Hm interesting strategy. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for doing this. Where do you see this going, as we get closer to the end of the FY?

I've received additional confirmation, as well as an email I can share publicly.

See the directive NIH grants management staff received from Michelle Bulls, director of extramural policy at NIH:

“Being in sync with what this administration is trying to accomplish” is not, in fact, a core tenet of any academic discipline.