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President Donald Trump\u2019s administration\u2019s proposed budget<\/a> for the 2026 fiscal year, which is currently the center of a government shutdown<\/a>, will cut research grants for numerous universities, including the University of Michigan.\u00a0<\/p>\n Detailed in a brief<\/a> from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services<\/a>, the proposed budget includes a 40% decrease<\/a> in Centers for Disease Control<\/a> and Prevention funding and a more than 50% decrease<\/a> in National Science Foundation funding. These cuts could impact nuclear<\/a> research, studies on the Great Lakes<\/a>, the arts and humanities<\/a> and more, but could also harm the broader Ann Arbor economy.<\/p>\n In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Jason Owen-Smith, sociology professor and executive director of the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science<\/a>, said academic research was historically funded by the federal government and warned redirection of federal funds could have widespread consequences for the University and the Ann Arbor community.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe way the federal government seems to be thinking about research does appear to be changing, which has created some uncertainty,\u201d Owen-Smith said. \u201cThis is making itself known in decreases in funding and in changes in grants, which may make this environment less hospitable to the kinds of businesses that are supported by our research. That\u2019s going to have ripple effects that are negative rather than positive.\u201d<\/p>\n