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NIH Funding Is Growing—But Access Is Shrinking

NIH Funding Is Growing—But Access Is Shrinking: What FY2025 Data Means for Public Health The latest NIH funding data suggests progress at first glance. In fiscal year 2025, the agency awarded $35.3 billion in extramural research grants, marking a modest increase over prior years. This continued investment reinforces the federal government’s stated commitment to biomedical […]

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NIH’s Unified Funding Strategy: Transparency Reform or Quiet Power Shift?

On February 23, 2026, leaders from across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a coordinated blog post in support of the agency’s new Unified Funding Strategy (UFS). The reform promises consistency, flexibility, and clearer decision-making across Institutes and Centers. It also eliminates one longstanding feature of NIH funding: paylines. For public health researchers, implementation […]

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NIH Funding Is Growing—But Access Is Shrinking

NIH’s Unified Funding Strategy: Transparency Reform or Quiet Power Shift?

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