On Monday afternoon, Popular Information broke the news that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of two federal court orders. The grants were frozen pending a review for compliance with President Trump’s executive orders, including those targeting spending related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)… On Wednesday morning, NIH leadership distributed a memo, obtained by Popular Information, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants… The new policy to comply with the temporary restraining orders (TROs) was issued today, February 12. The first TRO, however, was issued on January 31. The NIH memo reveals that the agency has been in violation of these orders for almost two weeks.

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by Judd Legum, Popular Information.

Posted: February 12th, 2025, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.