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Federal Grants Comment-a-thon | July 10, 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET

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Join members of the NCPH community for a targeted comment-writing session on Friday, July 10, focused on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) proposed new rule which would further politicize the federal grant review process by requiring a political appointee review and approve all federal grants. Under the guise of ensuring efficient use of taxpayer dollars, this new rule would have huge impacts on research and programming in virtually every sector of American life, including the public history field, and an especially chilling effect on grant proposals related to IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity, and inclusion) work and research. We’ll spend the first half an hour getting familiar with the proposed rule and sharing strategies for effective public commenting on federal regulations, guided by advocacy recommendations from history organizations. In the second half hour, we’ll use that information and momentum to leave our public comments. If you’re keen to make your voice heard but struggle to find the words or the time, join this working advocacy session to get it on your schedule and find solidarity with your NCPH friends and colleagues.

(This one-hour event will be held in Zoom Meetings, which means attendees will have the option to your camera and mic on to chat with the group, although we also welcome lurkers. We will not record this event, so plan to attend live if you want to participate–although if your plans change, we encourage you to use the resources we’ll send to leave a comment anyway!)

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