A PNAS study reveals NIH grant terminations disproportionately hit women and junior researchers. The data exposes how blunt funding cuts deepen structural inequities in science.
As federal grant cuts devastate nonprofits, foundations are deploying emergency funds at unprecedented speed. The math does not add up — but the strategies emerging from the crisis might.
Q1 2026 saw $242 billion flow to AI startups — more than every VC dollar invested in 2019. Meanwhile, NSF faces a proposed 55% cut and NIH success rates hit a 30-year low. How the AI funding chasm is reshaping research strategy for academic scientists and small businesses.
ARPA-H PROSPR program funds seven research teams up to $144M to develop the first clinical trials targeting biological aging itself, testing rapamycin analogs, semaglutide, and retrotransposon inhibitors.
GSA proposed rule requiring DEI compliance certifications for federal grants drew 22,000 comments and opposition from every major higher education group. Legal experts warn of existential False Claims Act risk.
A Nature poll finds three-quarters of American scientists are considering working abroad. ERC applications from U.S. researchers have tripled. France and the EU pledged €500 million to recruit them. Inside the brain drain reshaping global science — and what it means for grant strategy.
Johns Hopkins is tapping its $13.2 billion endowment for $150K researcher grants. Yale allocated $4 million for displaced grad students. A growing wave of university bridge funding programs is reshaping how researchers survive federal cuts — and how PIs should position themselves.
The Genesis Mission is pouring $320 million into AI while nuclear physics grants fall 18% and a program merger threatens to subsume an entire discipline. What researchers outside AI need to know.
While science funding cuts dominate headlines, the FY2027 budget proposes a $15.8 billion cut to HHS, eliminates hospital preparedness and family planning programs, cuts CDC by $3 billion, and consolidates behavioral health grants into a $4.5 billion mega-block-grant. The definitive breakdown for public health grant seekers.
HUD tried to slash permanent supportive housing funding from 90% to 30% of Continuum of Care grants. Federal courts in Rhode Island and the First Circuit stopped it. What the ruling means for housing-first policy, communities across 21 states, and organizations that depend on CoC funding.
Awards slashed by half, life sciences applicants rejected at 95%, and the White House steering which fields get funded. How the GRFP went from funding the person to funding the priority.
The Community Services Block Grant serves 10.7 million Americans through nearly 1,000 local agencies at $72 per person. The President wants to eliminate it entirely. Here is what is at stake.
After 14 months of lawsuits, court rulings, and congressional action, the Trump administration dropped its fight to cap university research overhead at 15%. Here is what happened and what comes next.
Congress passed the most sweeping SBIR/STTR overhaul in a decade. With $30M awards, new security vetting, and proposal caps arriving by summer 2026, small businesses need to move now.
Nearly 30 percent of ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds remain unspent with an immovable December 2026 deadline. Here is the compliance playbook for avoiding clawbacks.
FEMA has delayed $11 billion in Public Assistance reimbursements to 45 states while its Disaster Relief Fund nears depletion. What local governments and nonprofits need to do right now.
PCORI launched five simultaneous research funding tracks with $120 million in direct costs for pragmatic studies. Why this non-NIH funder deserves a place in your grant strategy.
GSA wants 222,760 federal funding recipients to certify they have no DEI programs. Universities with thousands of active grants face potential False Claims Act exposure. Here is what the requirement says, what it means, and how to prepare.
The administration is investing $1 billion in regenerative agriculture while proposing $4.9 billion in USDA cuts. Farmers and ag researchers face a funding landscape where priorities are shifting faster than programs can adapt.
The Trump administration is renegotiating $33 billion in CHIPS Act grants, demanding equity stakes in Intel, Samsung, and TSMC. With only 24 of 161 milestones completed and applications still open, here is what the new terms mean for semiconductor manufacturers and supply chain companies.
The Community Services Block Grant faces elimination in Trump FY2027 budget while $810M in current funds sit frozen. What 10 million low-income Americans and 1,000+ community action agencies need to know.
DOE operations now consume more budget than research grants. Nuclear physics grants are down 18 percent. Researchers had six weeks to prepare $293 million in Genesis proposals. The AI pivot is reshaping who gets funded and who gets left behind.
HHS froze CCDF, TANF, and Social Services Block Grant funding to five states over fraud allegations. With litigation ongoing and new verification requirements in place, child care providers and family service organizations need a survival plan.
NSF terminated 1,752 grants worth $1.4B, lost its director, and overhauled merit review — all in 12 months. What the new rules mean for your next proposal and how to adapt.
Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, and California are launching billion-dollar state research funds as NIH uncertainty grows. What this new funding landscape means for researchers seeking grants.
New Candid/ABFE research confirms that 2020 racial justice funding pledges produced only temporary gains for large Black-led nonprofits and nothing for smaller ones. What went wrong and how organizations can build durable funding.
CMS is funding up to 30 organizations to test whole-person preventive care for Medicare beneficiaries. LOI due April 10. What MAHA ELEVATE covers, who qualifies, and how to compete.
EO 14332 requires political appointees to approve every discretionary grant, adds termination-for-convenience clauses, and restricts funding for entire categories of research. A strategic breakdown for researchers and nonprofits.
NSF is funding AI coordination hubs in all 56 states and territories — up to $3M each. How TechAccess AI-Ready America works, who qualifies, and why this is the largest federal AI workforce investment outside defense.
The OpenAI Foundation committed $1 billion in 2026 grants across health, AI safety, and community programs — a 130x increase from 2024. What the money means for researchers, who qualifies, and why governance questions loom.
Starting July 1, 2026, Pell Grants expand to short-term workforce programs for the first time. The rules, accountability requirements, state approval process, and what training providers need to know before the deadline.
Q1 2026 shattered venture funding records with $300 billion deployed globally — 80% to AI. Meanwhile, federal non-defense AI R&D sits at $3.3 billion, a fraction of what the National Security Commission recommended. What the great divergence means for grant-funded researchers.
A federal judge vacated NSF's 15% overhead cap. Congress blocked it in FY2026 appropriations. The FY2027 budget proposes it again for NIH. The fight over indirect costs is the most consequential — and least understood — battle in federal research funding.
The FY2027 budget request slashes NSF by 55%, NASA science by 47%, EPA by 52%, and targets three NIH institutes for elimination — while boosting defense to $1.5 trillion. Agency-by-agency breakdown and what grant seekers should do now.
ARPA-H awarded $144M across 7 research teams to run the first clinical trials treating aging as a condition — not a disease. How PROSPR reshapes longevity funding and what grant seekers in biotech, academia, and health tech should know.
GSA is requiring 222,760 organizations to certify DEI compliance through SAM.gov or risk False Claims Act exposure. How the new certification reshapes federal grant strategy for universities, nonprofits, and research institutions.