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Spokane mayor joins lawsuit against Trump administration over cuts to NIH grants

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Spokane joined the ranks of others suing the Trump administration on Friday amid attempts to reduce federal spending.

The National Institutes of Health posted on X earlier this month that of the $35 billion it handed out in research grants last year , 25% went toward “administrative overhead” In response, the NIH attempted to reduce its maximum indirect rate to 15% , which a federal judge blocked.

The administration believes the new policy could save taxpayers $4 billion annually .