Proposed new US #funding rules: We can cancel any #grant at any time

Last August, the #Trump administration issued an #executiveorder intended to fundamentally alter how grant funding is handled by the US government. Under the system that had made the US a scientific superpower, peer reviewers rated the scientific quality and feasibility of grant applications, and subject-matter experts within the funding agencies used these ratings to determine which grants got funded. Under the proposed rules, #political appointees would have the final say, and they were specifically instructed not to "routinely defer" to peer reviewers.
#maga #science #research

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/the-office-of-management-and-budget-tries-again-to-cripple-us-science/