OUR WORK IS NOT DONE. In unusual move, NSF issued a request for information on plan to conform grant policies to the proposed (unfinalized) OMB rule. Plan includes changes to grant termination provisions & disallowing publication costs. Comments due August 24. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information-NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew and revise its collection for its financial assistance policies and procedures. In accordance with the requirements of the Paper...

federalregister.gov

Peer review helps ensure the best science gets funded. A proposed OMB rule could expand political influence over federal research funding decisions. Join @snapcoalition.org & Allie Cashel (@protectdemocracy.org) on June 17 (5:30 PM ET) to learn about how to submit a public comment!

Scientist Network for Advancing Policy@snapcoalition.org · 2mo ago

Join SNAP and @protectdemocracy.org to learn about how to write a public comment for the proposed OMB rule! Wednesday, June 17th at 5:30 p.m. ET Registration link here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SciPol #ECRs #science

In the latest play from Project 2025, the Trump Administration has announced plans to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a $368 million network of more than 900 instruments that continuously monitor the ocean. This is a deliberate destruction of critical scientific infrastructure.

At the Library of Congress for the launch of atlasofinnovation.org by the Institute of Progress and others

The Atlas of Innovation

Navigate the world of innovation funding mechanisms

atlasofinnovation.org

Excellent article in The Atlantic about what's going on at NSF. Share with people in your circle--too many aren't aware!

The Trump Administration Is Done With Social Science

The National Science Foundation division that covers social, behavioral, and economic sciences is in the crosshairs.

theatlantic.com

If you are going to comment on the proposed changes to how science is done in the US, please use this guide. The rules specify that you have to mention the number associated with the proposed changes, and this blog has those. Here is where to comment: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government- wide policies and requirements related to the management of grants, co...

federalregister.gov

Susana Wadgymar🌿🔬@smwadgymar.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Here's a summary of what is being proposed: elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...

Yikes.

Usili (Talia) 🏳️‍⚧️@usili.bsky.social · 2mo ago

PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD AND SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION IF THIS IS YOU. With no transparency, documentation is a team sport.

Noam Ross@noamross.net · 2mo ago

The National Science Foundation is terminating and suspending grants again, and at Grant Witness we need you to help to track them! 🧪 We can only identify research being suppressed by under-the-radar suspensions directly from researchers. Please report! grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... #NSF

US federal research funding is increasingly shaped by political priorities rather than scientific merit. Join #DefendResearch on 6/3 with @jeremymberg.bsky.social & @michaeldgreen.phd to examine the consequences of this shift. Register tinyurl.com/ympw5bkt #censorship #research #NIH #grants #SciSky

It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2

The U.S. research community is asking the Senate to do something it hasn’t done in more than 3 decades: Hold a hearing on the president’s nominee to lead the National Science Foundation before voting on whether to confirm him. https://scim.ag/4dWgoxE

Research groups want Senate to vet Trump’s nominee for NSF head

A hearing would air questions about James O’Neill’s qualifications to lead the agency

science.org

Tomorrow, 20 May (Wednesday) at 12 noon US Eastern time, I’ll be on a panel about measuring and explaining the value of federally-funded R&D for policymakers. Register at lnkd.in/emP_fh69 to hear me, Prof. Fred Ledley of Bentley U, Dr. Nimmi Kannankutty of Elsevier, and @abankston.bsky.social

Tomorrow, 20 May (Wednesday) at 12 noon US Eastern time, I’ll be on a panel about measuring and explaining the value of federally-funded R&D for policymakers. Register at lnkd.in/emP_fh69 to hear me, Prof. Fred Ledley of Bentley U, Dr. Nimmi Kannankutty of Elsevier, and @abankston.bsky.social

"Planet Earth: You. Are. A. Crew." Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch reflects on what it means to be a "crew."

Still nuts that Apollo went to the moon and back using the equivalent computing power of an 80s wristwatch

In honor of today’s launch, here are pix from my tour of Johnson Space Center from my project for the International Space Station program 10 yrs ago incl a behind the scenes tour of Mission Control (Apollo-era and the operational one) and me in a prototype lunar rover. Thanks #NASA!

At the joint #NoKings and @nihvigils.bsky.social rally on the plaza at the NIH visitor center—Not too late to join us!

Marching not an option but you still want to join millions protesting * worldwide * today? Virtual accessible No Kings Rally organized by @standupforscience.net Exciting speaker lineup Online at 1.30pm Eastern 10.30am Pacific Sign up below! events.zoom.us/ev/Am_KPLd9n...

No Kings 3 Accessible Rally

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🚨 We're hiring! SciLine is looking for a Data Viz & Graphics Intern to turn complex data into eye-catching visuals that empower journalists—especially local TV reporters—to tell stronger stories. Ready to make an impact? Apply by March 30, 2026: bit.ly/4rMPtZ1 @aaas

On my way to the rally in Washington DC—on the National Mall near the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden starting at noon. Who’s going to out-do this sign from last year? #standupforscience #science #sciencepolicy

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 5mo ago

TODAY IS THE DAY. NATIONWIDE rallies in your local city are kicking off today to SAVE SCIENCE, PROTECT HEALTH, and DEFEND DEMOCRACY. Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to find your local rally! GET OUT THERE SCIENCE ACTIVISTS!!! #March7 #standupforscience #science #rally #savescience

WASHINGTON D.C.!!! TOMORROW we are rallying on the National Mall to complete three goals: Save Science. Protect Health. Defend Democracy. Learn more by visiting this link! : zurl.co/9Rp7c #standupforscience #science #March7 #savescience #rally

It's up to us to save science, protect health and defend this democracy! Stand up! Speak out! Hit the streets on March 7th! Join us on the streets at rallies nationwide on March 7th.zurl.co/Rcwcl #ItsUpToUs #standupforscience #rally #March7

Are you a physical scientist whose career has been disrupted by changes in policies and funding for US science? AIP @aip.bsky.social wants to hear from you. #FederalFunding aipsurveys.aip.org/cgi-bin/care...

SCIENCE FIGHTERS!!! Are you attending a March 7th National Day of Action Rally?! Find YOUR LOCAL RALLY by visiting standupforscience.net/march7 and register to volunteer! No rally in your city? Register to host a rally or a pop-up protest! OR join us in WASHINGTON D.C.!!! #March7 #rally

My @rti.bsky.social colleague Ivy Estabrooke and I had the pleasure of discussing state funding of scientific research with @aniloza.bsky.social for his piece in @statnews.com. He details some initiatives we omitted when writing about this for @science.org last month. #sciencepolicy

anil oza@aniloza.bsky.social · 6mo ago

amid uncertainty from the fed govt, states are toying around with the idea of implementing their own funding initiatives the moves feel necessary to researchers in those states, but some policy experts cautioned it could feed rhetoric about not needing federal $ www.statnews.com/2026/02/20/s...

Any other #aaasmtg attendees who were wondering what happened to the Science Policy Shindig (or wonder what it is), see below!

Sarah Rovito@sarahrovito.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Join us TONIGHT (Friday, February 13) for the #AAASmtg #AAAS2026 Science Policy Shindig taking place from 8:30 to 11:30pm at Dust Cutter in the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown. You do not have to be registered for the Annual Meeting to attend, all are welcome! #scipol #scicomm #sciengage

Not sure how widely this point from @aaas.org President Maldonado is understood. The converging top lines are spending on basic research by the US gov’t and below it, industry. They are now equal, results of a trend over the last decade. #aaasmtg

@aaas.org How about naming an official hashtag so Annual Meeting people can find each other? #aaasmtg #aaas2026 #aaasmeeting

My colleague Ivy Estabrooke and I from @rti.bsky.social penned an editorial for @science.org on some of the potential implications if U.S. state governments boost funding of scientific #research as federal funding declines: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (not paywalled). #scipol #sciencepolicy

States pioneer a new frontier in US science funding

Thirty-five years ago, a survey of university faculty concluded that despite relatively stable public funding, the research environment in the United States had deteriorated to the point that “a major...

science.org

My colleague Ivy Estabrooke and I from @rti.bsky.social penned an editorial for @science.org on some of the potential implications if U.S. state governments boost funding of scientific #research as federal funding declines: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (not paywalled). #scipol #sciencepolicy

States pioneer a new frontier in US science funding

Thirty-five years ago, a survey of university faculty concluded that despite relatively stable public funding, the research environment in the United States had deteriorated to the point that “a major...

science.org