Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin to Revoke DEI-Related NIH Grants

The Trump administration argued that National Institutes of Health grants conflict with the president’s policy goals.

A sign of the National Institutes of Health stands near an entrance to its campus in Bethesda, Maryland, on February 10, 2025. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images

The Supreme Court voted 5–4 on Aug. 21 to allow the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants linked to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

The new ruling clears the way for the funding reductions while litigation over the grants continues in the lower courts.