Budget cuts bite

摘要

The US National Institutes of Health awarded 750 fewer new research grants in 2013 compared with 2012, an 8.3% drop, as a result of the sweeping budget cuts known as sequestration that hit government agencies last year. The finding is part of a report published on 6 March by the US Government Accountability Office, which notes that it will be years before the full effects of the cuts are known. The 2013 sequestration also hit the US National Science Foundation, which awarded 690 fewer grants. See pages 139 and 147 for more.