White House Proposes Cuts to NIH Funding for FY27

Key Points

• This analysis examines proposed NIH funding reductions and their implications for research advocacy.
• Reviewed proposed budget for NIH and NCI for FY27.
• Analyzed funding changes from FY26 to FY27.
• Considered responses from research advocacy organizations.
• NIH funding is proposed to drop to $41.2 billion from $47.22 billion.
• NCI funding would slightly increase to $7.353 billion.
• Advocacy groups are urging Congress to increase funding despite proposed cuts.