<h4>Share your story: Impacts on your research</h4>
<blockquote>In the personal note textbox on the right, describe the specific potential adverse impacts of the proposed change on your own research, in concrete terms. </blockquote>
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released a <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-29/pdf/2026-10817.pdf?sm_guid=OTc2MjgxfDIyNzE2MjAxfC0xfGNocmlzdGlhbnNlbkBobWN3Lm9yZ3w4NzU2NDIwfHwwfDB8MzE4OTEyMDQ3fDk1M3wwfDB8fDE4MDQ5NDF8MA2" target="_blank">proposed rule</a> on Federal Financial Assistance (2 CFR) that could dramatically alter the federal grant award process. These changes include political review of every discretionary grant; expanded authority for agencies to terminate grants after they are awarded; new restrictions on international research collaborations; limitations on scientific exchange and publications; and increased compliance and oversight requirements. If enacted, these measures could impact research funding, collaboration opportunities, and administrative workloads across the sleep and circadian research field. At present, the proposed rule is just that—a proposal subject to further modification based on input from the public and other government branches. A formal period of public comment is open until July 13, 2026.
<blockquote>The SRS will submit a formal comment to OMB to ensure that the concerns and needs of the sleep and circadian community are represented. <a href="https://sleepresearchsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SRS-OMB-Comments-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">View SRS's submittted comment here.</a>&nbsp;</blockquote>
You can assist this effort by making your representatives aware of these proposed changes and the impact they will have on the research field. In the personal note textbox on the right, describe the specific potential adverse impacts of the proposed change on your own research, in concrete terms.&nbsp;

OMB Proposed Changes on Federal Financial Assistance (2 CFR)

I am a constituent and a member of the Sleep Research Society, an organization representing more than 1,500 sleep and circadian researchers across the United States. I am writing to bring your attention to a recently proposed rule from the Office of Management and Budget that could significantly disrupt federally funded medical research. 

The proposed changes would weaken the established scientific peer-review process, increase political involvement in grant funding decisions, expand the government's authority to terminate research awards, and limit scientific collaboration, publication, and participation in professional meetings. Collectively, these changes could slow scientific progress, create uncertainty for researchers, and hinder the development of new treatments and health innovations. 

Federal investment in biomedical research has helped make the United States the global leader in scientific discovery and has produced advances that improve the health and well-being of millions of Americans. Sleep and circadian research—supported in part by federal funding—has generated important discoveries related to cardiovascular health, mental health, metabolism, immune function, and other critical areas of medicine. 

I respectfully urge you to monitor this proposal closely and support efforts to ensure that any reforms to federal research policy are developed transparently, preserve independent scientific peer review, and maintain the collaborative research environment that drives American innovation. 

Thank you for your attention to this important issue and for your support of medical research.