COGR has written to Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), seeking clarification on recent NIH policy changes that have caused...
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Policies, practices, and requirements for the submission of proposals and the management of awards of federally funded research.
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The Single Audit - Updates and a Potential for Efficiency Never Fully Realized
Several Single Audit related activities have occurred over the past few months including, release of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) draft 2025 Complian
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Appendix 3 to F&A Capstone Report: COGR Member Universities Responding to 2023 Cost Reimbursement Rate Survey
The document presents data from the COGR 2023 F&A (Facilities & Administrative) Survey, focusing on average administrative cost components at member universities, segmented by U.S. region and institutional research expenditures (HERD categories). The reported averages indicate notable variations across regions and institution sizes, with Northeast institutions consistently reporting some o
DOD ONR Indirect Cost Memo
Not in effect. AAU v. DOD: The District Court held that it had subject matter jurisdiction over the case and granted summary judgement in favor of the plaintiffs. The District Court declared that the DOD’s Rate Cap Policy was invalid, contrary to law, and arbitrary and capricious.
Cost of Compliance: Results from the COGR Survey on the Cost of Complying with the New NIH DMS Policy
The document summarizes the findings from a 2022 COGR survey assessing the financial and administrative burdens imposed by the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, effective January 2023, which expanded data management requirements to all NIH-funded research projects generating scientific data. The survey, completed by 34 institutions (29 mid-size to large and 5 smaller institutions),
Comparison Chart: NIH Pre-Award and Post-Award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support
This document compares the June 2022 version of the NIH Pre-award and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support with the prior version of the chart related by NIH.
