[Sehefac] Fwd: Proposed Changes to Federal Funding Regulations

[dana.simmons at ucr.edu]

Dear SEHE friends,
Many or all of you may have received this email from the UC Council of
Faculty Associations. This is super important for any researcher receiving
federal funding. There is a template for making a comment attached to the
email, and I encourage you to submit one.
With thanks and many good wishes for the end of this very intense academic
year.
Dana

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From: Riverside Faculty Association <info at ucrfa.org>
Date: Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Subject: Proposed Changes to Federal Funding Regulations
To: <danasim at ucr.edu>


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Riverside Faculty Association

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Dear Colleagues,



We have recently become aware of a proposal from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) that you can read here:
<https://www.solidarity.tech/ahoy/messages/qsIyDq0UAf6UWKDWaBBqHoGa3q4wCZgi/click?signature=148180dbfeb437868a1f8cbae751785b27461934&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.regulations.gov%2Fdocument%2FOMB-2026-0034-0001>
https://www.regulations.gov/document/OMB-2026-0034-0001
<https://www.solidarity.tech/ahoy/messages/qsIyDq0UAf6UWKDWaBBqHoGa3q4wCZgi/click?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.regulations.gov%2Fdocument%2FOMB-2026-0034-0001&signature=148180dbfeb437868a1f8cbae751785b27461934>
.



The proposed changes are harmful because they destabilize the value of
scientific peer review for grants. Peer review has been an important
cornerstone of US scientific research for decades. OMB is proposing to make
peer review merely advisory in federal funding.



Further, the proposal would allow grants to be canceled at any moment. “If
finalized, this revision will further ensure that Federal agencies retain
ongoing programmatic discretion after an award is made, consistent with
law, to terminate a discretionary award that is not effective at achieving
program goals or Federal agency priorities, or that an agency otherwise
determines is no longer in the Federal Government's interest.”



We encourage you to make a public comment on this proposal. You can make a
comment through July 13 at this direct link:

<https://www.solidarity.tech/ahoy/messages/qsIyDq0UAf6UWKDWaBBqHoGa3q4wCZgi/click?signature=26306cf5124c9d94b00f815c185baab1e4d1f657&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.regulations.gov%2Fcommenton%2FOMB-2026-0034-0001>
https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/OMB-2026-0034-0001
<https://www.solidarity.tech/ahoy/messages/qsIyDq0UAf6UWKDWaBBqHoGa3q4wCZgi/click?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.regulations.gov%2Fcommenton%2FOMB-2026-0034-0001&signature=26306cf5124c9d94b00f815c185baab1e4d1f657>
.



For more information from a respected scientist, Dr. Elizabeth Ginexi, who
worked at the National Institute of Health for over 20 years:
<https://www.solidarity.tech/ahoy/messages/qsIyDq0UAf6UWKDWaBBqHoGa3q4wCZgi/click?signature=98d1c5415f68679f1cae7c2ad4248c45fa10617f&url=https%3A%2F%2Felizabethginexi.substack.com%2Fp%2Fsummary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed>
https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed
<https://www.solidarity.tech/ahoy/messages/qsIyDq0UAf6UWKDWaBBqHoGa3q4wCZgi/click?url=https%3A%2F%2Felizabethginexi.substack.com%2Fp%2Fsummary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed&signature=98d1c5415f68679f1cae7c2ad4248c45fa10617f>
.



Finally, attached is a Word document template from Dr. Jeremy Berg, another
respected scientist who worked at the NIH for over 20 years. He summarizes
the problems with the proposal in detail and provides wording you can use
for your comment.



Sincerely,

The RFA Board
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