May 2014 Update

The May 2014 Update from COGR provides a detailed overview of recent regulatory, policy, and legislative developments affecting research institutions, including efforts to reduce administrative burdens on investigators, revisions in NIH grant policies following the Defense of Marriage Act decision, upcoming NIH requirements to account for sex differences in preclinical research, guidance on implementing the federal OMB Uniform Guidance, and updates on subaccounting and grant closeout procedures for DHHS/NIH awards. The document also addresses recent audit findings and compliance supplements, export control reforms, proposed expansions of federal regulations on contractor conflicts of interest, ongoing concerns with Department of Defense research clauses, and the successful delay of Congressional action on patent reform legislation deemed potentially harmful to university patent holders. Throughout, COGR outlines its advocacy efforts, resources for members, and continued engagement with federal agencies and policy stakeholders to ensure compliant, efficient, and equitable research administration.