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DATE: July 3, 2026 at 09:41PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkTITLE: OMB's "Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance" Would Reshape Mental Health Research. Comment by July 13.
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed a rule called the Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (OMB 2026-0034) that would rewrite how every federal agency, including NIH and NIMH, funds and manages research grants.
It would let political appointees override peer review, allow ongoing studies to be terminated at any time, restrict international research collaboration, and could bar research into mental healthcare disparities altogether. Psychotherapy Action Network submitted its own institutional comment opposing the rule, but we also need individual comments from members. The public comment period closes July 13, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern, and it takes about ten minutes to submit one.
What the Rule Would Do
•Section 200.205: A political appointee, not a peer reviewer, would have final say over which grants are funded, and could not simply defer to expert recommendations.
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•Section 200.340: Agencies could terminate active, multi-year grants at any time if they decide an award no longer serves "the national interest," even mid-study.
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•Section 200.432: Researchers would need advance federal approval just to attend a conference.
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•Sections 200.220 and 200.202: International scientific collaboration would be presumptively prohibited, and awards would need to fit a "domestic first" framework.
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•Sections 200.218 and 200.300: Research examining health disparities, or framed around diversity, equity, and inclusion or gender ideology, could not be federally funded.
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•Sections 200.454 and 200.461: Journal subscriptions and open-access publication fees would become unallowable costs, conflicting with the existing federal open-access mandate.
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•Section 200.204: Agencies could exempt grant competitions from public notice, narrowing who even knows funding is available.
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Why This Matters to Our FieldPsychotherapy Action Network's advocacy for depth and relationship-based psychotherapy rests on an evidence base built largely through NIH- and NIMH-funded research, including longitudinal outcome studies and research on unequal access to quality mental healthcare. This rule threatens that evidence base at every stage: which studies get funded, whether ongoing studies survive to completion, whether disparities research can be funded at all, and whether the international scholarly exchange that shaped psychoanalytic and psychodynamic theory can continue.
What You Can DoSubmit your comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/OMB-2026-0034
A strong comment covers four points:
Who you are. No credentials required, and you may comment anonymously.
•Which provision concerns you, cited by section number (see the list above).
•The concrete harm to your work, your patients, or your field.
•Your request: that OMB withdraw the proposed rule in its entirety.
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The Most Effective Structure of a comment - created by Elizabeth Ginexi:
First paragraph: Say who you are and why you are qualified to comment. You do not need credentials — being affected is enough. Examples: “I am a graduate student in immunology at [university] who receives NIH funding.” Or: “I am a member of the public who cares about federally funded medical research.” Or: “I am a faculty member whose research on [topic] has been supported by [agency] for [X] years.”
•Second paragraph: Identify the specific provision(s) that concern you by section number, and explain what they would do. You do not need to quote the rule directly — just explain what you understand it to mean in plain terms.
•Third paragraph: Explain the concrete harm. What would happen to you, your lab, your institution, your community, or your field if this provision takes effect? The more specific and personal, the better.
•Closing: State clearly what you want OMB to do. This can be as simple as: “I urge OMB to withdraw this provision” or “I urge OMB not to finalize this rule.”
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Identical or templated comments count as a single comment to OMB, so write in your own words.
The deadline is July 13, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern.
Read Our Comment
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog. Responses posted here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #PsiAN #psychotherapist #psychoanalytic #psychodynamic #depththerapy #OMBRegulation #FederalFunding #MentalHealthResearch #NIH #NIMH #ResearchFundingPolicy #OpenScience #DisparitiesResearch #OpenAccess #PublicCommentDeadline
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DATE: July 3, 2026 at 09:41PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkTITLE: OMB's "Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance" Would Reshape Mental Health Research. Comment by July 13.
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed a rule called the Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (OMB 2026-0034) that would rewrite how every federal agency, including NIH and NIMH, funds and manages research grants.
It would let political appointees override peer review, allow ongoing studies to be terminated at any time, restrict international research collaboration, and could bar research into mental healthcare disparities altogether. Psychotherapy Action Network submitted its own institutional comment opposing the rule, but we also need individual comments from members. The public comment period closes July 13, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern, and it takes about ten minutes to submit one.
What the Rule Would Do
•Section 200.205: A political appointee, not a peer reviewer, would have final say over which grants are funded, and could not simply defer to expert recommendations.
•
•Section 200.340: Agencies could terminate active, multi-year grants at any time if they decide an award no longer serves "the national interest," even mid-study.
•
•Section 200.432: Researchers would need advance federal approval just to attend a conference.
•
•Sections 200.220 and 200.202: International scientific collaboration would be presumptively prohibited, and awards would need to fit a "domestic first" framework.
•
•Sections 200.218 and 200.300: Research examining health disparities, or framed around diversity, equity, and inclusion or gender ideology, could not be federally funded.
•
•Sections 200.454 and 200.461: Journal subscriptions and open-access publication fees would become unallowable costs, conflicting with the existing federal open-access mandate.
•
•Section 200.204: Agencies could exempt grant competitions from public notice, narrowing who even knows funding is available.
•
Why This Matters to Our FieldPsychotherapy Action Network's advocacy for depth and relationship-based psychotherapy rests on an evidence base built largely through NIH- and NIMH-funded research, including longitudinal outcome studies and research on unequal access to quality mental healthcare. This rule threatens that evidence base at every stage: which studies get funded, whether ongoing studies survive to completion, whether disparities research can be funded at all, and whether the international scholarly exchange that shaped psychoanalytic and psychodynamic theory can continue.
What You Can DoSubmit your comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/OMB-2026-0034
A strong comment covers four points:
Who you are. No credentials required, and you may comment anonymously.
•Which provision concerns you, cited by section number (see the list above).
•The concrete harm to your work, your patients, or your field.
•Your request: that OMB withdraw the proposed rule in its entirety.
•
The Most Effective Structure of a comment - created by Elizabeth Ginexi:
First paragraph: Say who you are and why you are qualified to comment. You do not need credentials — being affected is enough. Examples: “I am a graduate student in immunology at [university] who receives NIH funding.” Or: “I am a member of the public who cares about federally funded medical research.” Or: “I am a faculty member whose research on [topic] has been supported by [agency] for [X] years.”
•Second paragraph: Identify the specific provision(s) that concern you by section number, and explain what they would do. You do not need to quote the rule directly — just explain what you understand it to mean in plain terms.
•Third paragraph: Explain the concrete harm. What would happen to you, your lab, your institution, your community, or your field if this provision takes effect? The more specific and personal, the better.
•Closing: State clearly what you want OMB to do. This can be as simple as: “I urge OMB to withdraw this provision” or “I urge OMB not to finalize this rule.”
•
Identical or templated comments count as a single comment to OMB, so write in your own words.
The deadline is July 13, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern.
Read Our Comment
-------------------------------------------------
The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog. Responses posted here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #PsiAN #psychotherapist #psychoanalytic #psychodynamic #depththerapy #OMBRegulation #FederalFunding #MentalHealthResearch #NIH #NIMH #ResearchFundingPolicy #OpenScience #DisparitiesResearch #OpenAccess #PublicCommentDeadline
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DATE: July 3, 2026 at 09:41PM
SOURCE: PsiAN Psychotherapy Action NetworkTITLE: OMB's "Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance" Would Reshape Mental Health Research. Comment by July 13.
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed a rule called the Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (OMB 2026-0034) that would rewrite how every federal agency, including NIH and NIMH, funds and manages research grants.
It would let political appointees override peer review, allow ongoing studies to be terminated at any time, restrict international research collaboration, and could bar research into mental healthcare disparities altogether. Psychotherapy Action Network submitted its own institutional comment opposing the rule, but we also need individual comments from members. The public comment period closes July 13, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern, and it takes about ten minutes to submit one.
What the Rule Would Do
•Section 200.205: A political appointee, not a peer reviewer, would have final say over which grants are funded, and could not simply defer to expert recommendations.
•
•Section 200.340: Agencies could terminate active, multi-year grants at any time if they decide an award no longer serves "the national interest," even mid-study.
•
•Section 200.432: Researchers would need advance federal approval just to attend a conference.
•
•Sections 200.220 and 200.202: International scientific collaboration would be presumptively prohibited, and awards would need to fit a "domestic first" framework.
•
•Sections 200.218 and 200.300: Research examining health disparities, or framed around diversity, equity, and inclusion or gender ideology, could not be federally funded.
•
•Sections 200.454 and 200.461: Journal subscriptions and open-access publication fees would become unallowable costs, conflicting with the existing federal open-access mandate.
•
•Section 200.204: Agencies could exempt grant competitions from public notice, narrowing who even knows funding is available.
•
Why This Matters to Our FieldPsychotherapy Action Network's advocacy for depth and relationship-based psychotherapy rests on an evidence base built largely through NIH- and NIMH-funded research, including longitudinal outcome studies and research on unequal access to quality mental healthcare. This rule threatens that evidence base at every stage: which studies get funded, whether ongoing studies survive to completion, whether disparities research can be funded at all, and whether the international scholarly exchange that shaped psychoanalytic and psychodynamic theory can continue.
What You Can DoSubmit your comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/OMB-2026-0034
A strong comment covers four points:
Who you are. No credentials required, and you may comment anonymously.
•Which provision concerns you, cited by section number (see the list above).
•The concrete harm to your work, your patients, or your field.
•Your request: that OMB withdraw the proposed rule in its entirety.
•
The Most Effective Structure of a comment - created by Elizabeth Ginexi:
First paragraph: Say who you are and why you are qualified to comment. You do not need credentials — being affected is enough. Examples: “I am a graduate student in immunology at [university] who receives NIH funding.” Or: “I am a member of the public who cares about federally funded medical research.” Or: “I am a faculty member whose research on [topic] has been supported by [agency] for [X] years.”
•Second paragraph: Identify the specific provision(s) that concern you by section number, and explain what they would do. You do not need to quote the rule directly — just explain what you understand it to mean in plain terms.
•Third paragraph: Explain the concrete harm. What would happen to you, your lab, your institution, your community, or your field if this provision takes effect? The more specific and personal, the better.
•Closing: State clearly what you want OMB to do. This can be as simple as: “I urge OMB to withdraw this provision” or “I urge OMB not to finalize this rule.”
•
Identical or templated comments count as a single comment to OMB, so write in your own words.
The deadline is July 13, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern.
Read Our Comment
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The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) advocates for awareness, policies and access to psychotherapies that create meaningful change. They offer membership and educational events.
Learn more at https://www.psian.org .
The PsiAN blog can be found at: https://www.psian.org/blog
This news robot is NOT officially affiliated with PsiAN. It merely rebroadcasts from their blog. Responses posted here are not monitored by PsiAN.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #PsiAN #psychotherapist #psychoanalytic #psychodynamic #depththerapy #OMBRegulation #FederalFunding #MentalHealthResearch #NIH #NIMH #ResearchFundingPolicy #OpenScience #DisparitiesResearch #OpenAccess #PublicCommentDeadline