Silicon Valley’s early-stage funding model could address a dearth of opportunities for young investigators just launching new projects.

High-profile universities produce fewer papers, and with lesser influence, per federal dollar than less-celebrated recipients of federal funding.

NASA, NSF, and NIH are expected to receive higher financial backing for the 2019 fiscal year, going above and beyond the President’s proposed budget.  

Under a new policy, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke will provide fewer grants to labs receiving more than $1 million in funds.

The announcement comes after an agency working group recommends against an industry partnership on ethical grounds.

NIH, NSF, and the DOE’s Office of Science will be among the agencies with budget increases if the omnibus bill is passed.

Congress has increased discretionary spending caps, making it possible that the budgets of US science agencies will rise this fiscal year.

The agency could demand institutions it funds to remove researchers who are found guilty of misconduct from NSF-supported projects.  

Reductions from the budget passed today and a $750-million shift of funds to the Children’s Health Insurance Program add pressure to public health initiatives, including immunizations and outbreak responses.