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Bich Nguyen :verified:You know 💩 is bad when the nerdy academics usually focused entirely on research are giving interviews and calling out the president by name. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/mozart-math-rarely-speaks-politics-wide-ranging-cuts-science-funding-m-rcna226033" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/mozart-math-rarely-speaks-politics-wide-ranging-cuts-science-funding-m-rcna226033</a><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/biomedical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biomedical</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academia</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/colleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#colleges</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#universities</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/immigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigrant</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

Bich Nguyen :verified:"The Trump administration’s cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding for state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of a state, according to a KFF Health News analysis. Democratic-led states and select blue-leaning cities fought back in court and saw money for public health efforts restored — while GOP-led states sustained big losses."<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/cdc-grant-trump-clawbacks-blue-red-state-comparison/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/cdc-grant-trump-clawbacks-blue-red-state-comparison/</a><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CDC</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#courts</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

NonilexBy accepting the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> & awards, the new documents state, volunteer organizations that help after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disasters</a> must agree to not “operate any program that benefits illegal immigrants or incentivizes illegal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigration</a>.”  That could put groups that provide <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#food</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#housing</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MentalHealth</a> support & other assistance in disaster-stricken <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/states" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#states</a> in the position of having to verify <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aid</a> recipients <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#legal</a> status before providing assistance, experts said.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheCrueltyIsThePoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheCrueltyIsThePoint</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a>

Nick Byrd, Ph.D.🤦‍♂️ “At least 600 <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> projects funded by the <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NIH</a> have been modified…. The most frequently deleted term was ‘diverse,’ [even when it wasn't] <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a>-related, [such as] ‘diverse airborne toxicants’.”“Some <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> up for routine yearly renewals sat in limbo until scientists submitted the revisions. Funding delays at times led to <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#layoffs</a> and disrupted ongoing research.”“In 25 years…, [a scientist] said he had never before been asked to change grant language after an award had been approved.”<a href="https://www.wsj.com/health/scientists-are-removing-dei-language-to-keep-federal-grants-d092833b?st=T9BYx2&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/health/scientists-are-removing-dei-language-to-keep-federal-grants-d092833b?st=T9BYx2&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink</a><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HigherEd</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/edu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#edu</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#policy</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a>

NonilexIn a memo to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Congress</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DOJ</a> said it agrees with a lawsuit attempting to strike down <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> that are reserved for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/colleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#colleges</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#universities</a> where at least ¼ of undergraduates are <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hispanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hispanic</a> or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Latino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Latino</a>. Congress created the program in 1998 after finding Latino students were going to college & graduating at far lower rates than <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/white" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#white</a> students.DOJ ofcls argued the program provides an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unconstitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unconstitutional</a> advantage based on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#race</a> or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethnicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ethnicity</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CognitiveDissonance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CognitiveDissonance</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DOJ</a> declines to defend <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hispanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hispanic</a>-serving <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/colleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#colleges</a>, calling them <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unconstitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unconstitutional</a>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> admin said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Latino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Latino</a> students that is being challenged in court, declaring the government believes the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a> is unconstitutional.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hispanic-colleges-trump-a795fc966590681f41410c2b3e268ac0?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-22-Breaking+News" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/hispanic-colleges-trump-a795fc966590681f41410c2b3e268ac0?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-22-Breaking+News</a>

Bich Nguyen :verified:"The Trump administration has delayed or blocked millions of dollars in federal grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), leaving state and local health departments in the dark, uncertain when or even if they will get money that’s already been appropriated by Congress for key public health initiatives."<a href="https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5460425-uncertainty-cdc-grants-local-health/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5460425-uncertainty-cdc-grants-local-health/</a><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CDC</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/prevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#prevention</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HIV</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/tobacco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tobacco</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/preparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#preparedness</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GunViolence</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HHS</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/OMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OMB</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

Bich Nguyen :verified:"This pretense—that the government can obliterate entire fields of study while standing up for free inquiry—is encapsulated by what’s become a favored bit of MAHA rhetoric: All research is allowed, the administration likes to say, so long as it’s 'scientifically justifiable.'"<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-two-word-phrase-unleashing-chaos-at-the-nih/ar-AA1KOAZv" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-two-word-phrase-unleashing-chaos-at-the-nih/ar-AA1KOAZv</a><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/biomedical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biomedical</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NIH</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HHS</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/sex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sex</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gender</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lgbtq</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transgender</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

Indie Dev CuratorHey <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/indieDevs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indieDevs</a>! A fellow <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/gameDevOfColor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gameDevOfColor</a> acquaintance runs a (almost) monthly <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> writing workshop!It focuses on finding finding grants to making our applications stand out!"Got a dream project in mind but not sure how to fund it?"<a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grant-writing-for-creatives-monthly-tickets-427415861347" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grant-writing-for-creatives-monthly-tickets-427415861347</a>Definitely be worth joining, and the one in September is likely the last one until after October! (and me and 2 others of the <a href="https://mastodon.art/@aldercone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@aldercone</a> crew will be there!!)<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/indieGameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indieGameDev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/indieGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indieGames</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> admin discusses taking 10% stake in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Intel</a> as part of a govt-backed effort to revive the troubled US chipmaker & bolster domestic <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/semiconductor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#semiconductor</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/manufacturing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#manufacturing</a>…The discussion included converting $10.86B in recent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> into equity in Intel, which is worth ~$100B…The proposal would be among the largest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#government</a> interventions in a US company since the rescue of the auto industry after the 2008 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FinancialCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FinancialCrisis</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BailOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BailOut</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#business</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/technology/intel-trump-government-stake.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/technology/intel-trump-government-stake.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</a>

NonilexOn Traverse City’s northern edge, the Northwest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Michigan</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Horticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Horticulture</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Research</a> Center is a 137-acre test <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farm</a>. Run by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MSU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MSU</a> & funded by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> & grower money, it’s where Dr. Nikki Rothwell has spent more than two decades helping orchards survive.…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Farmers</a> lean on her, especially now.On a sticky summer morning, she walked the rows with interns & researchers, testing hardier trees & better fruit.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#agriculture</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FamilyFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FamilyFarms</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#business</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climate</a>

Robert KingettI’m looking up writing grants for slow riders like me, and it’s not at all shocking to me that results are coming up for other countries. There’s actually a large collection of other countries that fund grants for fiction. My country, the US, hates writers, which is partially why grants.gov has nothing for fiction writers. <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Grant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Grant</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Grants</a>

NonilexThe admin has already terminated thousands of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> at agencies like the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NSF</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NIH</a>, including on topics like transgender health, vaccine hesitancy, misinformation & diversity, equity & inclusion.The order could affect emergency relief grants doled out by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FEMA</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicSafety</a> initiatives funded by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DOJ</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> efforts supported by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CDC</a>. Experts say the order is likely to be challenged in court.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BrainDrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrainDrain</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#progress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#idiocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kakistocracy</a>

NonilexThe order requires all <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalAgencies</a>, including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FEMA</a>, the National <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> Foundation [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NSF</a>] & the National Institutes of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Health</a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NIH</a>], to appoint officials responsible for reviewing federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a> opportunities & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a>, so that they “are consistent with agency priorities & the national interest.”It also requires agencies to make it so that current & future federal grants can be terminated at any time—including during the grant period itself.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BrainDrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrainDrain</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#idiocracy</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> executive order gives <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politicians</a> control over all federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a>, alarming <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/researchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#researchers</a>An <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOrder</a> signed by Trump late Thursday aims to give <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#political</a> appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalAgencies</a>. Scientists say it threatens to undermine the process that has helped make the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> the world leader in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#development</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BrainDrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrainDrain</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#progress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#idiocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kakistocracy</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-federal-funding-grants-nih-fema-4b4b6c23a25a8ae3fdc7b43c4586c999" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-federal-funding-grants-nih-fema-4b4b6c23a25a8ae3fdc7b43c4586c999</a>

PrivacyDigestNew <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOrder</a> puts all <a href="https://mas.to/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> under political controlThe order requires that any announcement of funding opportunities be reviewed by the head of the agency or someone they designate, which means a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#political</a> appointee will have the ultimate say over what areas of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> the US funds. Individual grants will also require clearance from a political appointee and "must, where applicable, demonstrably advance the President’s policy priorities." <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maga</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/eo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eo</a> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/new-executive-order-puts-all-grants-under-political-control/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/new-executive-order-puts-all-grants-under-political-control/</a>

Indie Dev CuratorDraknek's New Voices Puzzle Grant applications are open! Luck especially to all of us Global Majority Game Devs!!!<a href="https://grants.draknek.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://grants.draknek.org/</a>"[the grant] ... will be offering $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game devs... This opportunity seeks to support a cohort of developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds from all around the world. The deadline to apply is: September 28th 2025"<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/indieDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indieDev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/GameDevsOfColor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameDevsOfColor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/globalMajority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#globalMajority</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/gameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gameDev</a>

Kathy BrysonWeigh in if you have thoughts! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USDA</a> Opens <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicComment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicComment</a> Period on Department Reorganization Plan <a href="https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/08/01/usda-opens-public-comment-period-department-reorganization-plan" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/08/01/usda-opens-public-comment-period-department-reorganization-plan</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reorganize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reorganize</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decentralize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decentralize</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#agriculture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foodsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foodsafety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foodstamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foodstamps</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ForestService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ForestService</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a>

Shantell PowellAre you a writer based out of Ontario? Literary creation grants are open. <a href="https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/literary-creation-projects-works-for-publication" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/literary-creation-projects-works-for-publication</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Grants</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ontario</a>

NonilexThe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> admin is preparing to terminate $7 billion in federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> intended to help <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LowIncome</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ModerateIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ModerateIncome</a> families install <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solar</a> panels on their homes….The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPA</a> is drafting termination letters to the 60 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonprofit</a> groups & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#state</a> agencies that received the grants under the “Solar for All” program, with the goal of sending the letters by the end of this week….[They want to kill us]<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Climate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CleanEnergy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a>

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