ATLANTA - In week two of the federal government shutdown, agencies say most new research funding is on hold, a freeze that could slow innovation in Atlanta and beyond.

What they're saying:

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), no new grants are being processed, and most staff are furloughed. Once operating funds are exhausted at the National Science Foundation (NSF), the federal agency that funds most university research outside of medicine, normal operations will cease. Even a brief delay could have lasting effects on innovation within Atlanta’s growing life sciences economy.

"A lot of innovation is reliant on federal funding support, especially grants like the NIH," said Ashley Cornelison, executive director of Portal Innovations Atlanta. "Companies’ access to that i

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