tl;dr: NIH is running at about 60% of pre-Trump levels and NSF is running at about 20% of pre-Trump levels of funding-outlays (some directorates far below even that). Utterly catastrophic. An unforced disaster for U.S. society, and the world
For #NSF and #NIH watchers, Grant Witness now has interactive data on numbers of grants and total funding obligations, broken down by institute and directorate, new awards and non-competitive renewals.
The stranglehold on new awards is still a disaster.
grant-witness.us/funding_curv...
Providing some needed perspective.
Get ready for #DISCO and #PODS in Dec. 2026! Apply by May 1. www.soest.hawaii.edu/DISCO/ and www.soest.hawaii.edu/PODS/ @usclivar.bsky.social 🌊
Site exchanges are open for applications! Join our Wednesday community call to hear about last year's projects (including aquatic and dryland eddy-covariance, bio-optical sensors, and zooplankton imaging systems) and this year's eligibility. Open to potential partners.
lternet.edu/events/site-...
The Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution at the University of Liège is currently seeking a permanent scientist in marine biology. The position is based at Liège, Belgium, but is also expected to conduct research at their Underwater and Oceanographic Research Station in the Mediterranean.
Know an awesome undergraduate student who would benefit from the opportunity to do research in the geosciences this summer? Applications are open for the Georgia Tech Broadening Participation REU (due February 15). 🌊 ☁️ 🌍 🧪
Another resource for direct support of people in Western Alaska
“The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’s cuts.”
New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
Me too please :)
