NAGT Action on OMB proposed rule on Grant Oversight

Dear [[firstname]],

NAGT has received communications from several of our members and from our partner organizations regarding new rules on Grant Oversight being proposed by the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The proposed rules could have a significant impact on the awarding of federal grants from all agencies.

According to the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the implemented rule would:

• Give political appointees veto power over peer review,
• Allow the government to cancel active grants mid-project with minimal justification,
• Ban entire categories of science from federal funding, 
• Restrict researchers' ability to publish their work and attend scientific conferences

More information can be found here:

• Science article
• Nature article
• AGU commentary

Take Action

Multiple comments are allowed. The action pages include additional background information and guidance on developing a comment.

• A template for developing a personalized comment (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 18kB Jun30 26) created by NAGT Media Editor Cheryl Manning
• AGU Action Center
• GSA Action Alert
• AGI Letter with links to proposed rule and comment submission (Acrobat (PDF) 149kB Jun30 26)
• Union of Concerned Scientists action page
• AFT/AAUP action page
• Direct link to the Federal Register comment page
• Share your comments with your Congresspeople