It means that you're effectively cutting research funding next year by another $7 billion on top of the $18 billion cut you propose. And it means that next year NIH would award a fraction of the grants it has. Historically. Your budget already proposes to award 15,000 fewer research grants next year. And this change alone, this forward funding accounts for about 4,000 of those. While I think Congress will reject your budget request, it clearly shows the administration's intent. (03:11–03:18)
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