Overview

• The judge declared that NIH’s termination of over 2,400 grants tied to DEI and gender-identity research was arbitrary, capricious and unconstitutional discrimination
• He ordered the restoration of approximately 800 awards covered by lawsuits from researchers and 16 states, mandating immediate disbursement of funds
• Judge William Young criticized the administration’s use of boilerplate termination letters and lack of scientific justification for canceling projects
• Restored grants span studies on Alzheimer’s, HIV prevention, pregnancy health disparities and other biomedical research areas
• Health and Human Services has vowed to challenge the ruling, insisting the cuts upheld scientific rigor over ideological priorities