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Policy & Advocacy
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Inside the meeting: Best practices for engaging policymakers
In this free webinar, participants will learn how to plan and conduct a successful congressional meeting from start to finish.January 14, 2026 -
NIH to review grant proposals frozen, denied, or withdrawn because of Trump directives
The agency will evaluate each application “in good faith” using its standard processes, stated a joint stipulation filed with plaintiff scientists and several groups representing them.December 30, 2025 -
Federal appeals court upholds ruling blocking NIH cap on research overhead payments
A three-judge panel of a Federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling blocking NIH from implementing a 15 percent flat rate for F&A costs on research awards.January 5, 2026 -
US Congress returns to finish FY 2026 spending bills
The nine outstanding spending bills for FY 2026 include the Labor, Health and Humans Services, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Energy and Water spending bills for which FASEB has funding recommendations.January 7, 2026 -
Trump’s ‘Compact’ faces broad opposition from US universities
The administration's proposed Compact offers preferential access to federal research funding in exchange for adopting policy commitments such as prohibiting consideration of race or sex in admissions, capping international student enrollment, and restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Several top US universities have rejected it.November 13, 2025 -
FASEB leadership discusses strategies to advance science in turbulent times
Outcomes of the Symposium’s proceedings will be used to inform the development of FASEB positions and responses to Requests for Information, as well as its advocacy on Capitol Hill.November 13, 2025 -
FASEB’s Advocacy Town Hall Meetings
Join FASEB’s Advocacy Town Hall Meetings—a recurring, virtual space where researchers and advocates come together twice a month (first and third Tuesday from noon to 1 pm ET).January 6, 2026 -
Timeline of Administration Actions: Impacting Medical and Public Health Research
Research!America has created a timeline of administrative actions since January 20, 2025 that have impacted medical research.October 23, 2025 -
Congress fails to pass continuing resolution resulting in government shutdown
How long this shutdown will last depends on reaching a bipartisan agreement on the continuing resolution, since it will take more time to sign the FY 2026 spending bills into law.October 9, 2025 -
FASEB urges Congress and the President to end the government shutdown
FASEB, of which GSA is a member, issued a statement encouraging Congress and the president to reach an immediate agreement to end the government shutdown and pass a short-term continuing resolution to temporarily fund federal agencies while negotiations continue on the unfinished FY 2026 appropriations bills.October 1, 2025 -
Trump’s Harvard cuts threaten fruit fly database
The Trump administration rescinded a grant that maintained FlyBase, a pillar of global basic research, as part of its broader $2.2 billion funding cuts at Harvard.September 15, 2025