Dec 11: the next important date after Nov 3! #RAdminSky
OMB's Proposed Rule on Federal Grants Rests on Shaky Legal Ground
If the administration finalizes the rule before litigation is resolved, organizations that compete for federal grants will be left navigating significant…
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October 29, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Dec 11: the next important date after Nov 3! #RAdminSky
#RAdminSky Looking for a co-presenter for 2017 NCURA PRA NOLA w/legal background. DM me.
October 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM
#RAdminSky Looking for a co-presenter for 2017 NCURA PRA NOLA w/legal background. DM me.
#Harvard cases discussed early in show #RAdminSky
At 4pm ET, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social will discuss the preliminary injunction hearing in CNN’s lawsuit against the Trump administration and more.
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, October 9
On Friday, October 9, at 4 p.m. ET, Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes will sit down with Senior Editors Molly Roberts, Anna Bower, Roger Parloff, and E...
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October 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM
#Harvard cases discussed early in show #RAdminSky
ICYMI: If you're submitting a NIH K Award, the DMS Plans are no longer required, effective immediately. You may receive a validation error if you try to include it. We're already receiving reports of some receiving an error. #RAdminsky
For those w/ Active, Pending or preparing K awards/applications: “The purpose of this notice is to update the implementation timeline from October 12, 2027, to effective immediately. Therefore, DMS Plans are no longer required for NIH Career Development (K) awards:”
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-120: Accelerated Implementation of Data Management and Sharing Plan Changes for NIH Career Development (K) Awards
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Accelerated Implementation of Data Management and Sharing Plan Changes for NIH Career Development (K) Awards NOT-OD-26-...
grants.nih.gov
October 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
ICYMI: If you're submitting a NIH K Award, the DMS Plans are no longer required, effective immediately. You may receive a validation error if you try to include it. We're already receiving reports of some receiving an error. #RAdminsky
Tomorrow! 1st Circuit oral arguments scheduled for Oct 5, 9:30 am, Harvard v. DHHS www.ca1.uscourts.gov/calendar-inf... #RAdminSky
Calendar Information | First Circuit | United States Court of Appeals
www.ca1.uscourts.gov
October 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Tomorrow! 1st Circuit oral arguments scheduled for Oct 5, 9:30 am, Harvard v. DHHS www.ca1.uscourts.gov/calendar-inf... #RAdminSky
At least you do not need to also be a Research Administrator #RAdminSky
September 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM
At least you do not need to also be a Research Administrator #RAdminSky
Please disregard now #RAdminSky
Science peeps: Looks like SciENcv updated the digital certificate used to sign Biosketch and Current & Pending documents without notification. The old certificate expires Saturday, September 26, 2026.
SciENcv docs before that date may fail validation in eRA Commons delaying or blocking submission.
SciENcv docs before that date may fail validation in eRA Commons delaying or blocking submission.
September 30, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Please disregard now #RAdminSky
I see many more posts with the #RAdminsky hashtag than the one without the "n."
February 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I see many more posts with the #RAdminsky hashtag than the one without the "n."
Several canceled grant programs (CCI, LSAMP) are now showing up on grants.gov. Are the grants really back, or were RFPs released with no intention of funding these programs? Any thoughts appreciated. #radminsky
June 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Several canceled grant programs (CCI, LSAMP) are now showing up on grants.gov. Are the grants really back, or were RFPs released with no intention of funding these programs? Any thoughts appreciated. #radminsky
Research Administrators in higher education, are you experiencing layoffs in your department? Are downsizing discussions underway? #radminsky
May 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Research Administrators in higher education, are you experiencing layoffs in your department? Are downsizing discussions underway? #radminsky
Scoop: DOGE now controls how grant opportunities get posted across government.
DOGE engineer removed users’ permissions to post to Grants-dot-gov without telling them. Now requests flow thru DOGE-controlled mailbox.
with @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social + @hannahnatanson.bsky.social
DOGE engineer removed users’ permissions to post to Grants-dot-gov without telling them. Now requests flow thru DOGE-controlled mailbox.
with @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social + @hannahnatanson.bsky.social
DOGE takes over federal grants website, wresting control of billions
A DOGE engineer removed users’ access to grants.gov, threatening to further slow the process of awarding thousands of federal grants per year.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today's NEH email: "NEH is currently preparing guidance, instructions, and a grant reinstatement form for affected award recipients. NEH will share additional information as it becomes available. Please continue to monitor your eGMS Reach account for forthcoming updates and instructions." #RAdminSky
June 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Today's NEH email: "NEH is currently preparing guidance, instructions, and a grant reinstatement form for affected award recipients. NEH will share additional information as it becomes available. Please continue to monitor your eGMS Reach account for forthcoming updates and instructions." #RAdminSky
Thanks Laura!! #RAdminSky
For everyone trying to login to eGMS Reach to see their NEH message, it just says that they are notifying us of the court’s Opinion and Order — “NEH will update you with further information as it becomes available.”
May 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Thanks Laura!! #RAdminSky
As some of you may know... we're down $5m and may or may not ever claw any of it back. So, we're writing new grants.
If anyone would be willing to share a funded application for
- NSF CAREER or NIH DP2 that is 100% dry lab-based
- NSF BIO Capacity: Infrastructure
I will owe you a coffee forever!
If anyone would be willing to share a funded application for
- NSF CAREER or NIH DP2 that is 100% dry lab-based
- NSF BIO Capacity: Infrastructure
I will owe you a coffee forever!
April 28, 2026 at 2:21 PM
NEW: NSF has been funding research at a fraction of its historic rate. Last week, the agency finally began distributing money to its directorates and is now likely to pick up the grantmaking pace.
But these allocations also amount to substantial cuts across the sciences. My reporting:
But these allocations also amount to substantial cuts across the sciences. My reporting:
Delays have kept new NSF grants to a trickle — that could be about to change
The agency is finally ready to distribute a spate of new grants, but it is also preparing substantial cuts to areas such as biological and social sciences.
www.nature.com
April 23, 2026 at 6:23 PM
We've released a major update to our #NIH tracking at Grant Witness. We now publish a complete, multi-source history of events to track the complex administrative and legal history of each grant.
grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...
grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...
April 8, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Wow, didn't have this one on my bingo card. #RAdminSky
Notification of the end of continuous submission and updating the late submission policy.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-064: Update of NIH Late Application Submission Policy and End of Continuous Submission
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Update of NIH Late Application Submission Policy and End of Continuous Submission NOT-OD-26-064. NIH
grants.nih.gov
March 31, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Wow, didn't have this one on my bingo card. #RAdminSky
Scientists: if you have pursued/secured philanthropic funding in the wake of federal research funding cuts, I want to talk to you.
Reposts appreciated!
Reposts appreciated!
February 17, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Been a rough year for federally funded scientists, and I hate to add another tab to this spreadsheet. So far, the shutdown has resulted in cancellation of 161 CSR study sections. 🧪https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lLEx14q7HKrlYahQYJaN6aHKpMqSMJwX4aenyL5g_ZU/edit?usp=sharing
2025 Study section tracking
docs.google.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here is a plot in terms of PROJECTS rather than dollars. I am using projects rather than awards so that projects that received supplements do not get double-counted.
While the FY25 curve is improving, it seems that the number of funded projects will drop by 3000-4000 compared with FY24.
While the FY25 curve is improving, it seems that the number of funded projects will drop by 3000-4000 compared with FY24.
September 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
If you weren't angry enough already, here are the rates of non-competitive renewals through May.
4008 Non-competitive renewals were due to be funded in May.
The total funded was 99!
Some is due to terminations, but most is due to slow grant making due to DOGE review and other impediments.
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4008 Non-competitive renewals were due to be funded in May.
The total funded was 99!
Some is due to terminations, but most is due to slow grant making due to DOGE review and other impediments.
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June 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM