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Which #science fields were the winners and losers for federal funding? Find out here, in this excellent piece by @snapcoalition.bsky.social members @bdavisbio.bsky.social and Becca Blynn on the #SciencePolicy in a SNAP blog!

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The Appropriations Rollercoaster: Which Sciences Won and Lost?
Written by SNAP members Brendon Davis and Becca Blyn
medium.com
March 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM
sculdiva.bsky.social
#science #FedFunding #resist
mayorwu.boston.gov Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · Feb 20
The City of Boston is leading 40+ mayors, cities, and counties in an amicus brief against the Trump Administration's drastic and illegal cuts to federal research funding—cuts that will lead to immediate job losses nationwide.
COALITION OF MAYORS ACROSS U.S. FILE AMICUS BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S DRASTIC CUTS TO FEDERAL RESEARCH FUNDING Led by the City of Boston, MA, City of Cleveland, OH, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, TN, the Mayor of Gainesville, FL, and the Mayor of Salt Lake City, UT, over 40 mayors, cities, and counties argue that NIH cuts will cause job losses, economic disruption, and undermine U.S. competitiveness BOSTON - Thursday, February 20, 2025 - Late yesterday, Mayor Michelle Wu co-led a coalition of Mayors from across the United States in writing and filing an amicus brief in federal district court in Boston to stop the Trump Administration's drastic and illegal cuts to federal research funding and immediate job losses in cities nationwide. Over 40 mayors, cities, and counties from across the country joined the brief. These cities are home to universities and hospitals that employ hundreds of thousands of Americans in cutting edge medical and scientific research, and the federally-funded research in these communities has made the United States the global leader in scientific discovery. The brief seeks a temporary restraining order against the Trump Administration, alongside the research universities, medical schools, hospitals, and 22 states that are plaintiffs in the three cases filed last week in federal district court. “For decades, Congress has made a clear choice to use federally-funded research to invest in cities, build a broadly-distributed infrastructure for scientific discovery, create jobs, and drive economic growth in communities across the United States,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “We join with cities across the country – in red states, purple states, and blue states – to stop this illegal action that will cause layoffs, lab closures, and undermine scientific progress in American cities. I thank Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell for her leadership on behalf of the research institutions of Boston.” This amicus brief is in response to the abrupt February 7, 2025 announcement by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of an immediate reduction in funding for scientific and medical research institutions across the country. Under the NIH’s new policy, which temporarily went into effect on Monday, February 10, payments for indirect costs reimbursed to research universities would be capped at 15%, down from 30-70%. The brief makes clear that NIH funding cuts would devastate research institutions in cities across the county, cause job losses, create severe economic disruption, and undermine a critical pillar of strength and civic pride in cities across the United States. The cuts would also undermine critical medical and scientific research that residents are counting on, including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, and jeopardize the cities’ and country’s position of global leadership on scientific advancement. “The Gainesville community depends on this highly efficient, dependable investment of our tax dollars back into our city’s innovation economy,” said Harvey L. Ward, Mayor, City of Gainesville, Florida. “I’m glad to join other mayors in highlighting the vital role NIH funding plays in the lives of everyday hardworking American families.” “The breadth and diversity of this coalition highlights the devastating and widespread impact of these NIH funding changes, from Alzheimer’s research to cancer clinical trials,” said Jill Habig, Founder and CEO of Public Rights Project. “We’re proud to partner with mayors, cities, and counties in opposing this threat to critical federal funding and the health and vitality of our communities.” On Monday, February 10th, twenty two states and associations of medical schools, hospitals, and universities, filed three related cases, and secured a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump Administration from slashing the reimbursement rates. That initial order will be revisited this week in a hearing scheduled for Feb. 21. The Public Rights Project served as amici counsel. The full list of mayors, cities and counties who joined the brief is below. Local Governments and Mayors City of Boston, Massachusetts City of Cleveland, Ohio Harvey L. Ward, Mayor, City of Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee Erin Mendenhall, Mayor, City of Salt Lake City, Utah City of Alameda, California City of Albuquerque, New Mexico Allegheny County, Pennsylvania City of Baltimore, Maryland Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Mayor, City of Burlington, Vermont Township of Canton, Michigan Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina City of Chicago, Illinois Sandra Welch, Mayor, City of Coconut Creek, Florida City of Columbus, Ohio City of Easthampton, Massachusetts Daniel Biss, Mayor, City of Evanston, Illinois City of Fairfax, Virginia Harris County, Texas Ravinder S. Bhalla, Mayor, City of Hoboken, New Jersey Quinton Lucas, Mayor, Kansas City, Missouri Indya Kincannon, Mayor, City of Knoxville, Tennessee City of Madison, Wisconsin Jeff Silvestrini, Mayor, City of Millcreek, Utah Anissa Welch, Mayor, City of Milton, Wisconsin Montgomery County, Maryland City of New Haven, Connecticut Dontae Payne, Mayor, City of Olympia, Washington Adrian O. Mapp, Mayor, City of Plainfield, New Jersey Sue Noack, Mayor, City of Pleasant Hill, California City of Pittsburgh and Ed Gainey, Mayor, City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania City of Providence, Rhode Island John Clark, Mayor, Town of Ridgway, Colorado City of Rochester, New York City of Sacramento, California City and County of San Francisco, California City of Santa Monica, California Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor, City of Statesville, North Carolina Lisa Brown, Mayor, City of Spokane, Washington Tishaura O. Jones, Mayor, City of St. Louis, Missouri City of St. Paul, Minnesota Dennis R. McBride, Mayor, City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
February 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
opposition22.bsky.social
Chevalier supports universal housing, stronger tenant protections, fedfunding to build more social housing,
healthcare,
campaign finance, corporate power, immigration,
policing and public safety. Don’t let repcons dictate. If moderates can’t defend these maybe they’re the ones that shouldn’t run.
July 23, 2026 at 11:26 PM
nyscomptroller.bsky.social
A strong federal-state partnership supports many essential services NYers rely on. The restructuring of this relationship is complex and could have dramatic effects on things you or your neighbors depend on, like health care, food security & public schools. What concerns you about #fedfunding?
Federal Funding and New York
The budget resolutions passed by the 119th Congress will lead to a dramatic restructuring of the federal⁠⁠-⁠⁠state⁠ ⁠relationship. This online resource focuses on federal funding and how it supports s...
www.osc.ny.gov
July 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
laureldelaney.bsky.social
Where's the funding for women business owners? www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2025/08/ever... #womenbusinessowners #womenentrepreneurs #funding #fedfunding #supportwomen #escapefromcorporateAmerica
Everything For a Small Business Is Urgent: Where's the Funding For Women Business Owners?
Women's business centers are essential to ensuring women entrepreneurs can start, grow and sustain businesses that strengthen local economie...
www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
indivisible455.bsky.social
Tell Your Democratic Senator(s) to Make Sure Schumer Doesn't Hand Trump a Blank Check…
#FedFunding #Healthcare
Tell Your Democratic Senator(s) to Make Sure Schumer Doesn't Hand Trump a Blank Check
Federal government funding runs out on September 30—and Republicans need Democratic votes to clear the filibuster and avoid a government shutdown. Democrats have a strong hand to play. They must use i...
act.indivisible.org
September 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
noellesullivan.bsky.social
President George W. Bush in 2008, showcasing the #PresidentsMalariaInitiative in Tanzania. All others in this pic worked in the public Tanzanian healthcare sector, or in the local government, save 1. Me. What brought me there was only possible because of the US Government. #FLAS #FedFunding /1
President George W. Bush with Tanzanian health care workers & a grad student anthropologist in Tanzania in 2008. Photo courtesy of Eric Draper, White House photographer.
August 14, 2025 at 3:52 AM
imagine-pacific.bsky.social
www.imagine-pacific.com/2025/04/imsp...

🌪️ IMSPARK: Resilience Without Abandonment🌪️

Labels: #ClimateEquity, #DisasterJustice, #EmergencyManagement, #FedFunding, #FEMA, #IMSPARK, #VulnerablePopulations
🌪️ IMSPARK: Resilience Without Abandonment🌪️
Social justice, Digital Equity, Poverty, Accessible Technology, Marginalized communities, Pacific, COFA, Veterans, Low-Income, Affordable housing
www.imagine-pacific.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
imagine-pacific.bsky.social
www.imagine-pacific.com/2025/03/imsp...

💰IMSPARKS: Funding as a Long-Term Investment, No Shortcuts💰

Labels: #CommunityEmpowerment, #DOGE, #FedFunding, #GeopoliticalStability, #IMSPARK, #PacificResilience, #PublicHealth, #StrategicInvestment
💰IMSPARKS: Funding as a Long-Term Investment, No Shortcuts💰
Social justice, Digital Equity, Poverty, Accessible Technology, Marginalized communities, Pacific, COFA, Veterans, Low-Income, Affordable housing
www.imagine-pacific.com
March 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
eberhardt1.bsky.social
And their own base was sending them all death threats and Mango Mussolini breaking the law again, threatening to pull all FedFunding if they don't do what he wants.
December 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
17x2lizards.bsky.social
Construction of $16 billion rail tunnel, biggest transportation infrastructure project in US, had come to a halt earlier in the day, 4 mos after Trump suspended its fedfunding

Southern Dist of NY Judge ordered fed gov't to unlock billions in fed grants to program, as case proceeds through courts
February 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
plumber4america.bsky.social
Reddit📢 federal employees spilling the tea. This is public record and we're the public. #Medicaid #earlystart #fedfunding #shutdown
January 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM