"The National Institutes of Health is deciding, per court agreements, whether to award or deny droves of grant applications that the agency previously either rejected or shelved. This funding was stalled last year amid the Trump administration's blunt moves to restrict research into certain disfavored topics, such as diversity, equity and inclusion-though researchers and state attorneys general said officials shot down a greater range of projects, including ones that could save lives."
"The NIH's agreements, laid out in court filings in two ongoing lawsuits, are already bearing fruit. A spokesperson for the Massachusetts attorney general's office, which is leading one of the cases, said the agreement in that suit promises decisions on more than 5,000 grants nationally. On Dec. 29, the date of the agreement, the NIH issued 528 grant decisions, 499 of which were approvals, the spokesperson said."
The NIH agreed under court filings in two lawsuits to decide whether to award or deny thousands of grant applications that had been rejected or shelved. One agreement covers more than 5,000 grants nationally and the other involves about 400 grants, with the last decision deadline set for July 31. On Dec. 29 the NIH issued 528 grant decisions, approving 499, and awarded at least 135 of 146 applications in another batch. The funding had been stalled after the Trump administration moved to restrict research on topics such as diversity, equity and inclusion. Researchers and state attorneys general said officials rejected a wider range of projects, including some that could save lives.
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