Policy Perspective
COGR Response to Grants Reform
OMB Advance Notice of Proposed Guidance, April 2012.
COGR Proposal to the A-21 Task Force
Discontinuation of the Effort Reporting Requirement, November 2011.
Recommendations to Reduce Cost and Burden Associated with OMB Circular A-21 and Related Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements
The Council on Governmental Relations' July 28, 2011 document presents a thorough set of recommendations to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) aimed at alleviating administrative and regulatory burdens faced by research institutions—particularly universities, non-profit organizations, and academic medical centers—in the management of federally funded research. The primary themes emphas
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.
Regulatory and Financial Reform of Federal Research Policy - Recommendations to the NRC
The document, authored by David Kennedy and submitted to the National Research Council Committee on Research Universities in January 2011 by the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), Association of American Universities (AAU), and Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), presents a comprehensive critique of the escalating regulatory and financial burdens faced by U.S. research
COGR_Animal_Research_Statement
The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), in its Animal Research Statement, underscores the critical role that animal research has played in advancing medical knowledge and treatment for both humans and animals. The document notes that nearly every significant medical advancement over the past century—including antibiotics, anesthetics, organ transplants, and pain management—has depended on in
