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Breaking Down OMB’s Growing Use of Category C A tool to withhold federal funds for use in future fiscal years is increasingly being employed to advance administration priorities.

William Ford and Cerin Lindgrensavage explain how the White House is increasingly using Category C, a tool to withhold federal funds for use in future fiscal years, to advance administration priorities potentially in violation of congressional spending directives.

Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma & Tennessee legislatures are considering bills that will weaken tenure, academic freedom & shared governance at public colleges and universities.

Inside Higher Ed breaks down the harmful impact of the bills and how AAUP chapters & leaders are responding to this threat⬇️

March 31, 2026

Yet another change that will affect the faculty we work with. #NIH #RAdminsky

As a grantee and study section member I urge CSR to restore discussion of 50% of applications. At 33% - one unfavorable score can push a strong grant out. For resubmission - panel feedback is essential! @altnih4science.bsky.social @jeremymberg.bsky.social #CSR #NIH @drugmonkey.bsky.social RTpls!

Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Property and

ICYMI 3/26/26 NEW EO #RAdminSky www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Who would have ever thought *Minnesota* would be the center and leader of the whole anti-Trump movement. And in Winter no less.

Is the app gold-plated? Otherwise forget it

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As of today, 3/24/26, NIH has not awarded any new projects or even conference grants, to my university

Please comment at regulations.gov #RadminSky if you haven’t already. You can do so anonymously but be sure to cement arguments with facts and evidence.

GSA plan would ban DEI for all federal funding recipients — including colleges The General Services Administration proposal comes after a similar policy from the U.S. Department of Education was blocked in courts.

The Trump administration is engaged in another effort to ban DEI in universities, this time via the General Service Administration
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RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Schedule Changes Blocked — For Now - KFF Health News A federal judge in Massachusetts this week sided with public health groups to block changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, dealing at least a temporary setback to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy J...

“The NIH has just been giving out this money in a very weird way,” explains @sangerkatz.bsky.social, of The New York Times. It's resulting in the agency “funding a lot less research.”

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Have them post a real comment on a regulation at regulations.gov

Trump Administration Surveys Cornell Employees About Antisemitism

Trump Administration Surveys Cornell Employees About Antisemitism

I’m thinking they want to fully fund so that the next years they can cont to try to slash the budget and won’t have to pay out competitive segments

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NIH finally releases some FY2025 success rate data In a new post tagged NIH Funding Blog, we see the first report on success rates, which for some reason has been absent from the Data Book up until now*, even as other FY2025 statistics have been in…

13% success rates for FY2025 grant awards.

NIH finally releases some FY2025 success rate data drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/n...

🔔 Join EIPAD for a conversation about the Trump admin's escalating attacks on the First Amendment, featuring @attorneynora.bsky.social, @jameeljaffer.bsky.social, and Ben Wizner, moderated by @laurenleharper.bsky.social.

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He appeared way less combative yesterday— noticeably different than last year. #opinion

Obviously, there’s a wealth of documented evidence showing that Jay Bhattacharya lies like you & breathe—it’s what MAGA/MAHA loyalists do

His biggest lie is that he is “apolitical”

Just 2 quick examples: he was a Featured Speaker at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest 2025 & he campaigned for RFK Jr

Don’t forget about the GSA proposed rule on DEI certifications in T&C due Mar 30. They will go after institutions with False Claims Act.

The potential for overt political influence remains as long as current leadership remains in charge.

Which is why scientists are not breathing a giant sigh of relief with this news or even news from OMB.

Oversight Hearing – National Institutes of Health YouTube video by House Appropriations Committee

Bhattacharya testified today #RAdminSky #savetheNIH #eduSky #cancer #Alzheimers

@mcclellan.house.gov how about asking OMB release research funding for #NSF and #NIH? #Va has received NO new awards from NCI. Con’t strangling funding and lowering #IDC rate will result in collapse of all R1-2 universities and tens of thousands of jobs.

Provides some insights into what is happening (or rather what is not happening) with regard to federal science grant making.

Lee Bollinger, Podcast Episode · Q&A · March 16 · 1h 5m

Lee Bollinger on universities’ importance #RadminSky

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Not going to respond to their RFI since they aren’t sending out new awards anyway

Listening to #NIH staff discuss their new strategic plan under a “unified funding strategy.” Difficult time answering some questions related to (1) multi-year funding, (2) non-animal models preference, (3) geographic preference over strict merit decisions #RAdminSky