OMB Government-Wide Grant Rule Rewrite and Fallout

Proposed rule rewriting 2 CFR Part 200; comment period ended July 13, 2026. Over 496,000 comments, 94% opposition. Senate stopgap funding bill with provision blocking political appointees from controlling grants; House action pending. Grant windows collapsed, opportunity pool down a third. NIH RFI to replace overall impact scores with three categories (comment deadline Oct 13, 2026). Education Department proposed rule to make it easier to end discretionary grants 'for convenience.' NIH published consolidated policy update (six-application limit, end of continuous submission, BESH reclassification, SimplerNOFO pilot). Tracking final rule and congressional action.