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Instructions for Federal Financial Assistance Program Analysis in Support of M-25-13
RESCINDED: The document provides a detailed and comprehensive inventory of federal programs that offer financial assistance across nearly every major U.S. government department and agency. Its primary purpose is to guide federal agencies in systematically analyzing, reporting, and submitting information on these programs in accordance with Memorandum M-25-13 and related Office of Management
OMB QA M-25-13 (RESCINDED)
The document communicates guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding the implementation of President Trump’s Executive Orders, specifically instructing federal agencies to temporarily pause, where legally permissible, grant, loan, or federal financial assistance programs implicated by these orders. Programs affected relate to directives such as curtailing certain diversity,
COGR, AAU, and AUTM Submit Joint Association Letter on COVID-19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Supply, Demand, and TRIPS Agreement Flexibilities
The letter, submitted jointly by the Association of American Universities (AAU), the Council on Government Relations (COGR), and AUTM, addresses the U.S. International Trade Commission in relation to Investigation No. 332-596, focusing on COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics, and the possible expansion of the TRIPS Agreement waiver. The associations, representing leading American research universiti
Joint Association & Institutional Letter to President Trump on Fetal Tissue Research Restrictions and COVID-19
The letter, dated March 25, 2020, is a joint appeal from numerous leading scientific, medical, and patient advocacy organizations to President Donald J. Trump. The signatories urge a reconsideration and immediate lifting of federal restrictions on research involving human fetal tissue, emphasizing the critical role such research plays in developing treatments and vaccines during the COVID-19 pande
Track Changes Version of Proposed Revisions to Uniform Guidance – January 22, 2020
The document provides an extensive, authoritative framework for the administration, management, and oversight of federal awards to non-federal entities, principally through revisions to Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (2 CFR). Its primary aim is to advance government priorities, such as the President’s Management Agenda and the Results-Oriented Accountability for Grants initiative, by r
F&A E Library
The document is an organized compendium of resource links and references related to facilities and administrative (F&A) cost rates—commonly known as indirect costs—in the context of university-based research. Spanning from recent publications in 2015 back to foundational analyses in the late 1960s, it provides access to a diverse array of documents, including scholarly articles, government hea
Understanding the Costs of Federally Funded Research at Universities
The document provides an in-depth overview of the financial structure underlying federally sponsored research at U.S. universities, emphasizing the critical roles of both Direct Costs and Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Costs, often known as Indirect Costs. Direct Costs are those explicitly linked to individual research projects, such as salaries for researchers, laboratory supplies, and
