Critics Mount Offensive Against Change to Federal Grant Rules

Trump’s grant reform is about more than bureaucracy-it’s a test of democratic accountability

The Trump administration’s proposal to overhaul the federal grant-making process is not simply another bureaucratic rule change. It represents a fundamental debate over who should control billions of dollars in taxpayer spending: elected officials who answer to voters or career bureaucrats who remain in office regardless of election outcomes. The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed rule would require politically appointed officials …

Will a new Trump rule kill the US edge in science?

The U.S. has long led the world in scientific research — a feat that has undergirded the country’s economic and political might. Now researchers are pushing back against a proposed Trump administration rule. Scientists say it would upend the federal funding that drives U.S. science by shifting grantmaking decisions away from independent experts and into the hands of the president’s political allies.What did the commentators say?The proposed rule…

The Trump Administration’s Proposed Grant Reform May Lead To More Earmarks

The changes could lead to an increase in congressional earmarks, which are associated with higher spending and institutional corruption.

Trump Admin's Proposed Grant Reform May Lead To Earmarks

The Trump administration proposed a federal rule earlier this year that would give the executive branch more control over federal grants.

Critics mount offensive against change to federal grant rules

Opposition is building to a sweeping government-wide crackdown on federal grant awards, with opponents threatening litigation over a proposed rule that would put the grant approval process into the hands of political appointees. A request for public comment on the rule by the Office of Management and Budget triggered almost half a million responses, most […]

President Trump’s priorities could put a hefty portion of federal grants in Vermont on the chopping block under proposed rule

“Federal grants were politicized under the last administration to promote a far-left DEI agenda with projects like drag shows in Ecuador and transgender experiments on mice,” a government spokesperson wrote in an email to VTDIgger. “That ends now.” Read the story on VTDigger here: President Trump’s priorities could put a hefty portion of federal grants in Vermont on the chopping block under proposed rule.