The U.S. has officially lost the first-place ranking across all metrics. This means that in terms of dollars, people, papers, and patents, China is now the dominant global power in R&D. This report goes through the selected metrics for international R&D comparability and outlines how the U.S. and other dominant economies are fairing.
According to a recent report from the Business for Federal Research Funding Coalition, an alliance of more than 80 Chambers of Commerce from 36 states advocating for increased federal research funding, the United States is losing ground on STEM talent due to funding loss and uncertainty.
The NIH has been holding back grants from funds Congress has already approved. Congress voted in February to maintain funding for the federal agencies that fuel the scientific partnership between the federal government and American research universities.
The Trump administration is sharpening its attacks on the National Science Foundation, the government agency that is a major funder of basic science, math and engineering, especially at colleges and universities across the United States.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has put a cork in its grantmaking pipeline after billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) set up shop at the agency this week.
The Trump administration is holding up some National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant funding. Earlier this month, the University of Colorado released a statement saying that a federal pause on grant funding has put scientists who collect data about the atmosphere “at risk for elimination.”
NASA is looking at another potential funding hit. Cuts to NASA science initiatives could have a big impact locally because North Alabama is one of the largest recipients of annual NASA funding awards.
For the second year in a row, US President Donald Trump has proposed significant cuts to the budgets of major US science agencies. Released Friday, the White House’s plan for federal spending next year also includes a ban on using federal funds for subscriptions and publishing fees for some academic journals.
The White House proposed a $5.6 billion cut to NASA’s budget for 2027, including a $3.4 billion cut to the
With the White House’s 2027 budget request expected within the next two weeks, Republicans and Democrats have a clear message for the president: Don’t cut health research funding.
