Hoboken, NYC - In a bold move, Hoboken Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla has joined a powerful coalition of 45+ elected officials and cities to fight against the Trump Administration’s massive funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The cuts, which slash indirect research reimbursements from 70% to just 15%, could cripple universities, shut down labs, and cost countless jobs in the scientific community.
Bhalla, a proud Indian-American leader, is standing up for research institutions, calling the cuts “shortsighted” and warning they will hurt public health, slow medical breakthroughs, and damage America’s innovation. His alma mater, UC Berkeley, has already taken legal action, and he’s pushing for Hoboken to officially back the fight.
The coalition, which includes mayors from Boston, San Francisco, and Cleveland, has already won a temporary restraining order to halt the cuts and is working to fully restore research funding. This is especially important for Hoboken, where Stevens Institute of Technology depends on millions in NIH grants.
Bhalla isn’t stopping here—he’s set to introduce a resolution before the Hoboken City Council to officially support the legal challenge. For Indian-American families and students in STEM fields, this battle could decide the future of groundbreaking medical research and job opportunities.
Stay tuned as Mayor Bhalla and his coalition fight to protect research, jobs, and innovation!