NIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policy
Nature, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02489-2 US biomedical agency no longer considers policymakers as ‘mission relevant’, leaving dozens of grants in limbo.
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has started rejecting research grant applications that primarily aim to inform policymakers and legislators, as revealed by internal documents obtained by Nature. This decision may result in fewer studies examining the impact of public policies on human health.
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