{"id":37988,"date":"2025-08-04T13:05:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/?p=37988"},"modified":"2025-08-07T13:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:06:17","slug":"usda-reveals-america-first-approach-to-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/usda-reveals-america-first-approach-to-science\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA reveals \u2018America First\u2019 approach to science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/sm-1078-014.pdf\">memo<\/a>\u00a0last month that may be an indicator of things to come, the USDA announced that it will \u2018<strong>place America First in provisioning all USDA funds<\/strong>\u2019 and begin reviewing all contracts and grants for interaction with foreign entities. The memo also requires recipients of USDA funding to disclose any association with foreign entities and \u2018certify they are not party to a malign foreign talent recruitment program\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>This directive is consistent with both the USDA\u2019s efforts to increase security around the American food supply and the Trump Administration\u2019s efforts to restrict funding to foreign entities. It is also aligned with efforts across the \u00a0government,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2025\/07\/29\/nih-trump-bhattacharya-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including at NIH<\/a>, to reduce &#8220;ideological research.&#8221; We\u2019ll keep watching this issue closely, as it may be a precursor to similar moves by other funding agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a\u00a0memo\u00a0last month that may be an indicator of things to come, the USDA announced that it will \u2018place America First in provisioning all USDA funds\u2019 and begin reviewing all contracts and grants for interaction with foreign entities. 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