NIH says cuts to 'administrative overhead' will save taxpayers billions“Government work is inherently not mission-focused,” Early said. “There are cases where it is, but it is inherently not. So, that's like a big strategic change. And associated with that, the budgeting needs to change, too. There's some 28 different agencies within NIH, and each of them has their own little budget. And each of them has their little justifications for it. ... There are a couple cases where we've got strategic objectives. One’s around reducing cancer, and the other is around reducing AIDS. But the one on cancer in particular is very poorly articulated. And they have absolutely no plans for how they're going to execute it, because they are just going to do research, and it will happen. There is no strategic plan on how to get there. And the plans that are there are totally misdirected, because they're invested in such things as diversity, inclusion and that sort of nonsense that doesn't actually contribute to the outcomes.”
I have applied for grants.
I always had to justify why I needed the money, what I was going to do with the money, how long it would be before anything tangible was accomplished, and file documentation concerning steps taken along the way.
I think the NIH has failed these steps numerous times.