4 days ago · The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama’s largest public employer, with over 28,000 employees, has received more than a billion dollars in NIH funding in recent years and relied heavily ...

2 days ago · In 2023 NIH grants in Alabama supported 4,769 jobs for an economic impact of $909 million,” according to United for Health. They impact almost 13,000 jobs at more than 1,200 businesses, it was ...

2 days ago · “While the administration works to achieve this goal at NIH, a smart, targeted approach is needed in order to not hinder life-saving, groundbreaking research at high-achieving institutions like those in Alabama,” Britt said in a statement. Britt, who sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee, has previously touted NIH funding for Alabama.

1 day ago · WASHINGTON — Alabama receives millions in National Institutes of Health awards, and planned funding cuts from the Trump administration to overhead costs for grants could be a blow to the state ...

4 days ago · According to United for Health, NIH grants in Alabama in 2023 alone supported 4,769 jobs for an economic impact of $909 million and went to institutions from Mobile to Huntsville and in between ...

3 days ago · With $3.7 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in November announced HEALTHe Birmingham, a community-based research study on the health impacts of public housing and neighborhood revitalization. But similar research in the future could be coming to an end.

1 day ago · BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily blocked President Trump’s plan to cut funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). If that funding is cut, it would affect research entities nationwide, like UAB, which records show received almost $500 million from NIH in 2023.

4 days ago · The White House crackdown on grant money from the National Institutes of Health has universities concerned, reportedly including UAB. Donald Trump’s move against diversity programs could change how research schools spend federal dollars. The current policy allows half of NIH grants to be used for staff or other costs. The White House wants that trimmed to fifteen percent. UAB received three ...

2 days ago · A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to hold off on a plan that would cut $4 billion in federal funding for research at the nation’s universities, cancer centers and hospitals.

Jan 30, 2025 · NIH grants for Alabama in 2023 totaled about $386 million; spurred nearly $1 billion in economic activity in Alabama that year and supported 4,769 jobs in the state, according to United for Medical Research. About 85% of that funding went to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).