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Big Ten adopts rule barring players with pro contracts from returning to play
A court order is allowing some athletes an unexpected fifth year of college eligibility
Dan Hurley is right. College sports is ‘total chaos'
A wave of players have been granted additional NCAA eligibility, even some professional athletes.
Big Ten plans to address eligibility after TE waived by NFL team intends to join LSU, AP source says
A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Big Ten administrators will discuss player eligibility a day after the agent for a player waived by the Cleveland Browns announced his client planned to go to LSU to use his fifth season of eligibility
College sports' eligibility crisis is sprawling well beyond LSU, football and basketball — 'It's beyond unfair. It's heartless.'
Minnesota's kicking competition muddied by NCAA eligibility court ruling
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The eligibility chaos across college football has seeped into depth charts for several programs with the regular season fast approaching.
Dae'Quan Wright's eligibility fight highlights another huge college sports problem: Coaches refuse to say 'no'
Mendoza Reimagines the Master of Science in Management for the Next Generation of Business Leaders - Notre Dame Business Mendoza College of Business
The MSM program redesign adds three career-focused concentrations, expands eligibility to business majors and incorporates the MNA.
Mendoza Reimagines the Master of Science in Management for the Next Generation of Business Leaders - Notre Dame Business Mendoza College of Business
The MSM program redesign adds three career-focused concentrations, expands eligibility to business majors and incorporates the MNA.
New Medicaid rules could hit 600,000 Oregonians. Many may not know it
Oregon is racing to notify OHP members about new federal eligibility rules that could leave up to 200,000 people without coverage.
Court halts order, denies extra year of eligibility
In a legal victory for the NCAA, a federal appeals court has temporarily halted a court order that would have granted thousands of athletes who left college an extra year of eligibility.
SBA proposes overhaul of small business size standards, expanding eligibility
The SBA proposed new small business size standards that could expand eligibility for loans, contracting and federal programs.
Business groups sue to block NJ law fining big employers for workers on Medicaid
Business groups want a judge to void a new statute they say forces employers to ask workers their health status in violation of privacy laws.
Who’s eligible for college sports these days? Take our quiz and find out
The state of eligibility in college sports is perplexing. See how you do with these nine cases.
CT providers work to curb HUSKY losses from ‘Big Beautiful’ bill
Federal changes to Medicaid eligibility take effect in January, and 110K CT residents could lose HUSKY. Hospitals and clinics are preparing.
Colorado, like America, past due for generational change in politics
I was 27 before I ever voted for president. At 19, in 1964, the Constitution had not yet been amended establishing 18-year-old voting eligibility. In 1968, I was serving overseas with the U.S. Navy at a time when there was little effort to assist sailors or soldiers in obtaining an absentee ballot. Fortunately, that’s changed […]
Rutgers football’s toughest three-game stretch
One could argue that every three game stretch is tough….and critical….for Rutgers Andrew’s post on the three games Rutgers needs to win highlighted the three teams that Rutgers needs to win in order to gain bowl eligibility. He felt that Boston College, Maryland, and Michigan State were the key to getting to six wins. Likely […]
DoD changes transitional health care eligibility for reservists following lawsuit
Reservists no longer need to demonstrate that their period of active duty service was connected to a war to qualify for transitional health care coverage.
Ricketts Supports the Protect College Sports Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined the Protect College Sports Act. This legislation would end the disorder facing college athletics by establishing nationwide standards for name, image, and likeness (NIL), transfers, eligibility, and enforcement. “The Protect College Sports Act is a good step forward for athletics,” said Senator Ricketts. “This bipartisan bill addresses issues that were […]
WNBA condemns online ‘bad-faith efforts’ to toxify league amid divisive conversations
The league also said there are no eligibility issues regarding transgender athletes at this time.
Louisville basketball gets Seth Trimble, another high-profile transfer
Former North Carolina guard Seth Trimble tells ESPN he has committed to Louisville but will play only if fifth year of eligibility is upheld in court.
1. Self-Certification System Leaves Small Business Contracts Unverified 2. Federal Contracting Relies on Firms to Police Own Size 3. Size Protests Emerge as Primary Small Business Eligibility Check
How small businesses self-certify for federal contracts with minimal SBA oversight. Explore size protests and eligibility verification gaps affecting...
Commentary: AI Could Help to Implement Health Policy
Artificial intelligence may enhance implementation of a new federal rule requiring aduts enrolled under the Affordable Care Act expansion of Medicaid eligibility to complete qualifying work hours or community engagement activities or meet exemption criteria to maintain coverage, according to a new commentary.
High school sports tryouts and practices kick off Aug. 17
Our high school fall sports season will kick off on Monday, Aug. 17, with tryouts and practices beginning for high school football. Tryouts and practices for all other high school sports, including cheerleading, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, boys' cross country, girls' cross country, girls' tennis, girls' swimming and diving and volleyball, will begin on Monday, Aug. 24. Tryouts and practice schedules Tryout and practice schedules are available via the practice schedules button located on the fall sports page of our website. Please note that practice schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather or unanticipated circumstances. Registration information As a reminder, students and parents must fill out all required paperwork on Final Forms to participate in tryouts and practices. A physical conducted within the last 12 months is mandatory for any student interested in trying out for an athletic team and must be uploaded into Final Forms platform. Families are encouraged to get a completed physical from their child's physician. If you are unable to get a physical from your child's physician, you can schedule a free physical with Whitney Young's school-based health center by calling (518) 573-2556. Additionally, the district physician will also be available to facilitate sports physicals at Albany High in room 4253 on the following dates: Monday, Aug. 17 from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20 from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sports physicals on Aug. 17 and 20 are free and no appointment is necessary. Academic Eligibility As a reminder, students must be in good academic standing to participate in athletics. Academic eligibility will start at the beginning of each academic year. Eligibility is determined based on quarterly grades, and interim progress reports will serve as an important academic checkpoint for all student‑athletes. For additional details about academic eligibility, please see our Athletic Code of Conduct. Falcons, we can't wait to see you soar this fall season!
NCAA Division II votes to approve age-based eligibility model
NCAA Division II will move to the age-based eligibility model that has prompted athlete lawsuits across the country since it was adopted in Division I.
Minnesota DHS roll out eligibility tool ahead of federal Medicaid work requirement changes
Individuals enrolled in Medical Assistance can check if they meet the federal work reporting requirements set for 2027, as well as review a list of exemptions by using the new renewal lookup tool provided by DHS.
Coco Gauff says she supports trans community and fairness in women’s sports amid new WTA policy
Gauff was asked about a new eligibility policy in professional women's tennis, which is based on a one-off gene test.
More Potential Upheaval Awaits Indiana Medicaid
New work requirements, more frequent eligibility reviews and other policy changes will reshape Medicaid for many Hoosiers beginning in 2027.
More Than Numbers: Inside Indiana's Medicaid Enrollment Decline
Three years after enrollment peaked during the pandemic, Indiana's Medicaid rolls continue to decline as eligibility reviews reshape the program.
More Than Numbers: Inside Indiana's Medicaid Enrollment Decline
Three years after enrollment peaked during the pandemic, Indiana's Medicaid rolls continue to decline as eligibility reviews reshape the program.
Judge says injunction doesn't cover football players who signed pro deals
The judge who granted the right to play another year of college sports to some athletes whose eligibility ran out last school year issued a new order Sunday that makes clear that does not include football players who signed pro contracts this summer.
Colorado judge issues clarification to class-wide injunction for NCAA eligibility
A Colorado judge issued an important clarification Aug. 2 to their July 31 injunction for class of 2022 athletes in NCAA.
Injunction ruling against NCAA gets pivotal update
NCAA football received a new landmark injunction ruling pertaining to eligibility for 2022 grads. But now there's clarity of the rule.
Why the NCAA is fighting back against a U.S. District Court's ruling
On the heels of Friday's stunning development that saw a U.S. District Court judge in Colorado grant blanket eligibility for 2022 grads, NCAA fights back
ASU adds 2 ahead of expected special transfer portal
ASU's late additions come ahead of an expected special transfer portal window following a Friday court order granting eligibility to class of 2022 players who haven't redshirted.
Big 10 & SEC Now Back Protect College Sports Act As Injunction Issued
Two big college sports law events happened Friday: a judge issued a nationwide NCAA eligibility injunction and the Big Ten & SEC now support the PCSA.
Federal judge’s NCAA eligibility ruling sends shockwaves through college sports
Colorado Judge Charlotte Sweeney ruling would allow athletes from the Class of 2022, who have not redshirted, a fifth year of eligibility. How that impacts N.C. State, UNC, Duke and the rest of the ACC.
A bombshell eligibility ruling just dropped on college sports
Massive news in the college sports world!
Why Are Former UConn Football Players Suing the NCAA?
The group of Huskies are working to get another year of eligibility.
Section 1202: Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) | Practices
Holland & Knight's tax and corporate attorneys provide a comprehensive Section 1202 QSBS resource covering eligibility, exclusions, tax benefits, planning and exit structuring.
Five 2026 ballot measures address sex-based school sports eligibility, certain medical procedures for transgender minors
Welcome to the Monday, July 27, 2026, Brew. By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Five 2026 ballot measures address sex-based school sports eligibility, certain medical procedures for transgender minors In 2026, voters will decide at least five ballot measures on sex-based requirements for school sports and bans […]
MLB Players Propose Expanded Draft Eligibility, Moving Draft Date, More
MLB players proposed expanding eligibility for the amateur draft, maintaining 20 rounds of selections and much more.
Browns rookie minicamp participant tries to earn extra CFB eligibility
Cole Hutson participated in Browns' rookie minicamp as a tryout after going undrafted, and is now trying to get an extra year at the college level
Kansas City health and faith leaders team up to help minimize Medicaid coverage loss
New work requirements and twice-yearly eligibility checks are expected to cause millions of adults to lose Medicaid coverage. But community religious leaders and health advocates have been meeting every other week to plan and strategize about how to mitigate the damage.
MDCalc is scoring the clinical calculators used by millions of doctors
MDCalc is launching a quality-rating system for the more than 800 clinical calculators used to assess disease risk, transplant eligibility, and more.
Case introduces transit-oriented development bill
The legislation would expand tax-credit eligibility for projects in transit hubs like those around Honolulu Skyline stations
From NBA Summer League back to college basketball? NCAA coaches bracing for more roster chaos
As the NCAA's new age-based eligibility rule comes under legal attacks, some agents see a pathway from the NBA back to college
New lawsuits over NCAA eligibility are likely only the beginning
After a judge in Ohio ruled in favor of 24 athletes seeking eligibility, a new lawsuit threatens the NCAA's "five years to play five seasons" rule.
Group of 11 athletes challenge new NCAA eligibility rules in suit
Eleven Division I athletes -- all who depleted their eligibility in the 2025-26 season, have filed a federal class action lawsuit alleging that the NCAA's new eligibility rules adversely affected their ability to extend their college careers.
Navigating the Business Tax Account: Summer 2026 Enhancements, Access Protocols, and Strategic Implications for Practitioners
Internal Revenue Service. Summer 2026 Expanded Features for BTA. Fact Sheet FS-2026-11. July 2026. Retrieved from IRS.gov Newsroom. Internal Revenue Service. Business Tax Account. Official Platform Documentation & Eligibility Guide. Last Updated: July 9, 2026. Retrieved from IRS.
Missouri governor signs bills creating armed school ‘rangers,’ high school sports appeals board
Missouri schools will be able to hire a new class of armed guards, and high school athletes will get a state-run avenue to appeal some eligibility and competition decisions under two bills signed Thursday by Gov. Mike Kehoe.
Judge gives college basketball players a chance with injunction
CINCINNATI — An Ohio judge has granted a preliminary injunction for 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA for eligibility, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. Judge Christopher Wagner said Thursday the NCAA eligibility rules have been applied to 2022 high school graduates in an arbitrary […]
Judge dismisses suit challenging Sen. Tuberville's eligibility to run for Alabama governor
A judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit alleging U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville does not meet the residency requirement to run for governor of Alabama.
SSM Health challenging recent union election at St. Mary's hospital in Madison
Ahead of the vote, the health system challenged the eligibility of the hospital’s charge nurses to vote in the election. And after the vote, SSM filed objections to the conduct of the election with the National Labor Relations Board.
A timeline of Marine Le Pen's political career and the rise of the French far right
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's political future is on the line as a Paris appeals court rules on her eligibility to stand in the 2027 presidential election
Summer Science Program
Explore information about the Summer Science Program at Arkansas Children's Hospital, a career readiness program for college students, including eligibility and how to apply.
Greenville sports fans discuss new NCAA eligibility rules for Division I athletes
The new model would eliminate redshirt years and waivers, making eligibility more concrete.
Suit alleges new NCAA rule unfair to high school Class of 2022
Less than 24 hours after the NCAA Division I Cabinet approved a monumental change in eligibility rules, a group of 15 college basketball players filed a lawsuit iclaiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition.
USF football and all sports will feel a big impact under new NCAA eligibility rule
Players in all sports will have five years to complete five seasons. Redshirts and medical extensions are going away.
NCAA panel approves new eligibility rules giving Division I athletes 5 years to play 5 seasons
The Division I Cabinet unanimously approved the change from the longstanding tenet of college sports that gave athletes five years to complete four seasons of competition with their eligibility clock starting at the time of enrollment, regardless of age.
New Guidebook Helps Puget Sound Beneficiaries Navigate Their Health Care
Great news for military communities and TRICARE beneficiaries across the Pacific Northwest: navigating military healthcare just got easier. The recently released Puget Sound Patient Guidebook is a comprehensive resource designed for local TRICARE beneficiaries throughout the region. Inside, beneficiaries can find information on enrolling in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, understanding TRICARE plans, locating a Military Treatment Facility (MTF), scheduling appointments, accessing online services, ordering medications and much more.
NCAA's New Eligibility Rules Affect Transfers, Rosters And Playing Time
NCAA's new eligibility model was approved on Tuesday, and it affects everything from transfers, playing time and rosters.
NCAA Division I Cabinet OK's 5-year, age-based eligibility
The NCAA Division I Cabinet unanimously approved a new five-year, age-based eligibility model. This marks a win for the NCAA, as it attempts to bring consistency to the landscape.
NCAA votes to approve age-based five-year eligibility rule, reshaping college football, basketball landscapes
Under the new rules, all college athletes will have five years to play five seasons
Lead Maine petitions DHHS to adopt new Medicaid rules
Libby emphasized that neither initiative would cut benefits or eligibility for MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program that spends more than $1.4 billion a year and serves 400,000 Mainers.
Taking Wing: Jake Bloss
Today’s subject is in kind of an unusual spot as regards his prospect status. Bloss actually debuted two years ago, and as he turns 25 today (Happy Birthday, Jake) he’s on the fringes of what’s typically considered prospect eligibility. He’s also coming back from Tommy John surgery, which has eaten up the last 14 months […]
Colom prioritizing lower costs, good jobs, affordable health care in state
In 2025, about 27 million people in the United States were medically uninsured, a number that is expected to increase by 10 million in the next decade due to tightened Medicaid eligibility, changes to enrollment processes and a loss of enhanced Affordable Care Act plan subsidies.
MLB proposes massive draft overhaul in CBA negotiations, including eliminating high school eligibility
The league's proposal would also create an international draft and cut the number of draft rounds
Some Asheville businesses that suffered Helene losses ineligible for $14M grant program
Small business owners seeking a share of the more than $14 million Asheville Recovers Together grant are being urged to review eligibility requirements.
Ole Miss infielder Brayden Randle enters NCAA transfer portal
Ole Miss infielder Brayden Randle has entered the NCAA transfer portal, On3’s Pete Nakos has learned. Randle spent three seasons in Oxford, stepping into a big-time role during the 2026 season. But Randle will be looking to spend his final year of eligibility elsewhere. Certainly a name to watch moving forward. Randle appeared in 51 […]
Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby declares for NFL supplemental draft amid NCAA legal battle
The Red Raiders quarterback bypasses a massive eligibility battle and legal war with the Big 12 after admitting to wagering on his own team
SBA moves to revise 8(a) rules while preserving tribal, ANC eligibility
Details By Brian Edwards Native Contracting June 13, 2026 The U.S. Small Business Administration has proposed changes to its 8(a) Business Development Program that would eliminate race-based presumptions of social disadvantage for individually owned businesses while leaving eligibility standards unchanged for tribally owned enterprises, Alaska Native corporations and other Native entity-owned participants. In both the title and summary of the proposed rule published in the Federal Register, SBA emphasized that the changes only apply to individually owned firms and “do not impact entity-owned firms,” including tribes, Alaska Native corporation, Native Hawaiian organizations and community development corporations. The proposed rule, announced June 11, would require all individual applicants seeking admission to the 8(a) program to submit evidence demonstrating social disadvantage. Membership in a racial or ethnic group alone would no longer establish eligibility, according to the SBA. For Indian Country, the agency said eligibility standards for businesses owned by federally recognized tribes, Alaska Native corporations, Native Hawaiian organizations and community development corporations would remain unchanged. The proposal comes after the Department of Defense reaffirmed that participation by tribes and Alaska Native corporations in the 8(a) program is based on their political status under federal law rather than diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. In a May 28 letter to Alaska's Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael P. Duffey wrote that participation by federally recognized tribes and Alaska Native corporations in federal programs is “grounded in their political status as Native Americans, not DEI initiatives.” The SBA proposal follows a 2023 federal court ruling that found unconstitutional the program's rebuttable presumption that members of certain racial and ethnic groups were socially disadvantaged. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said the proposed rule would establish a single standard for individually owned applicants by requiring evidence of social disadvantage. The 8(a) Business Development Program provides participating firms with business development assistance and access to federal set-aside and sole-source contracting opportunities. The program remains a major source of federal contracting revenue for tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations. Native-owned firms received $16.1 billion of the program's approximately $26 billion in federal contract awards during fiscal 2024, according to data previously reported by Tribal Business News. The proposal also arrives amid ongoing concerns from Native contractors about SBA administration of the program. In May, the Native American Contractors Association and 53 Native-owned businesses urged SBA to address delays in processing 8(a) applications, saying some reviews had stretched beyond regulatory deadlines and appeared to have stalled since August 2025. The proposed rule is open for public comment through July 13. The Federal Register notice does not reference tribal consultation or indicate whether SBA determined consultation was unnecessary because tribal eligibility standards are unchanged. The SBA has not announced when the proposed rule would take effect. The agency is expected to accept public comments before issuing a final rule.About The AuthorAuthor: Brian EdwardsBrian Edwards is associate publisher and associate editor of Tribal Business News and Native News Online. He is a longtime publisher, editor, business reporter and serial entrepreneur. Subscribe Today!Other Articles by this authorDefense Department reaffirms tribal, ANC eligibility in SBA 8(a) programTribal heritage projects eligible for up to $100K in federal funding through NPS programIHS launches tribal long-term care construction initiative with three projectsIḷisaġvik College acquires site for long-planned Utqiaġvik campus This article is available to paid digital subscribers. Click here to sign in or get access.
The Health and Wellbeing of Formerly Incarcerated People in Connecticut: Insights from the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey
By Carter Shannon, Nat Markey, Nora Hodgson, Samantha Lydell, Andrew Carr, and Mark Abraham, DataHaven About this Report Approximately 1 in 5 men aged 18–64 in Connecticut have experienced incarceration at some point in their lives. This population includes people who have been held in a local jail for a single night and those who have served lengthy prison sentences, and it cuts across race, age, geography, and socioeconomic background in ways that reflect broader structural inequities in the criminal legal system. Yet across nearly every indicator of wellbeing, formerly incarcerated people in Connecticut face significant disparities compared to those without an incarceration history. This report explores data on the experiences of formerly incarcerated men in Connecticut from the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey (DCWS). The DCWS illuminates significant gaps in economic wellbeing, physical health, mental health, and social support between men with and without incarceration histories in Connecticut. The survey also reveals worse self-reported outcomes for formerly incarcerated people across a range of quality-of-life indicators, with disparities that are often most severe among those who have been incarcerated more than once. These disparities do not arise by chance. They are shaped by a policy landscape that erects lasting barriers to housing, employment, and healthcare for people leaving incarceration, as well as by the physical and psychological toll of incarceration itself. This report is being written in the political context of federal funding cuts to social programs and proposed rollbacks to Medicaid eligibility, changes that will disproportionately impact people with incarceration histories, who are more likely to rely on public health coverage and other safety net supports.
How Investors May Respond To OPKO Health (OPK) Boosting Its Nicoya Stake And RAYALDEE Milestones
In early June 2026, OPKO Health reported amending its agreement with Nicoya Therapeutics, gaining a 15% equity stake while maintaining eligibility for up to US$115.0 million in potential milestone payments tied to the commercialization of RAYALDEE for chronic kidney disease patients in Greater China and related territories. This deeper partnership not only expands OPKO’s economic interest in RAYALDEE but also tightens its alignment with Nicoya ahead of planned 2027 regulatory filings across...
NBA commissioner Adam Silver defends league’s 65-game rule for awards eligibility: ‘The rule is working’
Phil Ehr vows lawsuit as Broward SOE throws water on Hector Mujica's party switch explanation
Democratic organizations are taking a hands-off approach to a party eligibility dispute that could knock Mujica off the CD 28 Primary ballot.
JOINT RELEASE: Bill to Create Jobs and Support New Small Businesses Becomes Law
DENVER, CO - Governor Jared Polis on May 29 signed a bill into law to expand eligibility for the successful CLIMBER (Colorado Loans to Increase Mainstreet Business Economic Recovery) program to better equip small businesses for success, create more good-paying jobs and support local economies.
Brendan Sorsby gambling investigation: Judge to rule on Texas Tech QB's injunction to regain NCAA eligibility
A judge will decide Monday whether to grant Sorsby an injunction amidst a gambling investigation
A party switch last year may bar Hector Mujica from running as a Democrat in CD 28
Mujica’s Primary opponent, Phil Ehr, has already filed an elections complaint challenging his eligibility under Florida’s updated party-affiliation law.
South Carolina Businesses Pay Millions To Settle PPP Fraud Claims
Federal prosecutors say five companies falsely claimed eligibility for COVID-era relief loans...
Bill to Create Jobs and Support New Small Businesses Becomes Law
Governor Jared Polis today signed a bill into law to expand eligibility for the successful CLIMBER (Colorado Loans to Increase Mainstreet Business Economic Recovery) program to better equip small businesses for success, create more good-paying jobs and support local economies.
'SAVE' America Act raises confusion as Republicans continue push
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility – or “SAVE” America Act – was passed by the House earlier this year along a mostly party-line vote. It would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and impose new ID requirements to cast a ballot.
'SAVE' America Act raises confusion as Republicans continue push
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility – or “SAVE” America Act – was passed by the House earlier this year along a mostly party-line vote. It would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and impose new ID requirements to cast a ballot.
Granberg joins advisory group to Trump’s college sports roundtable
A University spokesperson said Granberg is participating in an advisory group of college presidents to Trump's Saving College Sports roundtable which is advocating for reforms in collegiate athletics, like regulating the process by which student-athletes earn money and establishing structured rules for the transfer portal and NCAA eligibility.
Key senators strike bipartisan deal on sweeping college sports reform with transfer, eligibility and cap enforcement
BYU’s final uncommitted portal departure has found a new home
Since BYU's first round NCAA tournament loss to Texas, eight Cougars players with remaining eligibility have entered the transfer portal. Only Rob Wright has withdrawn from the portal to stay at BYU, with each of the other seven players now having found new homes. The latest former Cougar to land elsewhere is guard Tyler Mrus, who announced his commitment to the Citadel Saturday via social media.
Trump's plan to limit PSLF student-loan forgiveness is inching closer
Republican lawmakers are letting the Education Department continue narrowing eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Critics fear a midterm purge as the Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility
At least 67 million registrations, primarily from Republican-controlled states, have gone through a beefed-up verification program at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and tens of thousands of those have been flagged as potential noncitizens or people who have died.
Trump administration promote program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge
The Trump administration has run the names of at least 67 million voters through government databases as it looks for noncitizens and people who've died.
Trump administration promote program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge
The Trump administration has run the names of at least 67 million voters through government databases as it looks for noncitizens and people who've died.
2026 Phillies Draft Preview Jared Grindlinger, LHP/OF
I always like to start previews with my favorite prospect. That’s often someone the Phillies have no chance at, but not this year. A reclassicification of draft eligibility made this year’s mystery box my favorite, most intriguing option. Grindlinger is a left handed Outfielder and Pitcher and is a potential 1st/2nd rounder in both roles. […]
‘Unfinished business’: Former Georgia gymnast Ariel Posen returns after medical retirement
After nearly three years of medical retirement, former Georgia gymnast Ariel Posen entered the transfer portal to compete with her remaining eligibility. Due to an ongoing valgus knee issue, which
Trump's college sports committee tackles laundry list of issues and calls on Congress to act quickly
The presidential committee asked to find solutions for spiraling costs in college sports recommended creating a task force to look at pooling media rights, limiting coaches salaries, and rewriting eligibility and transfer-portal rules, along with at least a dozen other ideas. A draft document of the committee's proposals, obtained by Yahoo Sports, wants Congress to quickly pass legislation that would create the task force, which would receive the antitrust exemption and the right to override individual state laws that the NCAA and other collegiate sports leaders are seeking.
SBA Creates "Grocery Guarantee" Just In Time For Small Business Week
The agency is broadening eligibility for an international trade loan program as small businesses grapple with stubbornly high costs and push to bring production home.
Reservists sue Pentagon over denied transition health care benefits
A class action lawsuit challenges a DoD policy that conditions eligibility for the Transitional Assistance Management Program.
How NCAA's 'five for five' eligibility concept would affect Memphis rosters
The NCAA is moving forward on a proposal to change eligibility rules for athletes. Here's how the change would affect current Memphis rosters.
Global Health & WASH: May 2026 Funding Opportunities (14 new opportunities!)
The May update for Global Health & WASH brings new calls that cluster around three distinct shifts: LMIC research leadership moving from funder encouragement into a hard eligibility constraint, pharmaceutical and corporate-linked funders running structurally independent education and use-inspired research portfolios at substantial scale, and AI adoption shifting decisively from speculative tool to operational capability across health and WASH systems alike. In LMIC Research Leadership as Eligibility, Not Encouragement, Wellcome anchors the dominant signal of the month with three separate major calls that all require or strongly center LMIC leadership in their basic eligibility architecture. Wellcome’s ESIC Hubs (£1.5-£1.9M per hub over 3-5 years) explicitly requires an LMIC-based lead applicant, treating Global South leadership as a design constraint rather than a participation goal. Wellcome’s Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Development Award funds transdisciplinary teams whose lead must be a mid-career or established researcher based at an organization in Africa, South Asia, or Southeast Asia. Wellcome’s larger Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award (£1M-£8M for optimizing licensed interventions) requires the administering organization to be in eligible LMIC regions and at least 50% of applicants based there. Around Wellcome, the same pattern shows up at smaller scale and across funders: CHINNOVA channels $1M into West and Central African research institutions for climate-health work; IBRO’s Neuroscience Training Grants explicitly tier ceilings by region of residence with Africa receiving the highest amount ($5,000); IHME’s GBD Emerging Researcher Award reserves at least one of its two annual awards for an LMIC researcher; Sidaction’s HIV Cure call funds research teams across France, the Netherlands, and eligible African countries with a minimum two-country collaboration requirement. Taken together, these calls signal a meaningful shift in how research equity is being operationalized — not as encouragement language at the bottom of a call, but as a structural feature of who can lead, where the work must be administered, and what proportion of the team must be regionally rooted. In Pharma-Funded Independent Medical Education and Use-Inspired Research, the lineup this month is unusually deep. Pfizer alone runs four parallel calls under independent education and quality improvement frameworks: a Migraine and Women’s Health RFP (200K x 2-year, $500K pool), Migraine IME ($200K, $1M pool), JAK Inhibitor evidence-based education ($100K), and Maternal Vaccination HCP Education in Saudi Arabia ($75K), plus a separate Pediatric Pneumococcal Surveillance research call in Saudi Arabia ($400K per project). Novo Nordisk Foundation runs four parallel calls of its own at substantial scale: Infectious Diseases Catalyst Grants (DKK 60M pool, up to DKK 7M collaborative), Non-Diabetic Endocrinology Collaborative Grants (DKK 53M pool, DKK 5-10M per project), Pioneer Innovator Grant Health (DKK 1.1M), and Distinguished Innovator Grant Health (DKK 6.8M). LEO Foundation deploys DKK 2-4M per project for dermatology research excellence. Pfizer’s framing across calls deliberately separates the funding from product promotion, emphasizing measurable practice-relevant change and structural distance between scientific outputs and commercial activity. Novo Nordisk’s “use-inspired” hard filter pushes researchers toward a credible translation pathway from mechanism to deployable tool. The pattern: industry-aligned funders are running structurally independent portfolios at meaningful $ that fund implementation evidence, not promotion. In AI as Operational Capability, Not Speculation, several calls this month explicitly treat AI adoption as a near-term operational question with real evidence and governance requirements, rather than a speculative trend to be watched. Wellcome’s ESIC Hubs frames AI as “the accelerator” for evidence synthesis, asking hubs to translate technical innovation into adoption-ready workflows that can match real-world policy timelines. UNICEF Venture Fund’s new Climate Tech for Children’s Health call funds for-profit startups deploying AI, machine learning, and blockchain in low-resource environments, with a strict requirement that solutions must already have a working prototype with promising pilot results. The Water Research Foundation has launched two simultaneous AI calls treating reproducibility, cybersecurity guardrails, and human-in-the-loop deployments as core design constraints rather than nice-to-haves: one on GenAI and Agentic AI in water utilities ($200K), one on alternatives to water shutoffs that explicitly screens for implementation economics evidence. Nordic Innovation’s quantum technology call (NOK 4.5M) extends the same logic into life science and healthcare, demanding consortium-stage projects mature enough to test with real users. TEF-Health offers €300K in subsidized testing infrastructure for European healthcare AI and robotics SMEs. The pattern: funders are converting AI pilots into playbooks, requiring transfer evidence and risk controls before AI can move from experimentation to sector-wide operational practice. For LMIC-based researchers in infectious disease or evidence synthesis, the three Wellcome calls together represent the deepest concentration of LMIC-led research capital in recent memory — pair the Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Development Award (£200K, deadline May 19) as a strategic pipeline feeder into the larger Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award (£1-£8M, deadline June 2), since the development award functions explicitly as a track into the larger trial scheme. For Nordic researchers, the four Novo Nordisk Foundation calls plus LEO Foundation and Nordic Innovation Quantum represent ~$30M in regional research capital this cycle, all with deadlines clustered in May-August. For WASH practitioners, the three Water Research Foundation calls together (each up to $200K) are a cluster worth reading across — one on AI deployment, one on shutoff alternatives, one rewarding applied innovation — and the strongest applicants will articulate how their work bridges utility operations to policy-relevant evidence. For US-based clinical researchers and educators, the four Pfizer calls plus the APF Portfolio’s 80+ programs form an unusually accessible recurring pipeline; APF’s prohibition on indirect costs is a meaningful structural feature for early-career applicants whose institutions might otherwise absorb significant overhead. Snapshot of New Opportunities Total Estimated Funding Pool: $100 Million+ USD The grants are organized into three categories: Open Calls: Current grant and opportunities with a deadline. Grants are listed by closing date. 39 open opportunities- 14 new! Rolling Applications: current grant and opportunities with rolling applications (but it’s still best to submit as early as possible). 14 rolling opportunities- 1 new opportunity! Long term planning: Grants that have closed their current rounds, but are expected to open new windows. 4 long term opportunities! A quick tip for returning readers: if you want to jump straight to the newest additions, use CTRL F to search for “New!” and navigate quickly to the latest funding opportunities This post is for paid subscribers. This helps support the time and effort it takes to curate and organize these opportunities. Subscribe To keep this accessible to everyone who needs it, we’re happy to offer pay what you can rates. You can find more details here. Open Calls: Migraine Competitive Grant Program: Migraine and Women’s Health (Quality Improvement and/or Research RFP), Pfizer.*Closing soon!* Pfizer, in collaboration with the American Headache Society, is seeking independent quality improvement and research projects that close persistent gaps in migraine care for women across the United States. The funding logic centers on measurable, practice-relevant change: proposals should generate actionable evidence, tools, or system improvements that can be shared and used widely, not just within a single site. Priority areas span menstrual migraine and screening in women’s health settings, the role of hormonal fluctuations across the lifespan, sex-specific risk factors, comorbidities and quality-of-life burden, and disparities in outcomes by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The call is structured as a two-step competitive process with an initial Letter of Intent, with the strongest concepts expected to translate scientific insight into implementable improvements in diagnosis, management, and equity. Geographies: United States. Who can apply: U.S.-based organizations (not individuals), including professional schools, healthcare institutions, professional organizations, and other entities focused on healthcare improvement. Funding amount: Up to USD $200,000 total over 2 years; total pool USD $500,000. Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Focus areas: migraine, women’s health, quality improvement, clinical research, menstrual migraine, health disparities. Deadline: LOI: May 5, 2026; Full proposal (by invitation): August 28, 2026. Learn more and apply here. This RFP rewards “shareable impact”: the most competitive submissions will pair rigorous methods with a clear plan for system uptake and dissemination beyond the originating institution. ReSSARC: Strengthening the Health Sector and Food Security in the Central African Republic (AID 013381/01/0) Call for Proposals, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). *Closing soon!* AICS is seeking a limited set of high-capacity humanitarian partners to deliver an integrated package that stabilizes essential health services while reducing acute malnutrition and strengthening food security resilience in priority areas of the Central African Republic. The funder’s logic is explicitly nexus-based: proposals should meet urgent, life-saving needs while reinforcing local systems, coordination mechanisms, and community-level capacity so results persist beyond the emergency window. AICS emphasizes inclusion and protection outcomes, expecting gender-sensitive design and explicit measures for groups facing compounded vulnerability, including women, children under five, internally displaced people, and people with disabilities. The call also signals a localization pathway, encouraging stronger collaboration with national NGOs and balanced partnerships, alongside clear coordination with existing cluster and humanitarian actors to minimize duplication and improve coverage. Geographies: Central African Republic (Bangui, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Lim-Pende, Lobaye). Who can apply: Non-profit organizations registered with AICS, plus eligible non-profits without an office in Italy that have a pre-existing collaboration agreement with an AICS-listed organization. Funding amount: Total pool EUR €1,800,000; max EUR €800,000 (single applicant) or EUR €1,000,000 (ATS). Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Focus areas: malnutrition prevention and treatment, maternal and child health, community health services, food security and resilience, localization partnerships Deadline: May 5, 2026. Learn more and apply here. This call is structured to reward partners who can link frontline service delivery to system durability and localization, not just short-term coverage gains. Contracts for Innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare, Innovate UK. *Closing soon!* Innovate UK, on behalf of the Office for Life Sciences Addiction Healthcare Goals program, is procuring R&D to accelerate innovations that can improve treatment outcomes, strengthen recovery, and reduce harm and deaths linked to drug and alcohol addiction. The competition is positioned as a market-facing readiness push: selected projects are expected to advance solutions toward later-stage validation, generate evidence of user acceptability and UK market fit, and map credible routes through regulatory and certification requirements. Innovate UK signals a preference for innovations that can be field-tested in relevant UK settings and progressed to TRL 6 or 7, with practical plans for commercialization after contract completion. This structure favors applicants that can execute most work in-house, co-develop with service providers and people with lived experience, and translate technical progress into deployable tools for addiction healthcare delivery. Geographies: United Kingdom. Who can apply: Single organizations of any size (including EU, EEA, or international) leading delivery, with most work and key deliverables carried out in the UK; subcontractors for specialist skills only. Funding amount: GBP £200,000–1.5 million per project (inclusive of VAT); Total pool: GBP £20 million (across two strands). Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Focus areas: Mental Health, Health Systems Strengthening, Research & Development, Technology Access. Deadline: May 6, 2026 (11:00am). Learn more and apply here. This call uses procurement to pull near-market addiction innovations toward operational proof and adoption pathways in UK services.
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