Vaughn Cooper's research proposal on catheter-related infections received high praise from NIH experts, indicating potential funding. However, since Trump's return to the White House, bureaucratic obstacles have complicated NIH's funding process. The agency's inability to announce meetings due to administrative restrictions has left many scientists, including Cooper, in limbo, waiting for essential support. Initial data shows approximately $1 billion less in NIH funding for outside researchers compared to the previous year, causing concern about the future of biomedical research amid a significant backlog of unprocessed grant applications.
"This really feels like an evil way of using bureaucracy against the process of science, to the contrary of what they say they are doing - streamlining bureaucracy," Cooper said.
From Jan. 20 to Feb. 14, NIH funding sent to outside investigators lagged behind grants for the same period last year by about $1 billion, according to an NIH database.
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