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Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature. https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V

go.nature.comExclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing onesUS science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

1/5/25, 10:51 pm190 reposts241 likes

Armando Rosario-Lebrón

@rosariolebronentomology.com

2 May 2025

What world are we in that internal emails are being leaked to Nature of all things on a regular basis? This isn't an inherently political institution.

Vincent Guacci Ph.D.

@sciencevinman.bsky.social

2 May 2025

Putting decisions about science funding into the hand of people who are completely ignorant of science but who nonetheless hate science and scientists doesn’t seem like a wise move to me.