Rule Changes to Federal Research Grants Could Cost America Its Technology Lead
Critics say the rule could let senior political appointees override peer review and terminate grants after work begins, raising concerns for multiyear research projects.
- The White House Office proposed sweeping revisions to federal grant regulations, while OMB removed a public comment from Bradford-Butcher from the federal website without explanation.
- Ylli Bajraktari, president of SCSP, warned that proposed changes allow senior appointees to review discretionary awards and terminate active research grants if policy priorities shift, downgrading peer review to advisory status.
- Bajraktari stated that when award decisions appear political rather than technical, "private partners hedge, talent looks elsewhere, and the whole geometry of innovation weakens," risking America's innovation engine.
- SCSP filed formal comments urging OMB to revise the rule before finalizing it, warning that an October 1 effective date would impose new frameworks before agencies established proper procedures.
- The Tech Competition Scorecard shows China holds a decisive lead in robotics, while America's Artificial Intelligence research spending remains below the $32 billion annual level recommended by the National Security Commission.
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Rule Changes to Federal Research Grants Could Cost America Its Technology Lead - The Mexico Ledger
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Rule Changes to Federal Research Grants Could Cost America Its Technology Lead
(NewsUSA) - Proposed rule changes at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) could weaken the research enterprise that underpins American technology leadership, according to experts at the Special …
Philadelphia researchers brace for federal grant rules threatening careers
Researchers at some of Philadelphia’s largest institutions are warning that proposed changes to federal science funding rules could drive early career scientists out of academia and stall discoveries that take years to reach patients. The Trump administration has proposed new regulations that would make it easier to cancel research grants already approved, require grants to align with a president’s priorities, place political appointees over fun…
Rule Changes to Federal Research Grants Could Cost America Its Technology Lead - Stateline Publications
(NewsUSA) - Proposed rule changes at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) could weaken the research enterprise that underpins American technology leadership, according to experts at the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), a nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative that makes recommendations to strengthen America's long-term competitiveness in emerging technologies.OMB has proposed the most sweeping revision in years to the regulations gove…
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