Terminating National Institutes of Health Minority Biomedical Research Support Program and Rescinding the Program's Related Regulation
research · National Institutes of Health · Rule · Published 2025-08-26 · Effective 2025-09-25 · 90 FR 41516
Document
Document number
2025-16321
Federal Register citation
90 FR 41516
CFR reference
42 CFR 52
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
research
Sub-agency
National Institutes of Health
Publication date
2025-08-26
Effective date
2025-09-25
HHS docket
Docket No. NIH-2025-0001
Abstract
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in consultation with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is repealing the regulation relating to the Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) program in compliance with Executive Order (E.O.) 14173 (Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity) and E.O. 14151 (Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing), and to abide by Supreme Court precedent. HHS remains committed to ensuring equal treatment under the law throughout its grant programs.