White House to Redirect Billions in Research Funds Toward AI, Away From Colleges
The Trump administration plans to redirect billions in federal research funds from universities toward individual scientists and artificial intelligence.
The overhaul will shape roughly $200 billion in annual federal R&D spending, prioritizing programs like NSF graduate fellowships and NIH awards for creative scientists.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy argues individual scientists can accelerate AI use in research to outpace China.
A proposed OMB rule would give political appointees more power over grants and align research with administration priorities.
The plan aims to fund individual researchers directly, reducing university involvement, and sets AI-centered national goals like deploying a powerful quantum computer by 2028.
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