Policy Perspective
COGR February 2017 Meeting Report Now Available
The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) February 2017 meeting report provides an extensive overview of ongoing and emerging issues in the research administration community, focusing on regulatory reform, costing policies, contracts and intellectual property, and research compliance. The report addresses the implications of recently issued executive orders by the Trump Administration, particul
NIH SINGLE IRB POLICY: COSTING PERSPECTIVE
The document provides a detailed overview of the NIH Single Institutional Review Board (sIRB) policy, particularly focusing on its costing perspective as outlined by the Division of Grants Compliance and Oversight and the Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration. Issued on June 21, 2016, and effective for applications submitted on or after September 25, 2017, the policy mandates the
Research Regulatory Reform: Recent Legislation and the New Administration
The document provides a detailed overview of recent legislative and executive actions impacting federal research regulation as of early 2017, focusing on their implications for regulatory reform in the research sector. It highlights key legislation, notably the 21st Century Cures Act, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (AICA), and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), each pr
2017 Survey of Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Rates Executive Summary
The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), representing 190 leading research universities and institutions conducting over $60 billion in annual research, conducted its 2017 Survey of Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Rates to analyze trends and understandings in the reimbursement of indirect research costs. F&A costs, also referred to as indirect or research operating costs, are es
Appendix B Data: 2017 F&A Survey
The Appendix B – Survey Data Sheet details the results of a 2017 survey administered by the Council on Governmental Relations, focusing on institutional practices related to federal rate agreements, clinical trials, and negotiation experiences. Of the 145 institutions responding, 70% were public and 30% private, with a significant majority (89%) designating the Department of Health and Human Servi
Summary of Changes to the Common Rule
The Council on Governmental Relations provided a detailed overview of the final revisions to the federal Common Rule, which governs the protection of human research subjects, as published in early 2017. The majority of the new regulations take effect on January 19, 2018, with the requirement for single IRB review of multisite cooperative research deferred to January 20, 2020. Significant updates i
Overview of the Final Revised Common Rule
February 1, 2017: An overview of the changes to the revised Common Rule published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017, a one page summary table of the changes made, and a link to the final revised Common Rule.
Letter to DOE Re: January 18, 2017 Minor Change to DOE Order 142.3A, Unclassified Foreign Visitors and Assignments Program
The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), a consortium representing leading research institutions, addressed a letter on February 1, 2017, to Dr. Adam Cohen, Deputy Undersecretary in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The letter expresses gratitude for recent amendments to DOE Order 142.3A, which pertains to the Unclassified Foreign Visitors and Assignments Program. Specifically, COGR commen
