NIH Grants Termination

On April 2, 2025, CSPI’s Litigation Department and its co-counsel at the ACLU and Protect Democracy Project sued the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), challenging the new policy that led to the abrupt and unlawful cancellation of research grants and the halt of the application process for new grants.

Court strikes down NIH's unlawful termination of research grants on topics including DEI and gender identity

Peter’s Memo: An assault on science

In recent months, we’ve witnessed an assault on science and longstanding safeguards to protect the public’s health on a scale never seen in U.S. history.

Federal district court strikes down NIH's unlawful directives that led to the elimination of critical research

NIH Grants Termination lawsuit: Reply in support of Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction

Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Motion for a Preliminary Injunction

Proposed Preliminary Injunction

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief Introduction

Researchers challenge NIH’s politically driven grant cancellations