On Friday, the NIH released an RFI (request for Information) on a proposed new format for reporting the scores of grant applications determined by study sections. If implemented, this new system will

US biomedical agency no longer considers policymakers as ‘mission relevant’, leaving dozens of grants in limbo.

The Senate committee's actions are legally flawed and set a dangerous precedent

The only contempt that occurred during Dr. Anthony Fauci’s hearing in the Senate was its members’ regard for the Constitution.

Insider accounts reveal the scale of the health secretary's ambitions to curb childhood immunizations and unearth a link between vaccines and autism.

Nearly 500,000 comments were submitted in response to a rule change proposed by the White House Office of Management and Budget that would fundamentally…

On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...

Read our short guide on the "Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance," learn how you can leave an effective comment, and other actions you can take

A $48 billion government monopoly should give way to the market.

‘Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.’

As online support for the experts spreads, ADA members have resigned from their positions

The Switzerland national football team has shared a map of their training facility in San Diego, warning fans and players to stay away from the “snake area” surrounding the facility due…

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information: Proposal to Cap the Number of Simultaneous Research Project Grants per Principal Investigator ...

Authored by anonymous current and former NIH workers with experience in peer review, this is an overview of all the changes to NIH's peer review over the last 18 months.

An NIH advisor told researchers gathered at the American Diabetes Association conference that MAHA goals match the agency's priorities.

The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent

Although research has bipartisan support in the US Congress, and trust in science is above 75% across the country, the Trump administration seems as determined as ever to mortally wound the nation’s s...

Defense Secretary Hegseth previously announced the change due to an "impractical" system.

The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent

Adjunct and non-tenure-track faculty at USC have voted to unionize with the UAW in a major win in California's growing campus labor movement. But USC said that it would challenge the result.

Or Is It?

These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque

A new paper in the Lancet by Fielding-Miller and colleagues reports on the principal investigators of grants that were terminated from January to May in 2025. This includes terminations based on th…

We are pleased to announce the community review period for BIDS Extension Proposal (BEP) 028! BEP028 extends the BIDS standard to describe the provenance of BIDS datasets. It introduces new organiz...

Track federal science spending at NIH, NSF, DOE, NASA, and USDA. Monitors obligation rates and award activity against historical averages using official budget data.