From The Hill: A congressional watchdog determined... that the Trump administration broke the law when it directed the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to cancel hundreds of research grants earlier this year. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found the NIH violated the Impoundment Control Act when it canceled 1,800 grants in an effort to follow a series of executive orders aimed at cutting federal funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, according to a report from the agency.
The 1974 law regulates how the president can cancel or delay federal funds that Congress has already appropriated.
The GAO also found the NIH violated the law when it awarded $8 billion less in grants between January and June of this year compared to the same time in 2024 to follow the Trump administration’s executive orders...
Full story at https://thehill.com/homenews/5437295-nih-broke-law-by-withholding-funding-gao/.
From the Deseret News: The University of Utah announced plans... to cut more than 80 courses and programs — ranging in academic fields from modern dance to mining engineering — as part of the strategic reinvestment process mandated by the Utah Legislature. The Board of Trustees at the state’s flagship university approved the list of programs expected to be discontinued, pending approval by the Utah System of Higher Education and Utah lawmakers, according to a university release. Earlier this year, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed into law House Bill 265 — the divisive “strategic reinvestment” legislation requiring the state’s eight public colleges and universities to reallocate millions to programs determined to be of highest value. The University of Utah is being asked to absorb the largest HB265 reallocation burden: More than $19.5 million.
The state-imposed reallocation/reinvestment plans will occur over a three-year period. At least 30% of the reallocated dollars must be deployed by each school in fiscal year 2026. At least 70% in 2027. And 100% in 2028...
Full story at https://www.deseret.com/utah/2025/08/05/university-of-utah-cuts-programs/.
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