When President Donald Trump outlined his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, it was seen as a grim day for science in America. That would have brought NIH funding to its lowest level in 15 years. In addition to that 10-year budget plan, he called for axing $1.2 billion in NIH funding for the upcoming year. And instead of steep cuts to NIH, lawmakers increased funding by $2 billion over fiscal 2016. The $34.1 billion in NIH funding is more than during any year of the Obama administration.

Source: Huffington Post May 01, 2017 21:56 UTC