Comment on OMB-2026-0034-0001

Summary: The Kessler Foundation, a nonprofit research organization, opposes the proposed Uniform Grants Regulation because it would increase administrative burdens, politicize scientific funding decisions, and create uncertainty for long-term research. They specifically argue against expanded termination authority, restrictions on international collaboration, and the elimination of allowable publication costs, all of which they believe would hinder scientific productivity and public benefit.