Scott Delaney
@scott-delaney.bsky.social
Co-founder of Grant Witness: https://grant-witness.us
Epidemiologist. Attorney. Social, legal, and environmental determinants of health.
On Signal: sdelaney.84
Epidemiologist. Attorney. Social, legal, and environmental determinants of health.
On Signal: sdelaney.84
Update on a significant development NIH grant terms.
On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons.
But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July.
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On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons.
But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July.
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HHS devises legal playbook for future grant terminations, internal memo shows
Exclusive: HHS devises a legal playbook for future research grant terminations, an internal memo shows.
www.statnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Update on a significant development NIH grant terms.
On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons.
But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July.
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On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons.
But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July.
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Can confirm. I am okay and more motivated than ever to speak up.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say.
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Can confirm. I am okay and more motivated than ever to speak up.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
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New-to-me but very helpful visualizations how all the actions of the past ten months are affecting the CDC www.cdcdataproject.org
The CDC Data Project
In the proposed FY26 budget, programs that help Americans live safer, healthier, longer lives are on the chopping block.
www.cdcdataproject.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
New-to-me but very helpful visualizations how all the actions of the past ten months are affecting the CDC www.cdcdataproject.org
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Covering federal science funding? Check out the tipsheet from our Connector Chat with @stephaniemlee.bsky.social, @katherinejwu.com, and @scott-delaney.bsky.social, which includes a recording, tips for navigating Grant Witness, and lots of online resources.
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Tip Sheet: How To Cover Ongoing Chaos in Science Funding - CASW Connector
CASW Connector hosted a Chat, Oct. 9, 2025, on how journalists can cover science funding freezes, cuts and reinstatements during Trump 2.0.
connector.casw.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Covering federal science funding? Check out the tipsheet from our Connector Chat with @stephaniemlee.bsky.social, @katherinejwu.com, and @scott-delaney.bsky.social, which includes a recording, tips for navigating Grant Witness, and lots of online resources.
connector.casw.org/tip-sheet-ho...
connector.casw.org/tip-sheet-ho...
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The NIH has insisted there are no banned words
But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25
Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next
www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n...
But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25
Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next
www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n...
Scientists had to change more than 700 grant titles to receive NIH funding. Health disparities researchers fear what’s next
The titles of more than 700 multi-year NIH grants have been changed this year, according to an analysis by Jeremy Berg, a former agency official
www.statnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The NIH has insisted there are no banned words
But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25
Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next
www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n...
But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25
Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next
www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n...
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Fun fact. Trump destruction of soybean exports (rightfully) gets lots of attention. But you know what we sell even more of to China? Education.
2024 soybean exports to China: $13B.
Higher Ed: $14B.
Yes, all those internat’l students count as *exports.* Trump is STILL actively destroying that market.
2024 soybean exports to China: $13B.
Higher Ed: $14B.
Yes, all those internat’l students count as *exports.* Trump is STILL actively destroying that market.
Bessent says China to delay rare earths rules by a year, buy U.S. soybeans reut.rs/42YJMO9
Bessent says China to delay rare earths rules by a year, buy U.S. soybeans
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that he anticipates that China will revive substantial purchases of U.S. soybeans for several years and will delay its expanded licensing regime for rare earths by a year and re-examine it after two days of trade talks in Malaysia.
reut.rs
October 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Fun fact. Trump destruction of soybean exports (rightfully) gets lots of attention. But you know what we sell even more of to China? Education.
2024 soybean exports to China: $13B.
Higher Ed: $14B.
Yes, all those internat’l students count as *exports.* Trump is STILL actively destroying that market.
2024 soybean exports to China: $13B.
Higher Ed: $14B.
Yes, all those internat’l students count as *exports.* Trump is STILL actively destroying that market.
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Amidst a government shutdown in which the White House has proposed slashing federal support of science by billions of dollars, our #SCIMaP team continues to assess the impact of research cuts on communities nationwide.
Learn more about our efforts: scienceimpacts.org
With more to come...
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Learn more about our efforts: scienceimpacts.org
With more to come...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Amidst a government shutdown in which the White House has proposed slashing federal support of science by billions of dollars, our #SCIMaP team continues to assess the impact of research cuts on communities nationwide.
Learn more about our efforts: scienceimpacts.org
With more to come...
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Learn more about our efforts: scienceimpacts.org
With more to come...
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A short story about our heroes inside NIH:
Between a Trump-imposed freeze on grant-making in Jan/Feb and new political hurdles in spring & early summer, NIH was in trouble.
By the end of June, NIH was 8,300 grants and $3.1 billion behind its FY24 pace. Morale was in the toilet. Things were bleak.
Between a Trump-imposed freeze on grant-making in Jan/Feb and new political hurdles in spring & early summer, NIH was in trouble.
By the end of June, NIH was 8,300 grants and $3.1 billion behind its FY24 pace. Morale was in the toilet. Things were bleak.
October 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A short story about our heroes inside NIH:
Between a Trump-imposed freeze on grant-making in Jan/Feb and new political hurdles in spring & early summer, NIH was in trouble.
By the end of June, NIH was 8,300 grants and $3.1 billion behind its FY24 pace. Morale was in the toilet. Things were bleak.
Between a Trump-imposed freeze on grant-making in Jan/Feb and new political hurdles in spring & early summer, NIH was in trouble.
By the end of June, NIH was 8,300 grants and $3.1 billion behind its FY24 pace. Morale was in the toilet. Things were bleak.
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
I've never, ever seen a judicial opinion like this. 😮
SCOTUS catches all the headlines for good reason. But the vast majority of legal disputes begin and end in trial courts.
And Federal district (i.e., trial) courts are so over the Trump admin's bullshit. Exhibit 1A (pun intended) is Judge Young.
SCOTUS catches all the headlines for good reason. But the vast majority of legal disputes begin and end in trial courts.
And Federal district (i.e., trial) courts are so over the Trump admin's bullshit. Exhibit 1A (pun intended) is Judge Young.
AAUP v. Rubio is out, and look at how it starts. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I've never, ever seen a judicial opinion like this. 😮
SCOTUS catches all the headlines for good reason. But the vast majority of legal disputes begin and end in trial courts.
And Federal district (i.e., trial) courts are so over the Trump admin's bullshit. Exhibit 1A (pun intended) is Judge Young.
SCOTUS catches all the headlines for good reason. But the vast majority of legal disputes begin and end in trial courts.
And Federal district (i.e., trial) courts are so over the Trump admin's bullshit. Exhibit 1A (pun intended) is Judge Young.
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Side note: Gotta hand it to the student reporters at @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social. They’ve been all over this stuff for months.
Side note: Gotta hand it to the student reporters at @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social. They’ve been all over this stuff for months.
Harvard Receives $46 Million in Federal Grants, Ending 4-Month Freeze | News | The Harvard Crimson
Millions of dollars in federal research grants from the National Institutes of Health have begun to flow to Harvard, the first grant money to return to the University since the Trump administration’s ...
www.thecrimson.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Side note: Gotta hand it to the student reporters at @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social. They’ve been all over this stuff for months.
Side note: Gotta hand it to the student reporters at @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social. They’ve been all over this stuff for months.
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The National Academies' response to the EPA's proposed removal of the endangerment finding is out today. It does not mince words about the effect of GHGs on the climate. Kudos to the authors.
Key paragraph below; you can read the whole thing here: nas.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Key paragraph below; you can read the whole thing here: nas.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?...
September 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The National Academies' response to the EPA's proposed removal of the endangerment finding is out today. It does not mince words about the effect of GHGs on the climate. Kudos to the authors.
Key paragraph below; you can read the whole thing here: nas.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Key paragraph below; you can read the whole thing here: nas.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?...
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Facing a proposed $1.2-billion fine and severe medical research grant cuts at UCLA, the University of California has not gone head-to-head with Trump in court.
So on Tuesday, groups representing more than 100,000 of its employees did.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
So on Tuesday, groups representing more than 100,000 of its employees did.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
UC employees, not waiting on leaders, sue Trump for 'financial coercion' over UCLA cuts
University of California faculty, students and staff on Tuesday sued President Trump over a $1.2-million penalty against UCLA and federal demands over campus changes. They argued that the actions camp...
www.latimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Facing a proposed $1.2-billion fine and severe medical research grant cuts at UCLA, the University of California has not gone head-to-head with Trump in court.
So on Tuesday, groups representing more than 100,000 of its employees did.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
So on Tuesday, groups representing more than 100,000 of its employees did.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
This is the energy we need.
As a UC employee*:
Fuck off into the sun forever with this bullshit and then continue to get fucked until you land in another sun 10 million light years from this one.
*Opinion not representative of the UC system. Unfortunately.
Fuck off into the sun forever with this bullshit and then continue to get fucked until you land in another sun 10 million light years from this one.
*Opinion not representative of the UC system. Unfortunately.
September 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This is the energy we need.
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As a UC employee*:
Fuck off into the sun forever with this bullshit and then continue to get fucked until you land in another sun 10 million light years from this one.
*Opinion not representative of the UC system. Unfortunately.
Fuck off into the sun forever with this bullshit and then continue to get fucked until you land in another sun 10 million light years from this one.
*Opinion not representative of the UC system. Unfortunately.
September 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
As a UC employee*:
Fuck off into the sun forever with this bullshit and then continue to get fucked until you land in another sun 10 million light years from this one.
*Opinion not representative of the UC system. Unfortunately.
Fuck off into the sun forever with this bullshit and then continue to get fucked until you land in another sun 10 million light years from this one.
*Opinion not representative of the UC system. Unfortunately.
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JUST IN: A judge quashed the subpoena to Boston Children's Hospital by the DoJ that sought the records of trans patients.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JUST IN: A judge quashed the subpoena to Boston Children's Hospital by the DoJ that sought the records of trans patients.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Y'all. The NIH NOAs are starting to flow at Harvard.
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September 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Y'all. The NIH NOAs are starting to flow at Harvard.
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Holy hell what warped timeline are we in right now??
Harvard beat Trump in court. But I've been asked by 3 different reporters whether Harvard should settle with Trump now that it won.
Would you ask a robbery victim to hand over his wallet right after the robber was found guilty?
Come on, man. 🤦♂️
Harvard beat Trump in court. But I've been asked by 3 different reporters whether Harvard should settle with Trump now that it won.
Would you ask a robbery victim to hand over his wallet right after the robber was found guilty?
Come on, man. 🤦♂️
September 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Holy hell what warped timeline are we in right now??
Harvard beat Trump in court. But I've been asked by 3 different reporters whether Harvard should settle with Trump now that it won.
Would you ask a robbery victim to hand over his wallet right after the robber was found guilty?
Come on, man. 🤦♂️
Harvard beat Trump in court. But I've been asked by 3 different reporters whether Harvard should settle with Trump now that it won.
Would you ask a robbery victim to hand over his wallet right after the robber was found guilty?
Come on, man. 🤦♂️
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They keep losing in court because everything they’re doing is illegal
September 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
They keep losing in court because everything they’re doing is illegal
September 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I had forgotten how jaw-dropping these curves were. 👀
Yes, it was carefully hidden in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... )
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Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... )
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September 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I had forgotten how jaw-dropping these curves were. 👀
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September 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Yes, it was carefully hidden in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... )
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Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... )
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September 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Yes, it was carefully hidden in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... )
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Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... )
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Good 🧵on grant terminations
NEW: Don't ask too many questions, but...
NIH may not re-terminate the 900ish grants at issue in the main NIH lawsuits after all.
To the PIs of reinstated grants, SPEND NOW!
🧵 Here's what NIH is probably thinking. Bear with me:
NIH may not re-terminate the 900ish grants at issue in the main NIH lawsuits after all.
To the PIs of reinstated grants, SPEND NOW!
🧵 Here's what NIH is probably thinking. Bear with me:
August 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Good 🧵on grant terminations
Presupposing the Trump Admin takes the advice of HHS lawyers and chooses not to re-terminate the 900ish grants, this is helpful for another reason:
NIH staff are busting their asses to get awards out the door before the end of FY25. If they had to re-terminate, they'd lose time to make new awards.
NIH staff are busting their asses to get awards out the door before the end of FY25. If they had to re-terminate, they'd lose time to make new awards.
NEW: Don't ask too many questions, but...
NIH may not re-terminate the 900ish grants at issue in the main NIH lawsuits after all.
To the PIs of reinstated grants, SPEND NOW!
🧵 Here's what NIH is probably thinking. Bear with me:
NIH may not re-terminate the 900ish grants at issue in the main NIH lawsuits after all.
To the PIs of reinstated grants, SPEND NOW!
🧵 Here's what NIH is probably thinking. Bear with me:
August 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Presupposing the Trump Admin takes the advice of HHS lawyers and chooses not to re-terminate the 900ish grants, this is helpful for another reason:
NIH staff are busting their asses to get awards out the door before the end of FY25. If they had to re-terminate, they'd lose time to make new awards.
NIH staff are busting their asses to get awards out the door before the end of FY25. If they had to re-terminate, they'd lose time to make new awards.