Defend Public Health urges action against OMB rule politicizing federal grant reviews
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This article is an advocacy call-to-action from Defend Public Health urging readers to oppose a proposed OMB rule that would shift expert review of federal grants to political appointees. It provides instructions for submitting public comments and contacting members of Congress before a July 13th, 2026 deadline, and asks readers to enlist others to join the effort.
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· 5 pulledA proposed rule from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks to take expert review of federal grants out of the hands of experts and put it into the hands of political appointees.
This rule could politicize anything from a state's ability to fix roads or fund nutrition programs to scientific research.
We need as many people as possible to file public comments and write to Congress in order to stop this rule.
Please join Defend Public Health in fighting this rule by sending a comment by July 13th, 2026 and sending a letter to your elected representatives.
We promise--it's easy!
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