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Today, the Trump administration issued new guidance to federal agencies clarifying how it intends to comply with a temporary restraining order (TRO) imposed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island on January 31. The guidance clarifies that federal agencies cannot “pause, freeze, impede, block, cancel or terminate” any federal grants on the basis of the now-rescinded OMB memo from January 27 or any recent Executive Orders.

CU Federal Relations is working to analyze the potential impacts of the current federal transition, recent executive actions, and their ongoing implementation on the university’s mission and the people who work and learn on our campuses.

The transition to a new federal administration is bringing a rapid succession of Executive Orders, guidance memos and other changes that are resulting in disruptions, uncertainty and concern across our community. CU leadership is monitoring these announcements, assessing impacts and planning next steps as expeditiously as possible.

CU Boulder has established a resource page on the federal transition that provides updates, guidance, campus contacts, university statements and more.

Additional budget details are expected to be released over the next week. The initial draft will be replaced as soon as a more detailed version is available.

We are pleased that the federal government has announced it will reopen fully as soon as the necessary processes are completed in Washington, D.C. We are especially pleased that our federal colleagues and the rest of our tight-knit community can begin to move beyond the many challenges the shutdown has caused.

Aside from a few exceptions (e.g., National Institutes of Health and U.S. Departments of Energy and Education), most federal funding agencies remain closed due to the partial government shutdown. As we move into the fourth week of the

The partial federal government shutdown initiated on December 21 is now the longest such shutdown in U.S. history. While labeled a “partial” shutdown, its effects are real and growing. In spite of the many real challenges posed by the shutdown, the vast majority of the university’s work is continuing without interruption, even as we monitor and respond to specific impacts to our community.

Denitta D. Ward, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation; Director, Office of Contracts and GrantsAs you may be aware, the United States Congress has failed to pass a temporary or permanent federal budget measure

As you may know, ongoing budget negotiations have failed to produce a stopgap funding agreement in Congress. The immediate consequence is that portions of the federal government were shut down at midnight on Friday, December 21.