BISMARCK — Representatives of North Dakota’s two largest universities say Trump administration efforts to curb federal spending have already cost the state millions in research funding — and their institutions expect to lose millions more in the coming years.

The executive branch is attempting to slash research spending by terminating existing grants and appropriating less money for research in the upcoming budget.

Scott Snyder, the University of North Dakota’s vice president for research, told a legislative committee on Aug. 21 that the Trump budget proposal cuts research funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation by 50%.

“Big time cuts,” Snyder said.

Snyder and Heidi Grunwald, interim vice president for research at North Dakota State University

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