BPS in the Beltway | January 16, 2026 In Brief Take Action: Protect Federal Scientific Research by Completing FY26 Appropriations Work Congress Passes First Funding Bills for FY26 Appellate Court Rules on Against Caps on Indirect Costs Public Affairs @ Annual Meeting: From Data to Dialogue: Artful Strategies Against Misinformation Public Affairs @ Annual Meeting: From PhD to Policy Wonk: Exploring Careers Outside Academia and Industry Public Affairs @ Annual Meeting: Inside NIH: Explore Biophysics Grant Opportunities at Key Institutes Public Affairs @ Annual Meeting: Inside Perspectives and Opportunities: NSF Grants Tags: Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryAppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)BPS AdvocacyNational Science Foundation (NSF)Public Affairs Committee (PAC)National Cancer Institute (NCI)Department of Energy Office of ScienceBPS Policy NewsIndirect CostsFY26 Appropriations FundingAdvocacy AlertsSarah SmagaClarissa BhargavaJessica WuFutureHouseEngineers and Scientists Acting Locally (ESAL)National Institutes on Neurological Diseases and SNational Institutes on General Medical Sciences (N Read more
BPS in the Beltway | April 29, 2025 In Brief Take Action: Tell Congress Why Proposed F&A Cuts are Dangerous to Scientific Research DOE Cap on F&A Costs Blocked by Federal Court Panchanathan Abruptly Resigns from NSF Director Role Permanent Injunction Issued on the Implementation of F&A Caps to NIH Taubenberger Named as Acting Head of NIAID Tags: BPS NewsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Department of Energy (DOE)National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseaBPS Policy UpdatePolicy FlashFacilities & Administrative (F&A) CostsF&A CostsIndirect Costs15% CapDepartment of Government Efficiency (DOGE)InjunctionsSethuraman PanchanathanDirector of the National Science Foundation (NSF)Permanent InjunctionU.S. District Court for the District of MassachuseJeffery Taubenberger Read more