Make a public comment to stop the fascist political takeover of federal science funding
Comments are due Monday, July 13 before 9.00 p.m. PST.
Read this matter-of-fact article that goes point-by-point through the horrific and far-reaching fascist politicization of science funding that Vought’s Office of Management and Budget intends to enact. Get righteously angry. Then write a public comment at the website for OMB’s proposed “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance” rule. You can also contact your members of Congress and ask them to act.
Background
From Stand Up for Science: “[...] OMB’s latest proposed rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” would require all scientific grants to be approved by political appointees, stealing approval power from career experts in their fields. Funding would be required to align with “Administration policies and priorities.” (Brief overview can be found here).”
It’s way worse than that sounds. The regime intends to rescind already-awarded grants en masse, end international collaborations, and much more. Please read the overview article, get righteously angry, and then write a public comment at the website for OMB’s proposed “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance” rule.
For more background, please see Elizabeth Ginexi’s Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule:
References
OMB’s proposed “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance”
Stand up For Science’s Add Your Voice to Stop OMB's Attack on American Science
Russell Vought is going to destroy American Science, by ELIZABETH GINEXI, May 28, 2026