US researchers are opposing political veto powers over individual grants👇
It's not just their fight. They supported our calls for changing our ARC legislation in 2023. It worked, but Liberals, Nationals & One Nation have vowed to reinstate political veto powers here.
Support your US colleagues!
BREAKING:
New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion".
#standupforscience
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf
