Comment Letter
COGR Supports Cures Legislation in Letter to Senate HELP Staff
The document is a formal letter from the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), representing over 190 prominent research universities and related institutions, addressed to Senators Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. COGR expresses strong support for the advancement of the 21st Century Cures legislation, particularly commending provi
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 Joint Letter with AAU, APLU, and AAMC Requesting Extension to NIH sIRB Policy Implementation
The letter, jointly authored by the leadership of the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), addresses the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concerning the impending implementation of the NIH Policy on the Use of a Single Institutional
NIH RFI Preprint Joint Letter AAU COGR
The Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) provided a detailed response to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the use and recognition of interim research products, particularly preprints, within life sciences research. They emphasize the increasing prevalence and significance of interim materials such as preprints, datasets, algor
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
Association Responses to Petitions to the USDA
The joint letter from the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) responds to a USDA request for public comment on a petition proposing amendments to the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations. Specifically, the petition asks for the development of specific, ethologically appropriate standards for nonhuman primates used in research. In their respon
