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Trump Order Would Give Political Appointees Power over Science Funding Decisions
The order shifts grant approvals to political appointees, resulting in over 15,000 canceled grants worth $44 billion and delays in disaster aid disbursement, officials said.
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With a new decree, the Trump government snatches science from directing the allocation of funding. It is another deep cut in research freedom.
Trump shifts federal grant approvals to political appointees
President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring political appointees, not career civil servants, to review and approve all federal grants, a change that could reshape billions in funding for programs from environmental protection to education.Robin Bravender reports for E&E News.In short:The order directs agency heads to appoint senior officials to oversee grant reviews, with the stated goal of aligning spending with “agency prioritie…
National Science Foundation Absorbed Deep Cuts in Staff and Funding
The National Science Foundation was a target for Elon Musk’s DOGE boys. Trump seemed to dislike science, so he went along with deep cuts. We can hope that historians will one day explain Trump’s disdain for science. At the moment, it’s inexplicable. Only days ago, Trump released an executive order that places political appointees in charge of grantmaking, with the power to ignore peer reviews. Science magazine reported: Research advocates are ex…
Order Increases Political Scrutiny of Agency Grant-Making
A new executive order increases political review of agency grant-making by requiring that funding opportunity announcements and grant awards be ...More The article Order Increases Political Scrutiny of Agency Grant-Making was first published on FEDweek.
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