UM Curators to address expected $22 million loss in NIH grant money at Thursday meeting

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Among the many items on Thursday’s agenda, the University of Missouri Board of Curators will discuss a possible loss of federal money.

The Board will hear an update for the fiscal year 2026 budget. Meeting documents state that impending federal funding cuts could result in a $22 million loss of National Institutes of Health grants. The cuts could impact all colleges in the university’s system.  

Money toward university are among the items that could be impacted in next year’s federal budget, as the Trump administration looks to make more cuts. President Donald Trump previously tried freezing NIH research funding around the country before it was blocked by a judge. Trump has since targeted funding at several universities.

Documents from the meeting agenda also state federal cuts could impact federal grants, Pell Grants, federal appropriations and land grant applications, all of which totals more than $300 million for the UM system.