Kansas leaders question NIH over delayed release of billions in research funding
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By: Morgan Chilson - June 3, 2026 2:47 pm
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Kansas leaders, including University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod and U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, are questioning why the National Institutes of Health has released only 33% of the $26 billion it normally awards to universities for scientific research, more than halfway through fiscal 2026. Davids joined 38 national legislators in asking HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to release the withheld funding, which is essential for ongoing research at institutions like the University of Kansas.
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· 2 pulledMore than halfway through fiscal 2026, the National Institutes of Health has allocated only 33% of the $26 billion it normally awards to universities
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