Trump plans executive order to establish NIH funding board with veto authority over grants, reports say.
President Trump is expected to issue an executive order establishing a board to oversee National Institutes of Health grant approvals, according to media reports. Senior administration officials have criticized the NIH for funding research initiatives they view as misaligned with the administration’s priorities.
- ▪The board would control NIH grant funding decisions, bringing the agency under closer White House oversight.
- ▪Administration officials discussed the order in a Friday meeting, accusing the NIH of funding programs conflicting with Trump’s agenda.
- ▪The move represents another effort by the Trump administration to reshape federal health research priorities.
- ▪Multiple outlets including the Washington Post and Politico reported the planned executive order.
- ▪No official timeline for the order’s signing has been announced.
- ▪The NIH currently operates with significant independent authority over grant awards to researchers nationwide.
- ▪The board structure and specific veto mechanisms have not yet been detailed publicly.
- ▪This is part of a broader pattern of Trump administration actions targeting federal agencies’ operational independence.
Source: according to media reports
COMMENTS