A compilation of resources related to the 2025 Administration Transition.
Proposals & Awards
Proposals and Awards encompasses the policies, regulations, and practices for the administration of federally funded research. This includes proposal submission (NOFO), terms and conditions, contracting issues, disclosure requirements, and federal financial assistance regulations (Uniform Guidance).
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Fact Sheet: Defend the Spend
Executive Order 14222, intended to enhance efficiency and transparency and reduce costs in federally funded research, has instead imposed significant new...
Framework for Navigating the 2025 Administration Transition
COGR has recently updated its "Framework for Navigation the 2025 Administration Transition" to include a Summary of Emerging Federal Terms and Conditions.
Uniform Guidance Revisions—Then, Now and When October 2025
A summary from COGR's October 2025 membership meeting of updates to the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) Compliance Supplement affecting research institutions’...
Committee Reports—October 2025 Meeting
The October 24, 2025 Committee Reports & Hot Topics document from the four standing COGR Committees outlines recent and ongoing activities across its four main…
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Framework for Navigating the 2025 Administration Transition
COGR has recently updated its "Framework for Navigation the 2025 Administration Transition" to include a Summary of Emerging Federal Terms and Conditions.
Committee Reports—October 2025 Meeting
The October 24, 2025 Committee Reports & Hot Topics document from the four standing COGR Committees outlines recent and ongoing activities across its four main committees: Contracts & Grants Administration (CGA), Research Ethics & Compliance (REC), Research Security & Intellectual Property (RSIP), and Costing and Financial Compliance (CFC). Key issues discussed include federal poli…
Uniform Guidance Revisions—Then, Now and When October 2025
A summary from COGR's October 2025 membership meeting of updates to the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) Compliance Supplement affecting research institutions’ management of federal awards, as well as potential issues in future F&A cost reimbursement models.
Navigating the Storm 2.0: Institutional Perspectives on a Changing Federal Landscape—October 2025
The document outlines the agenda and discussion framework for “Navigating the Storm 2.0: Institutional Perspectives on a Changing Federal Landscape,” a session held by COGR on October 24, 2025. The event features COGR directors leading table discussions on pressing topics such as research security, compliance challenges, financial and administrative (F&A) cost reimbursement, research funding c
COGR, AAMC, AAU, and APLU Submit Joint Comments to NIH on Publication Cost Limits
The Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and COGR submitted joint feedback to the NIH opposing proposed limitations on allowable publishing costs for NIH-funded research, arguing that such limits could impede effective dissemination, create inequities among institutions, and hinder early-career researcher
Updated: Costing Points to Consider for Terminations and Suspensions (V.2)
Communications from federal agencies about terminations and suspensions are inconsistent with each other and often with sponsor policies and Uniform Guidance. This section provides a review of the relevant sections of Uniform Guidance and a list of items for institutions to consider when following sponsor policies and instructions and determining best practices.
Points to Consider for Reimbursement of Expenses Under Active Grants (V.2): Framework for Navigating the 2025 Administration Transition
Changes to federal payment systems, processes, and requirements implementing Executive Order 14222 — Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency, issued February 26, 2025, have significantly incre
COGR Joins AAMC-Led Amicus Brief Opposing Federal Stay in NIH Grant Restoration Cases
This document is an amicus curiae brief submitted by major academic and research organizations in support of respondents opposing the U.S. government’s blanket termination of NIH grants, arguing that such mass cancellations depart from long-standing, science-based funding principles vital to the nation’s research enterprise. The brief details how the abrupt, non-scientific cancellation of grants h
COGR Advocates for Full Reinstatement of NIH Grants in Joint Association Letter to Director, Dr. Bhattacharya
The letter, signed by leading higher education associations representing the majority of U.S. biomedical research institutions, urges NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to reinstate all NIH grants terminated under directives recently found unlawful by a federal court. While some grants are being reinstated due to court orders, the associations highlight that many others, terminated under the same d
Fact Sheet: Defend the Spend
Executive Order 14222, intended to enhance efficiency and transparency and reduce costs in federally funded research, has instead imposed significant new administrative burdens and redundancies, notably through the “Defend the Spend” initiative. These new requirements force recipients to repeatedly justify pre-approved expenses, leading to payment delays, increased costs, and wasted effort, while
