The recent terminations of grants funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has had sudden and unpredictable effects on population and demography research in the United States. This brief summarizes the scope and impact of NIH grant terminations affecting Population Association of America (PAA) members. Following similar reporting from the Association of American Medical Colleges, this report draws from the Grant Watch live database of terminated NIH grants.
As of June 11, 2025, 35 NIH grants awarded to institutions with a PAA member as Principal Investigator have been terminated and not reinstated. This totals over $44 million in lost funding (total unliquidated funding). At least 42 members at 22 institutions were listed as PIs on terminated grants. This includes the cancellation of funding for an entire population center (P2C grant), affecting at minimum 30 members.
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