Policy Perspective
Official COGR Response to Final UG – February 13, 2015
The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), representing over 190 research universities and affiliated institutions, submitted a formal response to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on February 13, 2015, regarding the implementation of Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR part 200). COGR commended the OMB and t
January 22, 2015 - COGR Letter to OHRP on Draft Guidance on Disclosing Reasonably Foreseeable Risks in Research Evaluating Standards of Care
COGR sent a letter to the Office for Human Research Protections on draft guidance concerning disclosure of reasonably foreseeable risks in research evaluating standards of care.
January 16, 2015—Joint AAU and COGR Letter to NIST on Controlled Unclassified Information
The joint letter from the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) addresses concerns regarding the draft NIST Special Publication 800-171, which outlines security requirements for protecting controlled unclassified information (CUI) in nonfederal organizations. The authors acknowledge N
Addendum to COGR Response to Proposed UG – July 31, 2013
The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), representing leading research universities, has submitted an addendum to comment on the proposed Uniform Guidance for federal grants as outlined in OMB-2013-0001. The letter acknowledges the federal initiative’s promise for meaningful grants reform, emphasizing the potential to provide regulatory relief and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of f
COGR Response to Proposed UG – May 31, 2013
The document is a formal communication from the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), offering comprehensive commentary on the proposed Uniform Guidance intended to streamline and update federal policies for grants, cooperative agreements, cost principles, and administrative requirements. Representing major research universities and institution
COGR Response to Grants Reform
OMB Advance Notice of Proposed Guidance, April 2012.
COGR Response to Advanced Notice (and concern with Flat Rates) – April 27, 2012
The document is a formal response from the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), an association of over 180 major research universities and affiliated institutes, to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Advanced Notice of Proposed Guidance (ANPG) regarding reforms to federal grant and cooperative agreement policies. COGR expresses appreciation for the federal effort to reduce administra
COGR Proposal to the A-21 Task Force
Discontinuation of the Effort Reporting Requirement, November 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.
