AACR Submits Final Comments in Response to Harmful OMB Proposal and Urges Supporters of Medical Research to Make Their Voices Heard
The deadline to submit comments regarding OMB’s proposed changes is today, July 13, at 11:59 p.m. ET
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) submitted final comments in response to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s proposed changes to how federal grants are awarded and managed. If implemented, OMB’s proposal would severely set back our nation’s medical science enterprise and delay the groundbreaking treatments pivotal to improving patient outcomes and saving lives.
Read AACR’s final comments on OMB’s proposal Read AACR’s statementThe AACR blog, Cancer Research Catalyst, published a post highlighting perspectives from cancer researchers explaining how OMB’s proposed changes to federal grantmaking will cause delays, reduce transparency, and undermine merit-based processes.
Read the blog postCALL TO ACTION
There is still time to submit comments on the proposed rules. AACR urges its more than 66,000 members, as well as all stakeholders in the research community, to make their voices heard before the deadline tonight. The comment period closes at 11:59 p.m. ET, today, Monday, July 13, 2026.
View Instructions on How to Submit a Comment to OMBIn addition to submitting comments directly to OMB, AACR encourages all stakeholders to contact their congressional representatives with their urgent concerns about OMB’s proposal and to request that these policymakers exercise their authority to prevent the implementation of the provisions in the OMB proposal.
Contact Your Members of Congress About This Damaging Proposal from OMBBy acting now to express our objections to the OMB proposal, we can sustain the lifesaving innovation in research that is accelerating discoveries and bringing cures to millions of patients.