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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> Phillip Stone via Society of American Archivists <Mail@ConnectedCommunity.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 30, 2026 5:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carleton, Janet (she/her) <carleton@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SAA announcements]: Advocacy Alert regarding OMB changes to grantmaking process<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From our colleagues at AASLH: The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently proposed changes that would overhaul the
federal... -posted to the "Announcements" community<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently <a href="https://u83566.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.-2FSmjcpO7c0puhLZteDUTgscnOePIN1gsMSccn2axEJivNZGFTHd-2Brak-2BA1D1RHLZRgwLy-2FyzCKB08qh9230MxeplvQcoM74MenZtgFphIGyQUj5g-2BZntQSKlIIl1YulVBdOHbOVaDpGGO2VrBa-2BdFM66QhdavIirsw6r9rI6-2B1s-3DieHD_Vp355xrpRCHA81Wn1qUC4A13TYjSMnSM1PyIiTau3pdUe27LJYroJNOcCrNenXNalcnfY5qOpBCiTfCrG-2FuModM1xDOh8-2BM699TojrzTDhUfeBaxXMxq3xXfMEPh5qe-2Bzg3ygjLbRawaHVfuKo2jbJS-2BhXwi-2FCpkJm29bHvcQpnbMWlaP8aJk7zpS08ujDmBJ6sYtfLhpTB8XE0VFTErEFVB-2Fo5qIZQCsBpoXboOmOVbZqqVkcc0nYz7LLKSvs2GBSoQnnQlVHgdk6X2Kc0NAWvPGOa1me2mb64n4BTx0Boad2bVJcx6oeXnrxWEW96DaIBnbj4PapPrauZjtgqTk7wqmYOPcSuM6XKjONfn-2BQ9H10n3fAvpnw3vcso-2BlypciFXJqfyx3xleEOTlZsu5002Jf0wQlhiqeck8ZAukcmELkRxuS-2B8MYW66EyBJWLZ3OtBh-2FAO06Axd4-2BbpMN83HDWp9p6TcxdEpCckFZXwVF1le5FGQNdXpJs-2BQEfs4d-2FVsyS7wvDcUuZOuyoBXxsQWoAH-2BBGBLB7AYcbqn15j-2BVtgxXzoClARbmjsHWYLq7kaOlhDDtu44A8XzjC-2FHwyER1xbZpmFF1dC3RxNicWulX5nDteJeuFfCk90lZZADUOjrT3z0RLvPrIW7W6oB-2Bzp6g-3D-3D" title="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fu83566.ct.sendgrid.net%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.-2FSmjcpO7c0puhLZteDUTgscnOePIN1gsMSccn2axEJivNZGFTHd-2Brak-2BA1D1RHLZRgwLy-2FyzCKB08qh9230MxeplvQcoM74MenZtgFphIGyQUj5g-2BZntQSKlIIl1YulVBd">proposed
changes</a> that would <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">overhaul the federal grantmaking process
</span></strong>and<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> hinder the work of the history field.</span></strong>This message highlights the implications of OMB's proposal and how you can speak up in response.
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OMB recommends revising long-standing guidance on federal grants, cooperative agreements, and other financial assistance that would fundamentally transform the solicitation, administration, and reporting of initiatives supported by federal funding. If finalized,
these new OMB regulations would operate with the force of law, which would create a binding one-size-rules-all regulation that federal agencies must follow.
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The bottom line:</span></strong> These changes would enable far greater influence by presidential administrations on federally funded efforts, undermining the long-established merit-review process for grants,
reducing flexibility and stability for grantees, and limiting Congress's constitutional authority over spending.
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Read on to learn about major potential effects of OMB's proposal and what you can do about it.
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What would OMB's new rules do?</span></strong><br>
The document detailing OMB's proposed changes is long and complex. We've pulled from analysis led by the
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Association of Science and Technology Centers</a>, <a href="https://u83566.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.-2FSmjcpO7c0puhLZteDUTgu-2FhnztCkHQxWWsvwWpP7al8UJNb4EpoGoeTe-2BkK2uLeiI9IMl2ilH12Uk0WTyKcuzYxBW6cCHd-2Byyy5maYxVIImkoDzHreEZwY4dgxCQacHMo0TffMetg4tDegoE0ukJ5tKpI8lknmQiiBh67PqrBGXx2WQliKSlUgfYKmuodksVfzp_Vp355xrpRCHA81Wn1qUC4A13TYjSMnSM1PyIiTau3pdUe27LJYroJNOcCrNenXNalcnfY5qOpBCiTfCrG-2FuModM1xDOh8-2BM699TojrzTDhUfeBaxXMxq3xXfMEPh5qe-2Bzg3ygjLbRawaHVfuKo2jbJS-2BhXwi-2FCpkJm29bHvcQpnbMWlaP8aJk7zpS08ujDmBJ6sYtfLhpTB8XE0VFTErEFVB-2Fo5qIZQCsBpoXboOmOVbZqqVkcc0nYz7LLKSvs2GBSoQnnQlVHgdk6X2Kc0NAWvPGOa1me2mb64n4BTx0Boad2bVJcx6oeXnrxWEW96DaIBnbj4PapPrauZjtgqTk7wqmYOPcSuM6XKjONfn-2BQ9H10n3fAvpnw3vcso-2BlypciFXJqfyx3xleEOTlZsu5002Jf0wQlhiqeck8ZAukcmELkRxuS-2B8MYW66EyBJWLZ3OtBh-2FAO06Axd4-2BbpMN83HDWp9p6TcxdEpCckFZXwVF1le5FGQNdXpJs-2BQEfs4d-2FVsyS7wvDcUuZOuyoBXxsQWvYovoj4p-2BOmW16NrZgAiMnaqZHkONCx8jl1mn1ZHN0MiXi4mKyneYXpr356tasyd-2FRd7a-2BVcFsPooUjXp-2Fe1qQVuxMoi8L7EAxPgDqB1sUbABF1C79qOvSKmMp6uCio6A-3D-3D" title="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fu83566.ct.sendgrid.net%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.-2FSmjcpO7c0puhLZteDUTgu-2FhnztCkHQxWWsvwWpP7al8UJNb4EpoGoeTe-2BkK2uLeiI9IMl2ilH12Uk0WTyKcuzYxBW6cCHd-2Byyy5maYxVIImkoDzHreEZwY4dgxCQacHMo0T">
National Council of Nonprofits</a>, <a href="https://u83566.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.-2FSmjcpO7c0puhLZteDUTgmqmX-2FVL5RewmMdSEhTwpyh8-2FQemy1S7yJxGv4gFbjr0qxnthaW71O1HxVOdEVhMVfDIBXL0A0UpB2fdhdiOvi2bfRajmF6iJ9jtR8qw3GpwB9ZaIcRaIiOIQUqX7JzSkEDCZrROTu9k3zAhbjU-2Fk9wuspBX6hZiRYLrkiNYTXkbLgUu_Vp355xrpRCHA81Wn1qUC4A13TYjSMnSM1PyIiTau3pdUe27LJYroJNOcCrNenXNalcnfY5qOpBCiTfCrG-2FuModM1xDOh8-2BM699TojrzTDhUfeBaxXMxq3xXfMEPh5qe-2Bzg3ygjLbRawaHVfuKo2jbJS-2BhXwi-2FCpkJm29bHvcQpnbMWlaP8aJk7zpS08ujDmBJ6sYtfLhpTB8XE0VFTErEFVB-2Fo5qIZQCsBpoXboOmOVbZqqVkcc0nYz7LLKSvs2GBSoQnnQlVHgdk6X2Kc0NAWvPGOa1me2mb64n4BTx0Boad2bVJcx6oeXnrxWEW96DaIBnbj4PapPrauZjtgqTk7wqmYOPcSuM6XKjONfn-2BQ9H10n3fAvpnw3vcso-2BlypciFXJqfyx3xleEOTlZsu5002Jf0wQlhiqeck8ZAukcmELkRxuS-2B8MYW66EyBJWLZ3OtBh-2FAO06Axd4-2BbpMN83HDWp9p6TcxdEpCckFZXwVF1le5FGQNdXpJs-2BQEfs4d-2FVsyS7wvDcUuZOuyoBXxsQWuINWmgTdWTPFxNuStPgiI1-2Ftzgd0VgnjiUpCZmEeydv-2Bm3OaVAEH6dJt5AkL5FBXDn7G0f2m7HYR8PTCHKk6DP3dhFI36iFGcRRL1TQ1Czb-2BC-2BV3MQXHjtnWmHwyXRW6Q-3D-3D" title="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fu83566.ct.sendgrid.net%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.-2FSmjcpO7c0puhLZteDUTgmqmX-2FVL5RewmMdSEhTwpyh8-2FQemy1S7yJxGv4gFbjr0qxnthaW71O1HxVOdEVhMVfDIBXL0A0UpB2fdhdiOvi2bfRajmF6iJ9jtR8qw3GpwB9ZaIc">
American Alliance of Museums</a> (AAM), and others to identify major provisions and implications most relevant to the AASLH community.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Demote independent experts in favor of political hires</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Political appointees (or their designees) would be required to approve all awards, with nonpartisan, merit-based peer review of grants by historians and other experts reduced to advisory roles. Decisions would be
based on whether an application "demonstratively advance(s) the President's priorities" and does not "facilitate" the "promotion of anti-American values."<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 2 CFR 200.205(b)(1)-(2) </span></em><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Limit whole history</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The new rules prohibit DEI and gender ideology from grant applications, creating uncertainty and anxiety for organizations seeking federal funding and undermining a major source of support for our field's work in
building a more complete, accurate, and widely shared understanding of our nation's history.
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">§ 200.300 </span></em><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">They also bar awards that "fund, promote, encourage, subsidize, or facilitate" practices where "race or intentional proxies for race will be used as a selection criterion for employment or program participation."
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 CFR 200.300</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Burden local institutions</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fixed grants would be banned, a serious impact to smaller and more rural organizations, the primary user of these grants.
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">§ 200.1, § 200.102, § 200.201 </span></em><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The new rules prioritize lower indirect costs, which reduces grantees' ability to cover the total cost of administering a funded program and may limit the competitiveness of AASLH members who have higher indirect
costs because they are part of a larger operating unit, such as a city or county government agency.
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 CFR 200.205 (b)(3)</span></em> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Create logistical headaches and instability</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The new rules provide agencies with wide discretion to cancel awarded grants at any time, with no required mechanism for objections, hearings, or appeals. This means that a federal award would no longer be guaranteed,
compromising fundraising and budgeting efforts. <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 CFR 200.340(a)(2) </span></em><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Agencies would be allowed to change terms during the grant award period and, potentially, temporarily pause a grant for up to 90 days.
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 CFR 200.340(e) </span></em><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Undermine collaboration</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Grantees would be required to ensure that subrecipients have not taken or do not take "actions that could significantly damage the reputation" of the grantee or the federal government. This would increase risk for
AASLH members to partner with other organizations in their federally funded work.
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 CFR 200.322(i) </span></em><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The rules add new restrictions against "issue advocacy" and engagement with state governments, which could jeopardize efforts to align or combine state and federal funding.
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 CFR 200.450</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What can we do?</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://u83566.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.-2FSmjcpO7c0puhLZteDUTgiRA4AoP7isPxSp2CKi9X0-2FU8R5BeXJde2RtR1YtSegFeV2Z_Vp355xrpRCHA81Wn1qUC4A13TYjSMnSM1PyIiTau3pdUe27LJYroJNOcCrNenXNalcnfY5qOpBCiTfCrG-2FuModM1xDOh8-2BM699TojrzTDhUfeBaxXMxq3xXfMEPh5qe-2Bzg3ygjLbRawaHVfuKo2jbJS-2BhXwi-2FCpkJm29bHvcQpnbMWlaP8aJk7zpS08ujDmBJ6sYtfLhpTB8XE0VFTErEFVB-2Fo5qIZQCsBpoXboOmOVbZqqVkcc0nYz7LLKSvs2GBSoQnnQlVHgdk6X2Kc0NAWvPGOa1me2mb64n4BTx0Boad2bVJcx6oeXnrxWEW96DaIBnbj4PapPrauZjtgqTk7wqmYOPcSuM6XKjONfn-2BQ9H10n3fAvpnw3vcso-2BlypciFXJqfyx3xleEOTlZsu5002Jf0wQlhiqeck8ZAukcmELkRxuS-2B8MYW66EyBJWLZ3OtBh-2FAO06Axd4-2BbpMN83HDWp9p6TcxdEpCckFZXwVF1le5FGQNdXpJs-2BQEfs4d-2FVsyS7wvDcUuZOuyoBXxsQWnwOmdW0dFAKRAI37yGAeeIWTsMHAynPA9Lxy8s2-2BxABg7sRMXLg8xoDArbRIKrqC-2FdHnKkdAwP4BrOQV0T8w2-2BncWj05QwXaOWsO-2Fvhj-2BQSgOgpb2NFK6ONa7YnDWbzkQ-3D-3D" title="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fu83566.ct.sendgrid.net%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.-2FSmjcpO7c0puhLZteDUTgiRA4AoP7isPxSp2CKi9X0-2FU8R5BeXJde2RtR1YtSegFeV2Z_Vp355xrpRCHA81Wn1qUC4A13TYjSMnSM1PyIiTau3pdUe27LJYroJNOcCrNenXNalcn">Ask
your member of Congress</a></span></strong> to ensure that federal grants continue to provide vital support for their communities and to uphold Congress's authority to direct funding. Encourage your representative to add a provision to this year's appropriations
bill preventing OMB or any federal agency from enacting the proposed changes. <br>
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a comment on OMB's proposal by July 13</a></span></strong>. Before it can finalize the proposed changes, OMB must receive and consider public comments on the proposal. You can help challenge the proposed changes by submitting a comment, ideally one highlighting the
concrete impact the revised rules would have on your work. AAM offers examples <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://u83566.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.-2FSmjcpO7c0puhLZteDUTgmqmX-2FVL5RewmMdSEhTwpyjiTNhae4P9QXfkubErqtiEuV1Zs-2BCBzIKNWvZ4hFyRNkPnJUniwyf6aS1eqqYa6rg-3DNet2_Vp355xrpRCHA81Wn1qUC4A13TYjSMnSM1PyIiTau3pdUe27LJYroJNOcCrNenXNalcnfY5qOpBCiTfCrG-2FuModM1xDOh8-2BM699TojrzTDhUfeBaxXMxq3xXfMEPh5qe-2Bzg3ygjLbRawaHVfuKo2jbJS-2BhXwi-2FCpkJm29bHvcQpnbMWlaP8aJk7zpS08ujDmBJ6sYtfLhpTB8XE0VFTErEFVB-2Fo5qIZQCsBpoXboOmOVbZqqVkcc0nYz7LLKSvs2GBSoQnnQlVHgdk6X2Kc0NAWvPGOa1me2mb64n4BTx0Boad2bVJcx6oeXnrxWEW96DaIBnbj4PapPrauZjtgqTk7wqmYOPcSuM6XKjONfn-2BQ9H10n3fAvpnw3vcso-2BlypciFXJqfyx3xleEOTlZsu5002Jf0wQlhiqeck8ZAukcmELkRxuS-2B8MYW66EyBJWLZ3OtBh-2FAO06Axd4-2BbpMN83HDWp9p6TcxdEpCckFZXwVF1le5FGQNdXpJs-2BQEfs4d-2FVsyS7wvDcUuZOuyoBXxsQWmrJImCAn-2BSol-2FR5Y-2FAGefB0DbV-2FJT-2BCAtiMVtMSV4H7M6hb090XHnNK0tVov8nYIandaTRDw45uDmUSrt8-2FckS09QPbUmk3D9qyF98omrdrCmLl6DgpYnJ25PbCrcpqcg-3D-3D" title="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fu83566.ct.sendgrid.net%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Du001.-2FSmjcpO7c0puhLZteDUTgmqmX-2FVL5RewmMdSEhTwpyjiTNhae4P9QXfkubErqtiEuV1Zs-2BCBzIKNWvZ4hFyRNkPnJUniwyf6aS1eqqYa6rg-3DNet2_Vp355xrpRCHA81Wn1qU">here</a></span></strong>.
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Now is the time for the history field to make our voices heard. Please join AASLH in speaking up for history and protecting the integrity and stability of the federal funding landscape.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Phillip Stone<br>
College Archivist<br>
Wofford College<br>
Spartanburg SC<br>
<a href="mailto:stonerp@wofford.edu">stonerp@wofford.edu</a><br>
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