Judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump cuts to NIH research overhead payments
A federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from slashing NIH payments for research overhead
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from slashing National Institutes of Health payments for research overhead, a decision that suggests plaintiffs seeking to overturn the sweeping policy change are likely to eventually succeed.
The order halts implementation of a cap on payments for indirect costs — facility and administrative fees linked to research — while the judge hears full arguments in three lawsuits that will determine the fate of billions of federal dollars that flow to universities, medical centers, and other grant recipients.
