The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has proposed a rewrite of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, the legal framework governing every federal grant to every recipient across every agency in the federal government. This rewrite would replace thoughtful peer/expert review with decisions made by political appointees, directed specifically to award only projects that “…demonstrably advance the President’s policy priorities.”
We, UUC's Climate Action Team, oppose this rewrite. We encourage everyone to submit a brief, unique comment complaining about how the administration’s proposed changes would give political appointees the power to drive decisions regarding every federal grant proposal. The proposed changes would take the decisions out of the hands of subject-matter experts, and would upend how federal grants have been decided since at least the end of WWII, if not earlier. Deadline for comments is July 13, 8:59 p.m. Pacific time.
For guidelines regarding your comment (there are four recommended points to be sure to include) and for directions on how to submit, scroll down to the end of the second article link below.
The first link below focuses on changes to federal funding for science. The second discusses Medicaid, transportation, education, food assistance and more.
- https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed
- https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/this-new-omb-rule-is-bigger-than
We also encourage you to
- contact your elected Congressional representatives.
- spread the word, and
encourage more folks do the same.
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