{"id":38179,"date":"2025-03-05T18:07:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T18:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/?p=38179"},"modified":"2025-09-03T21:19:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T20:19:31","slug":"us-science-agencies-and-grant-funding-in-disarray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/us-science-agencies-and-grant-funding-in-disarray\/","title":{"rendered":"US science agencies and grant funding in disarray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first month of the Trump Administration has been marked by\u00a0<strong>staff cuts, funding freezes and a broad re-evaluation of the US government\u2019s approach to science, science communications and funding<\/strong>. The full impact of these actions is unclear, and most are currently subject to legal challenges. Significant actions include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rdworldonline.com\/nsf-layoffs-in-2025-deep-budget-cuts-headed-for-u-s-research-sector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Multiple<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.aip.org\/fyi\/science-agencies-brace-for-mass-layoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">firings<\/a>\u00a0across the government (with some staff\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/04\/us\/politics\/cdc-firings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">then<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/meritalk.com\/articles\/nsf-reinstating-probationary-workers-following-court-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reinstated<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Freezes in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.aip.org\/fyi\/trump-spending-freezes-sow-confusion-among-researchers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funding<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/healthcare-pharmaceuticals\/trump-administration-loophole-snags-us-research-grants-lyme-lung-disease-2025-02-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grant<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.aip.org\/fyi\/week-of-feb-3-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reviews<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scrutiny on any\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-025-00365-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funding<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/trump-takes-giant-wrecking-ball-to-us-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">related<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.aip.org\/fyi\/science-agencies-disband-dei-initiatives-in-response-to-trump-orders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEI<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.aip.org\/fyi\/week-of-feb-10-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cut in \u201cindirect costs\u201d<\/a>\u00a0(which helps fund library services, amongst other things)<\/li>\n<li>Efforts to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2025\/02\/13\/nx-s1-5297177\/cdc-scientists-publications-trump-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">limit<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zmescience.com\/science\/trump-is-ordering-a-sweeping-censorship-of-science-starting-with-climate-and-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scientific<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/healthcare-pharmaceuticals\/fda-staffers-told-that-woman-disabled-among-banned-words-white-house-says-its-an-2025-02-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">communication<\/a><\/li>\n<li>And\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/science\/2025\/02\/06\/science-trump-orders-dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other policy changes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019ll keep monitoring the situation and engaging with policymakers and other stakeholders to support the research community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first month of the Trump Administration has been marked by\u00a0staff cuts, funding freezes and a broad re-evaluation of the US government\u2019s approach to science, science communications and funding. The full impact of these actions is unclear, and most are currently subject to legal challenges. Significant actions include: Multiple\u00a0firings\u00a0across the government (with some staff\u00a0then\u00a0reinstated) Freezes&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,102,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-policy-advocacy","category-policy-briefing","category-us"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>US science agencies and grant funding in disarray - STM Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/us-science-agencies-and-grant-funding-in-disarray\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"US science agencies and grant funding in disarray - STM Association\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The first month of the Trump Administration has been marked by\u00a0staff cuts, funding freezes and a broad re-evaluation of the US government\u2019s approach to science, science communications and funding. 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