Other Financial Management & Compliance

July 22, 2024

COGR Responds to NIH Proposed Collection of Post-Award Reporting Requirements - read more...

 

June 28, 2024

COGR Responds to OMB's Invitation to Provide Comments and Technical Corrections to Address Select Items in the Recently Released OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance - read more...

 

May 16, 2024

Slides & Recording Now Available (Log In Required): A Second Look at the Final OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance - read more...

 

December 4, 2023

COGR Responds to OMB's NPRM on Guidance for Grants & Agreements "Uniform Guidance" - read more...

 

July 21, 2023

COGR Responds to OMB's Request to Provide Data-driven Evidence to Support Modifications to 2 CFR Chapter 2, Part 200 (2 CFR 200) of the Uniform Guidance (UG) - read more...

 

June 5, 2023

COGR Participates in Joint Association Response to Comment Request; Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Foreign Gifts and Contracts Disclosures - read more...

 

May 11, 2023

Results from the COGR Survey on the Cost of Complying with the New NIH DMS Policy - read more...

 

March 14, 2023

COGR Responds to OMB's RFI: Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) - read more...

COGR has posted its Letter to OMB, in response to OMB’s Request for Information (RFI) – Uniform Guidance. We expect OMB to review responses from all stakeholders and publish proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance later in 2023. Contact Krystal Toups at ktoups@cogr.edu or David Kennedy at dkennedy@cogr.edu if you have comments or questions

 

March 10, 2023

COGR Posts DRAFT Response to OMB (Uniform Guidance) - read more...

 

March 2, 2023

COGR's 2 CFR 200 "Uniform Guidance" Resource Page - read more...

 

February 21, 2023

COGR Requests a 30-Day Extension to Respond to OMB's RFI - read more...

COGR requested a 30-day extension to respond to OMB’s RFI regarding updates to 2 CFR Part 200, Uniform Guidance.

 

February 15, 2023

COGR's NIH Data Management and Sharing Readiness Guide: Chapter 4 Part II, Project-Based and Institutional Cost Considerations - Budgeting & Costing - read more...

 

February 15, 2023

COGR Releases NIH DMS Readiness Guide Chapter 4 Part II - Budgeting and Costing: Project-Based and Institutional Cost Considerations - read more...

 

November 8, 2022

Chapter 3 Part II of COGR's NIH DMS Readiness Guide: Roles and Responsibilities (Excel Download) Now Available - read more...

 

September 29, 2022

COGR & the Association of Research Libraries Present: Gearing Up for January 2023: Institutional Strategies for Implementing the NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy - read more...

 

June 30, 2022

COGR Submits Comments to OMB Regarding the 2022 Compliance Supplement - read more...

 

December 15, 2021

UPDATE & ERRATA TO COGR NOVEMBER 2021 UPDATE - read more...

Posted December 15, 2021

 

November 8, 2021

COGR Submits Comments to DoEd on HEERF Data Collection Form Federal Register Notice - read more...

Posted November 8, 2021

 

August 12, 2021

COGR Submits Letter to DoEd in Response on HEERF I, II, & III, Data Collection Form - read more...

Posted August 12, 2021

 

April 21, 2021

F&A Cost Rates and Reimbursement Pressures Under COVID-19: Maintaining a Fair and Reliable System - read more...

Posted April 21, 2021

 

August 25, 2020

Research Impact Under COVID-19: Financial Crisis and the "Pandemic Normal" - read more...

Posted August 25, 2020

 

January 27, 2020

COGR's Response to JCORE RFI - read more...

Posted January 27, 2020

This letter contains COGR's comments in response to the request for information on aspects of the American Research Environment [FR Doc. 2019-25604]

 

January 23, 2020

COGR Letter to NIFA Regarding the Reimagining NIFA Initiative - read more...

Posted January 23, 2020

 

April 12, 2019

COGR Releases "Excellence in Research: The Funding Model, F&A Reimbursement, and Why the System Works" - read more...

Posted April 12, 2019

Additional F&A Resources

 

March 21, 2019

HERD Survey Questions from COGR - read more...

Posted 3/21/19

 

August 24, 2017

Discussion Points on Facilities and Administrative Costs and Regulatory Reform - read more...

 

August 24, 2017

Associations Oppose Cuts to NIH Budget - read more...

COGR joined with over 100 other organizations Monday on a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to oppose the proposed cuts to NIH funding and facilities and administrative (F&A) costs in the Administration's FY18 budget. 

Among other things, the letter states that "If the Administration’s proposal to reduce NIH support for F&A moves forward, it will make research unaffordable for many institutions and ultimately lead to less research carried out across the country", and that "the economic impact could also be significant; communities will lose jobs, and the country will fall behind as our foreign competitors forge ahead in medical research. These consequences will hurt patients, scientists, and all Americans."

 

July 14, 2017

COGR Submits Joint Association Letter on DOE Regulatory Reform - read more...

Posted July 14, 2017

This letter provides joint association comments on Department of Energy regulations, paperwork requirements and other regulatory obligations as part of the agency’s implementation of Executive Order 13771, “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs.” 

 

June 12, 2017

COGR Letter to Mulvaney and Price Objecting to NIH and F&A Budget Cuts - read more...

Posted June 12, 2017

 

April 17, 2017

At OMB Request: Letter to Identify OMB Actions to Reduce Administrative Burden - read more...

Posted April 17, 2017

 

March 1, 2017

F&A Survey Results Available to COGR Membership

Click here.

 

February 7, 2017

Finances of Research Universities - June 2014 - read more...

“Finances of Research Universities” describes the financial landscape of research universities and calls for active collaboration among all stakeholders to address financial risks to the research enterprise in a productive manner.

Full Report

Summary

 

December 1, 2016

An Analysis of the DCA Best Practices Manual - COGR Interpretations

Click here to view the paper.

 

January 1, 2016

How to Conduct Non-Federal Stem Cell Research Without Violating the Federal Stem Cell Funding Prohibition

How to Conduct Non-Federal Stem Cell Research Without Violating the Federal Stem Cell Funding Prohibition
By Robert J. Kenny, Jr. [Medical Research Law and Policy Review, 2005]

National Institutes of Health Stem Cell Resource Web Site

 

September 4, 2015

Letter to Department of Labor on "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees"

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July 1, 2015

COGR Guide to 2 CFR 200.430 Compensation-Personal Services

Click here for the Guide.

 

December 16, 2014

COGR Readiness Document - Uniform Guidance -

Click here for the Guide. If interested in a Word version of the Guide, please contact David Kennedy.

 

May 2, 2012

COGR Response to Grants Reform

OMB Advance Notice of Proposed Guidance, April 2012. Click here for the letter.

 

November 14, 2011

COGR Proposal to the A-21 Task Force

Discontinuation of the Effort Reporting Requirement, November 2011. Click here for the proposal.

 

July 28, 2011

COGR Response to NIH RFI

 Input on Reduction of Cost and Burden Associated with Federal Cost Principles for Educational Institutions (OMB Circular A-21), July 2011.  Click here to view the Letter and here to view the Attachment.

 

November 1, 2001

Managing Externally Funded Programs at Colleges and Universities: A Guideline to Good Management Practices

Click here to view