Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge’s order

Health department orders NIH to hold Federal Register submissions - critical step in process for funding studies

The Trump administration has blocked a crucial step in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) process for funding medical research, likely in violation of a federal judge's temporary restraining order on federal funding freezes.

The NIH has stopped submitting study sections - meetings in which scientists peer review NIH grant funding proposals - to the Federal Register after the Trump administration paused health agency communications. By law, study sections must appear on the register 15 days in advance of meetings.