Federal funding received by Harvard University continues to decline. Although Harvard has convinced a federal court to block Trump's order freezing its funding, the Trump administration has found other ways to cut off its research funding sources. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has reduced its grants to Harvard by 18% compared to the Biden administration era, and is now rejecting, cutting back on, or delaying more of Harvard's funding applications—often leaving researchers and university leaders in the dark about the status of these developments. This more subtle new strategy is legally harder to challenge, but if funding cuts and uncertainty continue to accumulate, its destructive impact could be equally severe. An uncertain funding environment has already forced Harvard to lay off staff.
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