STAT+: Trump executive order seeks to centralize control of grantmaking under political appointees
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A sweeping new executive order seeks to transform how the federal government awards billions of dollars in research grants by giving President Trump\u2019s political appointees unprecedented power over the projects agencies fund.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The order<\/a> issued Thursday night, titled \u201cImproving Oversight Of Federal Grantmaking,\u201d aims to fundamentally rewrite the rules that for decades have guided grant decisions. Instead of experts and career civil servants setting funding decisions and priorities, the order places that authority with presidential appointees who, in coordination with the White House, are directed to use their \u201cindependent judgment\u201d and \u201cadvance the President\u2019s policy priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n The executive power grab, which experts expect to be challenged in court, is likely to have massive and immediate impacts on the daily operations of American science.<\/p>\n Continue to STAT+ to read the full story\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n