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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Cancel $783M NIH Funding

8/17/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration canceled $15 million in NIH grants for Alzheimer’s research at Emory University and the University of Pittsburgh.
The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow the administration to cancel $783 million in NIH funding not covered by litigation.
Researchers Ann Cohen and Andrea Rosso called the cancellations political interference that dismissed discrimination surveys.
Funding delays postponed $65 million slated for 2025 until the grants arrived in June 2026.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration canceled $15 million in NIH grants for Alzheimer’s research at Emory University and the University of Pittsburgh.
The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow the administration to cancel $783 million in NIH funding not covered by litigation.
Researchers Ann Cohen and Andrea Rosso called the cancellations political interference that dismissed discrimination surveys.
Funding delays postponed $65 million slated for 2025 until the grants arrived in June 2026.