million appropriation.