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White House Plans to Vet Public Grants for ‘American values’ Spark Broad Alarm

White House Plans to Vet Public Grants for ‘American values’ Spark Broad Alarm

New proposal quietly published last week would amount to ‘devastating blow’ for science, experts warn.

White House Proposes Sweeping Changes to Grantmaking Process

White House Proposes Sweeping Changes to Grantmaking Process

A new rule would give political appointees approval power over scientific grants, reduce support for international collaboration, limit funding for publication fees, and make other alterations to the funding review process.

White House Proposes Vast Overhaul of US Science Funding: What You Need to Know

White House Proposes Vast Overhaul of US Science Funding: What You Need to Know

The Trump administration's proposal aims to improve transparency in federal funding, but critics fear the proposed rules would politicize research

A Rule That Would Rewrite the Terms of U.S. Science

A Rule That Would Rewrite the Terms of U.S. Science

The Office of Management and Budget has proposed sweeping revisions to the regulations that govern all federal grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of federal financial assistance.

ORFG Releases Funder Policy Landscape Analysis and Recommendations: 2026

ORFG Releases Funder Policy Landscape Analysis and Recommendations: 2026

The Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) just released its 2026 Funder Policy Landscape Analysis Report and Recommendations. This report analyses access-to-research policies of ORFG members and other private funders of open research and open outputs.
 

Thousands of Scientists Sign Letter to Combat Science Board's Firing

Thousands of Scientists Sign Letter to Combat Science Board's Firing

Thousands of Scientists Sign Letter to Combat Science Board's Firing: The signatories, including more than 35 Nobel laureates, decry the "alarming attack on the ability of the US to engage in basic and applied research"

Responses to the AI Grant Flood Must Prioritize Fairness As Part of Excellence

Responses to the AI Grant Flood Must Prioritize Fairness As Part of Excellence

Research funding agencies are battling a wave of AI-assisted applications. Countermeasures should not entrench existing power structures.

US Lawmakers Vote to Reduce Science Spending - But Reject Trump's Massive Cuts

US Lawmakers Vote to Reduce Science Spending - But Reject Trump's Massive Cuts

A draft bill would preserve NASA's overall funding but downsize the National Science Foundation's budget by 20%.

China Surpasses US in Research Spending - the Consequences Extend Far Beyond Scientific Ranking and Clout

China Surpasses US in Research Spending - the Consequences Extend Far Beyond Scientific Ranking and Clout

Scientific innovation has been driving US economic growth for decades. Losing that edge means losing access to the technologies and brainpower that come with it.

NSF Awards Record Number of Coveted PhD Fellowships in Surprise Move

NSF Awards Record Number of Coveted PhD Fellowships in Surprise Move

Quantum science and AI research are big winners just a year after the US funding giant slashed its Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards in half.