Proposed OMB rule revising the Uniform Guidance for federal financial assistance (2 CFR, including §200.205 and §200.340) that commenters describe as shifting grant review and funding decisions from independent expert peer review toward political appointees, adding ideological conditions on awards, and restricting allowable costs.
Harm to U.S. scientific leadership / competitiveness
22,632 · 100% oppose / 0% support
Chilling effect on researchers / careers
21,398 · 100% oppose / 0% support
Harm to public health and medical research
19,574 · 100% oppose / 0% support
Ideological / viewpoint conditions (DEI, 'woke')
10,413 · 99% oppose / 1% support
Separation of powers / rule of law
10,392 · 100% oppose / 0% support
Administrative burden or unworkable requirements
10,157 · 99% oppose / 1% support
Restrictions on allowable costs
9,124 · 99% oppose / 1% support
Waste, fraud, abuse, and accountability
4,874 · 44% oppose / 56% support
Form Letter Campaigns
8,414 comments (16%) detected across 210 form letter campaigns using text similarity analysis. Bar color shows each campaign's aggregated member stance. Click a bar to see the canonical version.
Oppose Support
#1 I support the Office of Management and Budget's proposed reforms to st…
2,549 similar (2,383 exact)
#2 I urge OMB to withdraw its proposed rule on federal financial assistan…
855 similar (61 exact)
#3 Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance Regulation OMB-2026-0034-0…
659 similar (67 exact)
#4 [200.205, 200.340, 200.341, 200.432, 200.454, 200.461] I am writing in…
423 similar (110 exact)
#5 I am writing in opposition to this proposed rule. I support NASA and s…
401 similar (358 exact)
#6 I am writing to express my staunch opposition to the Office of Managem…
349 similar (228 exact)
#7 I am writing to strongly oppose this OMB regulation.
235 similar (228 exact)
#8 Dear Mr. Vought, As a member of the American Academy of Neurology, I'd…
203 similar (3 exact)
#9 As a public health professional and advocate, I am writing in oppositi…
176 similar (146 exact)
#10 Office of Management and Budget Re: Proposed Revisions to 2 CFR Part 2…
120 similar (4 exact)
#11 As a civil engineer, I strongly oppose the proposed rule titled “Regul…
94 similar (57 exact)
#12 I urge the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to withdraw its propo…
92 similar (45 exact)
#13 [DRAFT] I am writing to strongly oppose this OMB regulation.
81 similar (79 exact)
#14 I am concerned that the proposed changes in Section 200.450 will creat…
72 similar (30 exact)
#15 See attached file(s)
69 similar (767 exact)
+ 195 smaller campaigns
CFR Sections Referenced
Top 15 of 113 cfr sections cited across comments. Bar color shows the oppose/support split of citing comments. Click a bar to filter the table.
Oppose Support
200.205
6,923
200.340
5,854
200.461
3,392
200.432
3,331
200.454
2,211
200.220
2,168
200.202
2,038
200.300
1,414
200.206
837
200.218
646
200.341
632
200.450
626
200.204
546
200.421
486
200.303
186
Comments
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Generated
July 11, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Model
unknown
Total Comments
51,047
Date Range
May 29, 2026 to July 09, 2026
Comments were classified with an LLM (unknown) plus a second-pass verification, and near-identical form letters are grouped into campaigns. Automated classification may contain errors. Built with generic-comment-analyzer · source on GitHub