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Medical, scientific associations oppose new grant rules

OMB’s proposed changes to federal grants rules have drawn vehement opposition from medical, scientific and higher education organizations. Many of the agency’s proposed revisions are intended to implement various executive orders from President Donald Trump.Sudip Parikh, CEO of the $129 million-revenue American Association for the Advancement of Science, said in a June statement that the proposed rules represent “a brazen power grab by the director of the Office of Management and Budget to buck the will of Congress and the American people and will make future discoveries less likely. … If this rule becomes final, Americans’ hopes for future cures, national security and… Read More