In the past 12 months, has your research program, lab, or institution experienced a reduction, delay, or loss of federal funding?

Answer Explanations

• Yes, directly affected

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  Delays on NIH grants. Possibility of loss of federal funding that required re-working of awarded grants
• Yes, directly affected

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  Less amount of budget available for researches
• Yes, indirectly affected (colleague, collaborator, or department)

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  I am no longer in a position to know but colleagues in leadership position say so. 
• No, not affected

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  I do not receive funding directly from government. The government sends subvention to manage laboratories among other costs to the University. It is from the subvention that my laboratory consumables and equipment are provided for by the University where I work. The funding has been considered inadequate, but there was no cut in funding.
• Yes, directly affected

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  Research grants pulled.
• Yes, indirectly affected (colleague, collaborator, or department)

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  My undergraduate students are unable to secure summer REU positions at R1 institutions because there are not enough spots available for the high number of applicants. 
  I am not yet directly affected by funding cuts because as an early career PUI faculty member I currently rely on grant funding through a private institute and my startup. This will change once my funding period has ended. 
• Yes, directly affected

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  We had our P50 award from NIH delayed by 3 months.
• Yes, indirectly affected (colleague, collaborator, or department)

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   In my case, the impact hasn’t been a direct loss of funding within my own project, but it’s been very noticeable at the level of collaborators and the broader research environment. Over the past year, I’ve seen colleagues experience delays in grant decisions and, in some cases, fewer opportunities for new funding rounds. Even when existing grants remain intact, the slowdown in new awards has created a kind of bottleneck. One practical example is collaborative work—projects that would normally expand into new directions are now being paused or scaled back because a partner lab wasn’t able to secure follow-up funding. In one instance, a planned extension of a study had to be delayed simply because the expected grant cycle didn’t materialize on time. That kind of disruption doesn’t always show up as a “loss” on paper, but it definitely affects productivity and momentum. At the institutional level, there’s also a more cautious approach to hiring and resource allocation. Labs are thinking twice before bringing in new trainees or starting high-risk projects, especially if future funding looks uncertain. This indirectly affects everyone, even those not immediately reliant on federal grants, because it changes the overall research climate—fewer collaborations, slower project timelines, and a bit more risk aversion. So while I wouldn’t say my work has been directly cut, the ripple effects are quite real and are already shaping how research is being planned and executed. 
  
  
• Yes, directly affected

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  Our research budget is comprised of government funds (70%), pharmaceutical company contributions (20%), and private funding (10%). 
• Yes, directly affected

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  Delay (4+ months) in dispersal of federal funds once grant awarded. 
• Yes, directly affected

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  I lost my federal job when my agency retreated from plastic pollution research in Hawaii. They canceled future years of a 5 year grant and shipped away instruments. 
• Yes, directly affected

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  A lot of funds have been used for war, and funding for social research is decreasing
• Not applicable (I do not rely on government funding)

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  We do not apply for or receive funding from the US.
• Yes, directly affected

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  Cuts in federal grants and funding have led to layoffs and downsizing.  
• Yes, directly affected

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  The crisis between the Iran-US conflict affected the price of the commodities for our laboratory experiments. This resulted in the reduction of budget in some line items and the request for additional funding to compensate for the increased prices was denied.
• Yes, directly affected

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  I have less funding then I have enjoyed in the past 
• Yes, directly affected

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  I mean, directly affected by budget cuts.
• Yes, directly affected

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  This is a complex and, to be quite honest, painful situation for the country’s developmental framework. Analyzing any scientific or technological topic in Argentina today requires filtering it through a crisis that isn't just a "budget cut," but a structural overhaul.
  
  

  Here is the breakdown of how this context affects knowledge production and the reality for researchers:
  
  

  1. Human Capital Erosion: "Brain Drain 2.0"
  
  

  The most critical issue isn't just spending less; it’s losing the hardest thing to recover: time and people.
  
  

  • Subsistence Wages: With salaries often falling below the poverty line or far behind the basic professional cost of living, research becomes a "luxury" many cannot afford.
    
    
  • Migration: We aren't just talking about scientists moving abroad (which is happening massively). There is also an internal migration to the private sector or remote work for foreign companies (coding, data science) that has nothing to do with the country’s strategic research goals.
    
    
  • Scholarship Attrition: Young people who saw CONICET or National Universities as a life project now see a dead end. If you cut the base of the pyramid (PhD candidates and fellows), you run out of science in 10 years.
    
    

  2. The Operational Blackout
  
  

  Science isn't just about geniuses thinking; it requires supplies that are mostly priced in U.S. dollars.
  
  

  • Supplies and Reagents: With budgets frozen at previous years' values and skyrocketing inflation, laboratories can no longer afford anything from simple test tubes to complex chemical reagents.
    
    
  • Maintenance: Equipment worth millions of dollars is becoming obsolete or out of service due to a lack of spare parts or specialized technical service. In this context, a broken machine is often a lost machine.
    
    

  3. The Devaluation of the Scientific Role
  
  

  There is a symbolic component that is just as damaging as the economic one:
  
  

  • The "Utility" Narrative: The constant questioning of whether science is "useful" or if it should be exclusively funded by the private sector ignores a global reality: basic science is the engine that the private sector later capitalizes on.
    
    
  • Institutional Uncertainty: The lack of clarity regarding career entries or the disbursement of already approved grants creates administrative paralysis. No one plans for the long term if they don't know if their institute will exist next month.
    
    

  4. Real-World Consequences
  
  

  This isn't an abstract laboratory discussion. De-funding directly impacts:
  
  

  • Public Health: Fewer local developments in vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments.
    
    
  • Technological Sovereignty: Losing ground in areas where Argentina was a leader, such as nuclear energy, satellite technology, and agricultural biotechnology.
    
    
  • Productivity: Without applied science, local industries lose their competitive edge against the rest of the world.
    
    

  Conducting research in Argentina today is an act of resistance. Science is not a tap you can simply turn off and on; when a research team dissolves or a scientist leaves, rebuilding that synergy and knowledge takes decades.
  
  

• Yes, directly affected

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  Funding freezes, reduced budget pools, increase in applicant numbers
• Yes, directly affected

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  Several researchers grants were canceled. Others had the highest score in their section not be funded due to changes in DEI policies. 
• Yes, directly affected

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  I was deeply affected by the loss of almost all funding under a federal agency support contract that had previously supported ~4 or more FTE/year. There ae also several in my department who are scrambling due to delays in grant awards or funding cuts. Not to mention the many in the consulting world who have lost jobs due to the cuts in funding. 
• Yes, directly affected

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  Due to that, it is challenging to get scholarships for Masters and PhD.
• Not applicable (I do not rely on government funding)

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   My research program does not receive any federal funding. It is supported entirely by private foundations, university internal grants, and/or industry sponsors (as applicable). Therefore, funding delays or reductions from federal sources do not affect my work.
   
• Yes, directly affected

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  The significant delay in funding decisions has created uncertainty and endangers the sustainability of my research group. My current funding will not last for much more.I've submitted multiple proposals to multiple agencies, but the review process is taking much longer than usual. This causes me to not pursue funding for those projects more aggressively. 
• Yes, indirectly affected (colleague, collaborator, or department)

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  Yes, fired from the NICHD Leadership with no cause other than being female and brilliant.
• Yes, directly affected

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  I had two grants terminated in March 2025, which were then reinstated in July. Since January 2025, there have been sever delays in receipt of NOAs from NIH. 
• Yes, directly affected

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  Our NIH SBIR grant which received a score of 17 at Study Section took over 12 months to finally receive approval. In addition three days prior to our NOA being granted they cut our agreed budget by $500,000. 
• Not applicable (I do not rely on government funding)

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  I run and MS program that's funded throught loans or tuition reimbursement.
• Yes, indirectly affected (colleague, collaborator, or department)

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  As they try to select low cost research 
• Yes, indirectly affected (colleague, collaborator, or department)

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  Africa colleagues co-funded by USAID funding withdrawn
• Yes, directly affected

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  They took the funding back. They had selected the receivers, but all of a sudden they desided that there weren't enough funds, so they called it off, just like that
• Yes, directly affected

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  In January 2025, several USG-funded programs were put on hold. Our PEPFAR-funded project was also suspended until July 2025. 
• Yes, indirectly affected (colleague, collaborator, or department)

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  Certain journals/publishers no longer provide support for research publication
• Yes, indirectly affected (colleague, collaborator, or department)

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  The number of grants obtained at my institution have decreased  significantly, not on account of research quality, but due to funding cuts
  
  
• Yes, directly affected

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  Most of the research carried out in our facility which is in a low income country requires personal funding hence limiting the extent you can go in research.
• Yes, directly affected

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  Due to budget cuts, we had to reduce the number of graduate students we can involve in our research. Additionally, the number of grants awarded has significantly decreased and are mostly geared towards Artificial Intelligence-related topics which makes it harder to get funding and pushes the scholars to pivot their topics towards "fundable" topics.
• Yes, directly affected

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  My institution has had some funding revoked in the past 12 months because the specific aims included words on a "banned" list.