Shutdown repercussions continue for US research

The impact of the federal shutdown on the US research enterprise was significant, particularly coming on the back of a year of turbulence (grant cancellations, indirect cost cuts, etc.). As noted by a researcher in AIP’s FYI report, ‘It’s not like we’re done and back to normal, because grant reviews have not happened, new batches of funding have not been sent.”

STM continues to work to assess the prospects for restoring funding, particularly with the appropriations for the current year still uncertain. STM is also continuing advocacy for robust grant funding, support for indirect cost recovery and the FAIR model (forwarded by US universities and opposition to NIH’s proposal to limit publication expenses.