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Dear “CFA Member”,
ACTION NEEDED: OMB Public Comment - Last Day
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The federal government, through the Office of
Management and Budget, is proposing changes
to the Federal Financial Assistance Rule.
The proposed changes may be ending scientific
peer review, moving to politically-appointed reviewers
having control over who gets federal funding.
ACTION NEEDED: Please submit public comment in
opposition to these changes and help defend independent
grant-funded research!
According to a summary
of the proposed changes by Elizabeth Ginexi, federal
political appointees would be authorized to review grants
before awarded, “blocking awards that touch on denial of
‘the sex binary in humans,’ illegal immigration, or
anything deemed to “promote anti-American values.” The
rule also requires that discretionary awards must:
“…demonstrably advance the President’s policy
priorities.”
This is damaging to every single one of
us.
This affects everyone who needs federal funding to
conduct research - and particularly targets people who do
not do “Gold standard science” (usually randomized
clinical trials, which are both expensive and nowhere near
the appropriate methodology for many of us) and who do
DEI-related work.
These changes are still in the public comment
period.
The best way to fight is That means the main way we can
fight right now is by submitting public comments and by
calling and emailing our Congresspeople.
TAKE ACTION TODAY!
- Submit
your own public comment here and
express your opposition to these proposed
changes.
- Need help constructing your comment? Check out this
resource from the American Physical Society and over
25 partners from across the sciences.
- Click here
to find your Congressional representatives and contact
them.
In solidarity,
Organizing Committee
Campus Faculty Association
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