IT WORKED! Thousands of Americans sent letters to their senators, and this weekend the Senate passed its version of the government funding bill, including a pause on the OMB rule that would hand political appointees control over federal science grants.
The pause runs through
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- The Senate is about to vote on a bill that blocks political appointees from taking control of federal science grants — including NASA, NIH, and NSF. A YES vote keeps that block in place. Tell your senators to vote YES through this easy-to-use form. It takes 30 seconds. Already
- 🚨 URGENT ADVOCACY ACTION. We can pause a harmful rewrite of science grant rules, but only if enough of us speak up THIS WEEK. 🚨 OMB proposed a rewrite of the rules that govern how research grants get administered. That rewrite would give political appointees more power to
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