A federal judge issued a nationwide block against the Trump administration’s moves to slash funds from the National Institutes of Health that cover grant recipients’ research overhead costs, dealing a blow to one of the government’s efforts to reduce spending.
The order issued Wednesday by Judge Angel Kelley of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted states and academic groups their motion for a nationwide preliminary injunction that enjoins the National Institutes of Health from taking any steps to implement a 15% cap on “indirect funds” at the NIH.
The cap on funds applies to research money ...