University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod and a U.S. Representative are raising concerns about the National Institutes of Health releasing only 33% of its typical $26 billion annual research funding to universities as of mid-fiscal 2026, threatening the continuation of essential scientific research projects.

TOPEKA — A Kansas healthcare leader and a U.S. Representative are questioning why funding needed to continue essential scientific research isn’t being paid out. “More than halfway through fiscal 2026, the National Institutes of Health has allocated only 33% of the $26 billion it normally awards to universities,” wrote University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod […]