Nation & World Foundation for U.S. breakthroughs feels shakier to researchers Max Larkin Harvard Staff Writer August 6, 2025 6 min read Funding cuts seen as threat to nation’s status as driver of scientific progress With each dollar of its grants, the National Institutes of Health — the world’s largest funder of biomedical research — generates, on average, $2.56 worth of economic activity across all 50 states. The awards yield new drugs, like the naloxone spray used to prevent opioid ...
