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Frequently Asked Questions: Uniform Guidance July 2017
This document, issued by the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) in July 2017, is a comprehensive set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) designed to clarify the Office of Management and Budget’s Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200), commonly known as the Uniform Guidance. Serving as supplemental guidance, the docum
Final Common Rule
The document provides a comprehensive overview of the significant revisions made to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, widely known as the Common Rule. These revisions, jointly adopted by numerous federal departments and agencies, reflect a concerted effort to modernize and strengthen regulatory protections for individuals participating in research while addressing substantia
Education Title IV Audit Concerns
This document is a formal letter from four leading professional organizations—AICPA, COGR, NACUBO, and NASACT—addressed to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) recent policy requiring a separate annual compliance audit for Title IV Student Aid Programs, regardless of the programs’ risk status under existing single audit regulations.
COGR Submits Proposed FAQs on Uniform Guidance to OMB
The document is a formal letter from the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), an association representing major research universities, addressed to Mr. Gilbert Tran at the White House Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Federal Financial Management. Dated August 26, 2016, the letter provides a set of proposed Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) intended to clarify sections of the Unifor
COGR/AAU/APLU Submit Joint Letter Thanking NIH for Rescinding NOT-OD- 16-088
The Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) collectively addressed a letter to Dr. Michael S. Lauer of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) expressing concerns regarding the proposed policy (NOT-OD-16-088) to publicly release the names of NIH-funded research project personnel via the NIH R
COGR Comments on Proposed Changes to HHS Adoption of UG
The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), representing over 190 research universities and affiliated institutes, submitted comments addressing proposed changes by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to its implementation of the Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Guidance. COGR's letter focuses on a provision in the proposed rule that would restrict indirect cost
