Six Hundred Thousand
Grant approval and subaward procedures moved funds for enhanced pathogen research while the P3CO review framework sat unused on paper and public testimony maintained the work fell outside gain of function definitions.
Grant approval and subaward procedures moved funds for enhanced pathogen research while the P3CO review framework sat unused on paper and public testimony maintained the work fell outside gain of function definitions.
Declassified files this week trace $600,000 in NIAID subawards to Wuhan coronavirus research through EcoHealth despite existing P3CO framework and repeated congressional denials.
Why it matters: Taxpayer supported research with pandemic potential creates future household costs through health system strain and economic disruption if similar oversight gaps recur in pathogen funding decisions.
Date to watch: Senate follow-up briefing on the June 18 ODNI declassifications scheduled for June 27.
Sources:
- USAspending.gov (2024-04-30)
https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_R01AI110964_7529 - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (2021-10-20)
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/coronavirus-bat-research - Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response HHS (2017-01-09)
https://aspr.hhs.gov/s3/documents/P3CO.pdf - Office of the Director of National Intelligence (2026-06-18)
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2026/4166-pr-11-26 - Office of the Director of National Intelligence Declassified Release (2026-06-18)
https://www.dni.gov/files//documents/Newsroom/Reports%20and%20Pubs/COVID-19_Release_DNI_Gabbard_6-18_Part-1.pdf - House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis (2024-06-04)
https://oversight.house.gov/release/hearing-wrap-up-dr-fauci-held-publicly-accountable-by-select-subcommittee/
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