2/11/2025

MADISON - Wisconsin is joining Michigan and nearly two dozen other states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration to challenge cuts to public health research funding nationwide.  The coalition of 22 states is suing the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health. The group of states is arguing against the attempted cut to “indirect cost” reimbursements at research institutions and universities, which cover costs for biomedical research. This could include costs for infrastructure, labs, faculty and utilities.  The National Institutes of Health announced last week that it would make cuts to grants that support research institutions by limiting the amount of indirect funding for projects to 15%.  Attorney General Josh Kaul argued that without these funds, lifesaving medical research could be halted.  In response to the lawsuit, a White House spokesman said, “Contrary to the hysteria, redirecting billions of allocated NIH spending away from administrative bloat means there will be more money and resources available for legitimate scientific research, not less.”