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Join me in the Scarborough main conference room on this week or on zoom: Tuesday June 2 and Thursday June 4 8:00am-8:30am https://maine.zoom.us/j/4625543963 If you are joining in person in the main conf room in Scarborough, mats are available in the lobby closet. Come early to make yourself a space for practice.

 Thanks to Carolyn Elliott-Farino and Susan Santangelo for this contribution! Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule by Elizabeth Ginexi Federal Register, May 29, 2026 | Docket OMB-2026-0034 | Comment Deadline: ~July 13, 2026 https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2026-10817/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance 1. Political Appointees Take Control of Grant Awards (§200.205) This is arguably the most consequential change in the rule. Senior political appointees, rather than career scientists or program officers, would now be required to conduct a “pre-issuance review” of every discretionary grant before it is awarded. These appointees are explicitly forbidden from deferring to peer reviewers or routinely ratifying their recommendations. The criteria they must apply include blocking awards that touch on denial of “the sex binary in humans,” illegal immigration, or anything deemed to “promote anti-American values.” The rule also re...