New HHS document details deep NIH cuts as part of Trump budget request
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The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday released a summary of President Trump’s budget request for the 2026 fiscal year that provides the most detailed look yet at how his administration hopes to reshape the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies.
The “budget in brief” document doubles down on a previous request to slash NIH’s discretionary budget to $27.5 billion, an $18 billion or nearly 40% reduction. It also details plans to consolidate the agency’s 27 institutes and centers into just eight. But while those plans were disclosed in previous documents that were leaked or shared publicly by the administration, Friday’s budget summary spells out more clearly precisely where these cuts would come from — and just how deep they will be.
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“If the proposal is enacted, Americans today and tomorrow will be sicker, poorer, and die younger,” said Mary Woolley, CEO of Research!America, a science advocacy nonprofit, in a statement issued shortly after the HHS document was released. “American research has a proven track record of increasing survival, reducing the burden of illness, and creating jobs. Cutting research funding helps no one; instead, it hurts everyone.”
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