Survey shows that federal science funding is a top concern among physical scientists

Wednesday, September 9, 2026
With extensive cuts to federal research funding since January 20, 2025, one might wonder what impact this is having on scientists, both in the U.S. and abroad. Recently published results from a survey by  AIP (American Institute of Physics) offer a snapshot of how more than 2,000 respondents from AIP’s member organizations view the impact of these changes.

SSTI releases new members-only funding opportunity search

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Every week, SSTI members receive the Funding Supplement, an exclusive members-only electronic publication with information on applications, eligibility criteria, and submission deadlines for funding opportunities offered by federal government agencies, foundations, and other organizations. Expanding this benefit, SSTI has released a Funding Supplement Search for members, including over 200 active and 5,700 total opportunities to reference. Every week, new opportunities are added and updated. 

An FY25 decline in public higher ed funding raises questions about future trends

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
A recent State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) FY 2025 report suggests that public higher education funding is at a potential crossroads. Education appropriations per full-time equivalent (FTE) student peaked in FY24, then declined by 1.0% in FY25. It is unknown whether this recent downturn marks the beginning of a downward trend or is just a glitch in the previous 12-year run of increases.

ITIF warns that deep R&D cuts could have long-term economic impacts

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
In a Digest article published May 8, 2025, SSTI outlined how the proposed White House 2026 discretionary budget proposal, which aims to cut non-defense discretionary funding by 22.6%, could impact TBED programs. In that article, we laid out some specifics of how the cuts were anticipated to affect key U.S. research-funding bodies. In a recent report from The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF), Meghan Ostertag, compares four scenarios to estimate a variety of potential losses to the U.S. from 2026 to 2035 that would result from reduced federal R&D spending levels, with the second through fourth scenarios presented as benchmarks compared to the first scenario. The scenarios are described below. 

Among recent U.S. EDA cuts is the 45-year-old University Centers program

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

SSTI has learned from Ben Page, deputy assistant secretary for economic development and chief operating officer in the U.S. Department of Commerce that U.S. Economic Development Administration is discontinuing funding for the University Centers, Trade Adjustment Assistance to Firms, and STEM Talent Challenge programs. The reason cited was budget constraints. 

Modest Tech Hubs funding included in FY 2026 appropriation bills

Thursday, July 31, 2025

House and Senate subcommittees with oversight for Commerce, State and Justice appropriations differ on funding recommendations for the EDA Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs program, commonly referred to as Tech Hubs. While any funding in a tight budget environment is good, the $50 million in the House version of the CJS bill or the Senate subcommittee’s $60 million is far short of Congress’s original vision for the Tech Hubs, authorized at $10 billion over ten years.

NIH posts modifications to proposal application and review process

Monday, March 31, 2025

How one applies and has their proposal reviewed to gain a small share of the world's largest funding source for life science research is changing. The following highlights modifications affecting grant applications submitted to the National Institutes of Health for due dates on or after January 25, 2025, as posted on their Implementation of New Initiatives and Policies page.

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