The National Institutes of Health will reexamine hundreds of grant applications it previously shelved or denied after recent court filings compelled the agency to take another look. The move follows broader funding disputes during the prior administration when certain research proposals were rejected or delayed on policy grounds. NIH’s agreement to revisit those proposals signals immediate consequences for university research portfolios: principal investigators who faced earlier denials may see revived funding prospects, while campus research offices must prepare for administrative follow‑up and resubmission workflows. Universities with large NIH portfolios should expect short‑term budget adjustments and renewed competition for scarce award dollars.