An open letter to State Governors & Legislatures (IL only)

Stand up against NIH cuts that are devastating to Illinois universities.

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Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. IN ILLINOIS: 7 schools received more than $10 million in grants from the NIH for a total of $1.07 billion. Of that, $671 million went directly to research and $406 million went to facilities and administration. The new rate would bring that to $101 million, a loss of $305 million. The NIH overhead cut doesn't just hurt universities. It's deadly for the US economy. The NIH has a principal role in supporting a scientific ecosystem. Illinois is part of that ecosystem. Please do what you can to prevent this from happening. Thank you for your work.

First sent on February 8, 2025 by Erin

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