NIH proposes capping number of grants per scientist to broaden research funding distribution
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Jocelyn Kaiser
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Summary
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is proposing to cap the number of research project grants (RPGs) a principal investigator can hold simultaneously, with options ranging from two to four grants. This initiative aims to distribute the agency's $38 billion in grant funding more broadly across research labs. The proposal revives a similar idea that was abandoned nearly a decade ago after significant pushback from the scientific community. The NIH is seeking public comment on the proposed limits, which could reshape how biomedical research funding is allocated in the United States.
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The limits would help 'ensure that [NIH] uses funding approa
Seeking ways to spread its $38 billion in grant money to more research labs, the U.S. National Institutes of Health is bringing back an idea that went down in flames nearly a decade ago
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