Executive Orders and Their Impact on Grant Funding: Insights from a Former NIH Official
Despite NIH receiving $47.5 billion in FY 2026 funding, grant awards are moving at an unusually slow pace. A former NIH program official explains how recent executive orders have reshaped the grant review and approval process.
Despite NIH receiving $47 billion in FY 2026 funding — signed into law on February 3 — grant awards are moving at an unusually slow pace, raising concerns about whether all funds will be distributed before the fiscal year ends.
In an analysis, a former NIH program official with more than two decades of experience explains how recent executive orders and policy changes have reshaped the grant review and approval process.