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On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14332, “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking”, a sweeping directive that reshapes the federal grantmaking process. Framed as a move to improve accountability and...more
On Aug. 7, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14332, titled “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking.” The executive order marks a new direction for federal grantmaking policy and oversight. In recent months, the...more
Following the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) announcement of a new project review process in May 2025, the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) issued the first round of DOE grant terminations under the Trump...more
In the early days of the second Trump Administration, several federal funding agencies announced caps to indirect cost (“IDC”) rates for federally funded research awards. In many cases, these caps would substantially reduce...more
On June 24, HRSA announced that it had issued new grant award terms to its HRSA-funded health centers to provide insulin and injectable epinephrine at or below the 340B price paid by the health center for the drugs. HRSA...more
The federal government recently revoked all grants and contracts with Columbia University, citing “illegal protests” and antisemitism on campus....more
On March 14, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled “Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,” which limits the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund to the minimum statutory...more
Executive Summary - Summer is still two months away, but for federal contractors, businesses, and state, local, and tribal governments that rely on federal grants and loans the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) days...more
On March 5, 2025, Judge Angel Kelley, a federal district court judge sitting in Massachusetts, granted a nationwide preliminary injunction which serves to temporarily block the Trump Administration’s attempt to cap the...more
The proposed cuts would place a 15% indirect cost rate on all new and existing grant awards received by research institutions and universities....more
Agencies must cooperate with DOGE to review certain government contracts and grants, including examination of whether the government should terminate or modify such contracts or grants to reduce or reallocate spending,...more
This alert is jointly authored by the federal and local government relations teams at Brownstein to provide a comprehensive analysis of President Donald Trump’s executive orders' impacts on cities. Brownstein remains...more
On February 26, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order (EO) that will significantly impact existing and new government contracts and grants. The stated purpose of the EO, titled “Implementing the...more
If NIH succeeds in imposing an across-the-board indirect cost rate of 15%, rough estimates indicate the University of Michigan could lose $119 million a year. Emory University could be down $75 million. For the University of...more
Kilpatrick’s Kate Klein and Aditya “Ditty” Shrivastava recently led a webinar discussing the new administration’s approach to federal funding and its implications for grant and aid funding and policy changes. They explored...more
Over the past few weeks, the Trump administration has introduced sweeping changes across the federal government that have impacted the federal grantee and contractor community. Adding to these changes, the National Institutes...more
The Trump Administration must immediately restore frozen funding during and in accordance with the Temporary Restraining Order. The order may impact programs and contracts that were suspended or terminated. Contractors should...more
In addition to the Trump administration’s general freeze on most grant funding, which was rescinded as well as enjoined by federal district courts in Rhode Island and Washington, D.C., the new administration yesterday took...more
Last week was a roller coaster ride for health care providers and other recipients of federal grant funding. Here’s a quick recap of everything that’s happened since our last e-alert...more
A flurry of presidential directives, agency communications, and court orders has left federal contract and grant recipients with operational disruptions and in a state of confusion. As we write, it has been difficult to...more
This past week, the Trump Administration issued and then rescinded its January 27, 2025, OMB memorandum that temporarily paused federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs. In the supplemental...more
This bulletin discusses and advises about the recent flurry of activity from the Trump Administration directing a freeze on the expenditure of certain federal funds. We summarize the current status of the now rescinded...more
A memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) on January 27, 2025 notified heads of federal agencies of a temporary pause on all disbursements of federal grants and loans, effective at 5pm Eastern on January...more
Federal Office of Management and Budget Issues Memorandum Freezing Grant and Loan Payments On January 27, 2025, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Matthew Vaeth issued Memorandum #M-25-13, temporarily...more