Noam Ross
@noamross.net
Computational disease ecologist. Executive Director of @ropensci.org. Co-founder of https://grant-witness.us/. Brooklynite. One Health, open science, #RStats, cities, civics, bikes, fun, love, progress + justice. he/him
Last week, the Trump administration cancelled >$2B in mental health + addiction treatment funds. Only massive, rapid pushback caused them to reverse the decision.
But these programs remain at risk. So Grant Witness is now tracking SAMHSA grants. What found so far:
grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...
But these programs remain at risk. So Grant Witness is now tracking SAMHSA grants. What found so far:
grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...
Grant Witness is tracking SAMHSA Grant Terminations – Grant Witness
grant-witness.us
January 21, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Last week, the Trump administration cancelled >$2B in mental health + addiction treatment funds. Only massive, rapid pushback caused them to reverse the decision.
But these programs remain at risk. So Grant Witness is now tracking SAMHSA grants. What found so far:
grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...
But these programs remain at risk. So Grant Witness is now tracking SAMHSA grants. What found so far:
grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...
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The fact that chiropractors and firearms have more political machinery and protection in the US than our scientific ecosystem is why @standupforscience.bsky.social exists.
We are in an extraordinary moment in history and this requires bringing more than a white paper to a gun fight.
We are in an extraordinary moment in history and this requires bringing more than a white paper to a gun fight.
January 21, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The fact that chiropractors and firearms have more political machinery and protection in the US than our scientific ecosystem is why @standupforscience.bsky.social exists.
We are in an extraordinary moment in history and this requires bringing more than a white paper to a gun fight.
We are in an extraordinary moment in history and this requires bringing more than a white paper to a gun fight.
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Thank you @davidmalakoff.bsky.social for this write up about the past year in science and how orgs, including @standupforscience.bsky.social are meeting the moment.
We all need to recognize that science is not the golden cow and we are on the chopping block, too.
www.science.org/content/arti...
We all need to recognize that science is not the golden cow and we are on the chopping block, too.
www.science.org/content/arti...
In the age of Trump, are U.S. scientists ‘bringing white papers to a gunfight’?
An unprecedented assault has forced researchers to rethink their advocacy tactics
www.science.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Thank you @davidmalakoff.bsky.social for this write up about the past year in science and how orgs, including @standupforscience.bsky.social are meeting the moment.
We all need to recognize that science is not the golden cow and we are on the chopping block, too.
www.science.org/content/arti...
We all need to recognize that science is not the golden cow and we are on the chopping block, too.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Here’s the deal with the FY26 NIH funding bill:
One line in the 1000+ pg bill = significantly less science.
The increase to ~40% of grants moving to MYF is estimated to result in a 35% decrease in the NUMBER of NIH grants funded annually—moving the paylines from 10% to around 4%.
THIS IS BAD.
One line in the 1000+ pg bill = significantly less science.
The increase to ~40% of grants moving to MYF is estimated to result in a 35% decrease in the NUMBER of NIH grants funded annually—moving the paylines from 10% to around 4%.
THIS IS BAD.
January 21, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Here’s the deal with the FY26 NIH funding bill:
One line in the 1000+ pg bill = significantly less science.
The increase to ~40% of grants moving to MYF is estimated to result in a 35% decrease in the NUMBER of NIH grants funded annually—moving the paylines from 10% to around 4%.
THIS IS BAD.
One line in the 1000+ pg bill = significantly less science.
The increase to ~40% of grants moving to MYF is estimated to result in a 35% decrease in the NUMBER of NIH grants funded annually—moving the paylines from 10% to around 4%.
THIS IS BAD.
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While there is sobering truth here, I want to make the point that a lot of us who were able are still hanging on to help ensure the continuity of federal science. Many are the early-career folks like myself taking up that mantle as our senior cohort/institutional expertise are forced out.
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 21, 2026 at 3:39 AM
While there is sobering truth here, I want to make the point that a lot of us who were able are still hanging on to help ensure the continuity of federal science. Many are the early-career folks like myself taking up that mantle as our senior cohort/institutional expertise are forced out.
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One Year of MAGA, One Year of Measles. The CDC Principal Deputy Director blamed the imminent loss of elimination on “open borders” & called a historic surge in cases “the cost of doing business.” That cost was 3 American lives. There will be more in 2026.
youtu.be/mq1vvgz-Yws?...
youtu.be/mq1vvgz-Yws?...
One Year In: How the Trump Administration Eroded Public Health
YouTube video by Angela Rasmussen
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 11:09 AM
One Year of MAGA, One Year of Measles. The CDC Principal Deputy Director blamed the imminent loss of elimination on “open borders” & called a historic surge in cases “the cost of doing business.” That cost was 3 American lives. There will be more in 2026.
youtu.be/mq1vvgz-Yws?...
youtu.be/mq1vvgz-Yws?...
Spotify Wrapped: War on Science edition
Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers.
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Spotify Wrapped: War on Science edition
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The language on multiyear funding (MYF) is ineffective.
Final bill anchors MYF to 2025 instead of 2024. This means MYF will likely continue at the same rate we saw last year, where NCI's payline from ~10% to 4%.
This is incredibly harmful to the US research workforce - especially early career.
Final bill anchors MYF to 2025 instead of 2024. This means MYF will likely continue at the same rate we saw last year, where NCI's payline from ~10% to 4%.
This is incredibly harmful to the US research workforce - especially early career.
The final LHHS bill with funding for Health and Human Services is out this morning! At first glance, it looks similar to the Senate bill with a roughly 1% increase in total funding for the NIH. While it doesn't match inflation, it avoids many of the problems in the presidential budget request. 1/n
January 20, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The language on multiyear funding (MYF) is ineffective.
Final bill anchors MYF to 2025 instead of 2024. This means MYF will likely continue at the same rate we saw last year, where NCI's payline from ~10% to 4%.
This is incredibly harmful to the US research workforce - especially early career.
Final bill anchors MYF to 2025 instead of 2024. This means MYF will likely continue at the same rate we saw last year, where NCI's payline from ~10% to 4%.
This is incredibly harmful to the US research workforce - especially early career.
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Although Congress has pushed back on funding levels, there may be limits to how much the agencies themselves can do with the current level of reductions, let alone further cuts to staff/attrition without hiring.
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Although Congress has pushed back on funding levels, there may be limits to how much the agencies themselves can do with the current level of reductions, let alone further cuts to staff/attrition without hiring.
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The whole story is worth reading, but I want to highlight this plot of science agency staffing that we pulled together from historic and current data.
It shows that cuts to science staffing are almost uniformly steep across the board and unlike anything seen in the first Trump administration.
It shows that cuts to science staffing are almost uniformly steep across the board and unlike anything seen in the first Trump administration.
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
The whole story is worth reading, but I want to highlight this plot of science agency staffing that we pulled together from historic and current data.
It shows that cuts to science staffing are almost uniformly steep across the board and unlike anything seen in the first Trump administration.
It shows that cuts to science staffing are almost uniformly steep across the board and unlike anything seen in the first Trump administration.
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A year ago, under a flurry of executive orders, it became clear that the second Trump administration was going to make dramatic changes on US science. Here's our 10,000 foot look at the damage.
with @maxkozlov.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, and Rich Monastersky
with @maxkozlov.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, and Rich Monastersky
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
A year ago, under a flurry of executive orders, it became clear that the second Trump administration was going to make dramatic changes on US science. Here's our 10,000 foot look at the damage.
with @maxkozlov.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, and Rich Monastersky
with @maxkozlov.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, and Rich Monastersky
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Questions for @cdelawalla.bsky.social about Stand Up for Science?? Great news! Catch her on the r/AskScientists subreddit doing an AMA today at 1pm et.
Comment your questions here or on the post and we will be sure she answers them!
www.reddit.com/r/askscience...
Comment your questions here or on the post and we will be sure she answers them!
www.reddit.com/r/askscience...
From the askscience community on Reddit: AskScience AMA Series: I am the founder of Stand Up for Science - AMA!
Explore this post and more from the askscience community
www.reddit.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Questions for @cdelawalla.bsky.social about Stand Up for Science?? Great news! Catch her on the r/AskScientists subreddit doing an AMA today at 1pm et.
Comment your questions here or on the post and we will be sure she answers them!
www.reddit.com/r/askscience...
Comment your questions here or on the post and we will be sure she answers them!
www.reddit.com/r/askscience...
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Congratulations to @standupforscience.bsky.social for receiving a 2025 prize from the 'Union Rationaliste' in France, for their work in service of science and democracy. The award is deserved recognition to the team who propelled this organization in <1 year.
union-rationaliste.org/remise-du-pr...
union-rationaliste.org/remise-du-pr...
Remise du prix de l'UR 2025 - Union rationaliste
Cette année, le prix de l’UR 2025 sera décerné le lundi 19 janvier 2026 à Stand Up for Science. Ce prix distingue leur engagement constant en faveur de la diffusion, de la protection et de la promotio...
union-rationaliste.org
January 20, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Congratulations to @standupforscience.bsky.social for receiving a 2025 prize from the 'Union Rationaliste' in France, for their work in service of science and democracy. The award is deserved recognition to the team who propelled this organization in <1 year.
union-rationaliste.org/remise-du-pr...
union-rationaliste.org/remise-du-pr...
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BREAKING: The controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau has been *cancelled,* I can now report. A senior official with Africa CDC confirmed the cancellation and said GB officials are working to make sure any research is conducted ethically:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:28 PM
BREAKING: The controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau has been *cancelled,* I can now report. A senior official with Africa CDC confirmed the cancellation and said GB officials are working to make sure any research is conducted ethically:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Multiple lessons here, perhaps the most important: public pushback matters. And the second: elected officials are able to make a difference and defy actions of the administration, if and when they choose. That many so often choose to do nothing demands increased public scrutiny.
Sweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth more than $2 billion are being reversed. After a political backlash from Republicans and Democrats, the grant money will be restored. n.pr/3YFoZww
Trump administration rolls back mental health, addiction grant cuts
Sweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth more than $2 billion are being reversed. After a political backlash from Republicans and Democrats, the grant money will be restored.
n.pr
January 15, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Multiple lessons here, perhaps the most important: public pushback matters. And the second: elected officials are able to make a difference and defy actions of the administration, if and when they choose. That many so often choose to do nothing demands increased public scrutiny.
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"Donald Trump has promised to “defeat childhood cancer once and for all”. On the frontlines of the disease, scientists and families say the opposite is unfolding."
Critical read that lays out how we got here and the devastating consequences.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Critical read that lays out how we got here and the devastating consequences.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Kids with brain cancer were already in a life and death struggle. Then came Trump
The US president vowed to ‘end childhood cancer’. But his administration is dismantling the search for a cure and sending families scrambling for treatment
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
"Donald Trump has promised to “defeat childhood cancer once and for all”. On the frontlines of the disease, scientists and families say the opposite is unfolding."
Critical read that lays out how we got here and the devastating consequences.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Critical read that lays out how we got here and the devastating consequences.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The reversal of SAMHSA cuts is a welcome reprieve, but no time for a victory lap.
Such reckless action shows HHS is out of control, and is another reason to impeach RFK Jr. Call your representatives: www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/h...
Such reckless action shows HHS is out of control, and is another reason to impeach RFK Jr. Call your representatives: www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/h...
H.H.S. Reverses Decision to Cut $2 Billion for Mental Health and Addiction Services
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The reversal of SAMHSA cuts is a welcome reprieve, but no time for a victory lap.
Such reckless action shows HHS is out of control, and is another reason to impeach RFK Jr. Call your representatives: www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/h...
Such reckless action shows HHS is out of control, and is another reason to impeach RFK Jr. Call your representatives: www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/h...
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Okay, and in latest whiplash news - we may be seeing a turnaround on this. Good grief rollcall.com/2026/01/14/h...
Healthy systems do not operate like this.
Healthy systems do not operate like this.
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Okay, and in latest whiplash news - we may be seeing a turnaround on this. Good grief rollcall.com/2026/01/14/h...
Healthy systems do not operate like this.
Healthy systems do not operate like this.
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URGENT! Call your Senators and Representatives. #Trump and #RFKJr just slashed two billion dollars in funding for addiction and mental health services. Thanks to @5calls.org and @defendpublichealth.bsky.social for taking the lead on this. 5calls.org/issue/samhsa...
Demand Restoration of Essential Addiction and Mental Health Funding ⭑ 5 Calls
Around midnight on January 13, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sent grant terminations for as many as 2,800 …
5calls.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
URGENT! Call your Senators and Representatives. #Trump and #RFKJr just slashed two billion dollars in funding for addiction and mental health services. Thanks to @5calls.org and @defendpublichealth.bsky.social for taking the lead on this. 5calls.org/issue/samhsa...
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"One high-level SAMHSA source told STAT that the agency’s staff were not aware of the cuts, which were not planned in consultation with agency staff or announced internally." AGAIN, an agency's staff found out about cancellations (1/4 of SAMHSA grants!) from their defunded program grantees.
#Breaking: SAMHSA canceled up to $1.9 billion in grants without staff consultation, accelerating the mental health agency's deterioration under President Trump. www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Trump administration cuts up to $1.9 billion from mental health and addiction treatment programs
SAMHSA canceled up to $1.9 billion in grants without staff consultation, accelerating the mental health agency's deterioration under President Trump.
www.statnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
"One high-level SAMHSA source told STAT that the agency’s staff were not aware of the cuts, which were not planned in consultation with agency staff or announced internally." AGAIN, an agency's staff found out about cancellations (1/4 of SAMHSA grants!) from their defunded program grantees.
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In the middle of the night, Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County, and our Thrive Behavioral Health Clinic received an award termination of our federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant for Youth Behavioral Health.
January 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
In the middle of the night, Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County, and our Thrive Behavioral Health Clinic received an award termination of our federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant for Youth Behavioral Health.
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🙏We need your help!🙏
Mass grant terminations are back, this time at SAMHSA. We're tracking terminations to support advocacy and possible litigation.
Please report info on specific SAMHSA grant terminations here:
grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
We'll have a tracker online ASAP. Spread the word!
Mass grant terminations are back, this time at SAMHSA. We're tracking terminations to support advocacy and possible litigation.
Please report info on specific SAMHSA grant terminations here:
grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
We'll have a tracker online ASAP. Spread the word!
January 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
🙏We need your help!🙏
Mass grant terminations are back, this time at SAMHSA. We're tracking terminations to support advocacy and possible litigation.
Please report info on specific SAMHSA grant terminations here:
grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
We'll have a tracker online ASAP. Spread the word!
Mass grant terminations are back, this time at SAMHSA. We're tracking terminations to support advocacy and possible litigation.
Please report info on specific SAMHSA grant terminations here:
grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
We'll have a tracker online ASAP. Spread the word!
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#PsychSky #MedSky #PublicHealth if you got your SAMHSA grant yanked, let Noam and the grant trackers know!
We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness: grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
January 14, 2026 at 6:21 PM
#PsychSky #MedSky #PublicHealth if you got your SAMHSA grant yanked, let Noam and the grant trackers know!
We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness: grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness: grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
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rOpenSci Coworking and Office Hours coming up in an hour!
Today's Theme: Let it go! with cohost @yabellini
Tuesday January 13th 09:00 Americas Pacific (17:00 UTC)
https://ropensci.org/events/coworking-2026-01
#rstats
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Today's Theme: Let it go! with cohost @yabellini
Tuesday January 13th 09:00 Americas Pacific (17:00 UTC)
https://ropensci.org/events/coworking-2026-01
#rstats
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Social Coworking and Office Hours - Let it go!
Take some time with us to review what you can let go in your digital life!
ropensci.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
rOpenSci Coworking and Office Hours coming up in an hour!
Today's Theme: Let it go! with cohost @yabellini
Tuesday January 13th 09:00 Americas Pacific (17:00 UTC)
https://ropensci.org/events/coworking-2026-01
#rstats
@[email protected]
Today's Theme: Let it go! with cohost @yabellini
Tuesday January 13th 09:00 Americas Pacific (17:00 UTC)
https://ropensci.org/events/coworking-2026-01
#rstats
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