As the government shutdown drags on, many scientists are waiting on grant reviews and payments from agencies like the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
Federal grants fund years-long research projects at colleges and universities throughout Washington state. The grants rely on review panels for approval. And the shutdown has paused those reviews, which can take months to reschedule.
Mari Ostendorf, UW’s vice provost for research, said this time of year is usually busy for scientists across the university serving on federal grant review panels and submitting funding applications of their own. But that’s been on pause since the shutdown began…