Politics
Proposed Federal Regulation on Grantmaking
A proposed federal regulation would politicize the process of awarding federal grants, shifting it from a merit-based system to one controlled by political appointees. Critics argue this could undermine scientific and expert-driven decision-making.
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The Hill
The proposed federal regulation would shift the process of awarding federal grants from a merit-based, apolitical, expert-driven system to a partisan political one, allowing political appointees in the Trump administration to deny or terminate virtually any grant at any time for any reason -or no re
2026-07-09 17:00 UTC