NIH Research Grants Lag Behind Last Year’s by $1 Billion – The New York Times

Read article - Dean Madden, vice provost for research, is quoted in an article about the slowdown in awards from the National Institutes of Health to tackle areas like cancer, diabetes and heart disease. "If the federal government cuts its investment, we will have to scale back on research, and cutting-edge science will be cut short," Madden said.