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It was Robert Conn’s turn to shine, or perhaps more accurately, to bask, as he accepted the National Science Board’s (NSB) highest honor. Essentially a lifetime achievement award, the Vannevar Bush award recognized Conn’s...more
On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking,” which has the potential to fundamentally change the federal grant award and administration processes as we...more
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
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun issuing civil investigative demands (CIDs) to federal contractors and grantees seeking documents and information related to their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...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
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 July 7, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Policy for Extramural Research issued NOT-OD-25-128, titled “Guidance on Enforcement of Closeout Requirements During the Appeals Process” (the Notice). The...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
When it comes to changes roiling the federally supported research landscape, April offered no letup from the first three months of the year; if anything, the pace and magnitude increased. In one instance, an agency—the HHS...more
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on April 21, 2025, a significant change to the terms and conditions governing federal funding (the Notice) applicable to all NIH grants, cooperative agreements and other...more
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) has announced the release of the 2025 Guidelines and Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Brownfields Remediation and Economic Development Fund Grants....more
Federal grantees facing the termination of their grants by the new administration have challenged those terminations by filing suits under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in federal district courts. In about a half a...more
On March 13, a class action complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against HUD, HUD Secretary Scott Turner, DOGE, and DOGE’s acting administrator. The plaintiffs, a group of fair...more
On March 5, 2025, a US district court in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction blocking the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from implementing a February 7, 2025, “Supplemental Guidance” notice that would establish...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
Deadlines are quickly approaching this month for federal and local aid available to individuals and businesses impacted by the Los Angeles fires. Descriptions of aid available and the deadlines to apply are detailed below....more
Effective March 3, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rescinded its long-standing policy that had waived a statutory exemption under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) from notice and comment...more
On February 26, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Cost Efficiency Initiative,” aiming to transform Federal spending related to covered...more
The Trump Administration issued an executive order (EO) on Feb. 26, 2025, implementing the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "cost efficiency initiative" that seeks to transform federal spending on contracts,...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
On February 26, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Cost Efficiency Initiative” (“EO”). The EO contemplates significant changes to federal...more
Over the first month of the new administration, President Trump has directed the review or termination of certain types of contracts and grants, including equity-related agreements, awards under the Inflation Reduction Act...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