Proposals & Award Policies

Policies, practices, and requirements for the submission of proposals and the management of awards of federally funded research. 

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COGR Initiates Contact with Newly Appointed NIH Director Regarding the Partnership Between NIH and Research Institutions and Requests Clarifications on NIH Policies

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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The Administrative Burden of "Defend the Spend" - NCURA Magazine December 2025

The December 2025 NCURA Magazine article discusses the federal “Defend the Spend” initiative, which, through recent executive orders, imposes extensive new reporting...

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Federal Agency and Program Specific Limitations on Indirect Cost Rates/Reimbursement

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COGR Update

COGR’s September 2025 Update

The September 2025 COGR Update provides an overview of recent federal developments affecting U.S. research institutions, including proposed regulatory changes, executive orders, litigation updates, and agency-specific policy shifts impacting research funding, compliance, security, and administration...

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Uniform Guidance Resources

A compilation of resources related to 2 CFR 200 "Uniform Guidance"

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Krystal Toups

Director, Contracts & Grants Administration

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NIH Grants Policy Statement
NSF Proposals and Awards Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)

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HERD Survey Questions from COGR—March 2019

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Open Issues with Federal Subawards & Subrecipient Monitoring : October 2017 Meeting

The document authored by Pamela Webb for the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) in October 2017 outlines several unresolved challenges associated with federal subawards and subrecipient monitoring. Key issues addressed include the establishment and application of de minimis Facilities & Administrative (F&A) rates, particularly for for-profit entities and those with expired rates. The
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COGR's Contracts and Intellectual Property Committee has finished its web-based paper on the CREATE (Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement) Act, entitled "...A Guide for Academic Research Institutions."

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