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Federal Update: Further Details on the President’s Proposed Discretionary Budget Request

An Update on New Student Visa Interviews, State Department Statement on Revoking Chinese Student Visas, Executive Order on Scientific Integrity, CO Joining the NSF F&A Rate Cap and Grant Terminations Lawsuit, DoD F&A Rate Cap Update, DHS List of Jurisdictions, and the White House Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request.

An Update on DOE Indirect Cost Cap Preliminary Injunction, NSF Indirect Cost Cap Pause and New Grant Conditions, DoD Memo on Indirect Costs, DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, Block on Ed RIFs, HHS MAHA Report, CDHE Statement on ASSET, and Temporary Block on DHS Prohibiting International Student Enrollment at Harvard from CU Federal Relations and Counsel

Senior Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation Massimo Ruzzene shares updates about in-progress appeals, F&A proposals and responses, and a Zoom office hour opportunity, all related to recent federal actions.

An Update on NSF Reorganization, RIF TRO, ED Secretary Remarks on Student Loans, EO on Prescription Drug Prices, CO Joining Immigration Enforcement Lawsuits, and F&A Resources from CU Federal Relations and Counsel

On Friday, May 2, NSF issued a policy notice stating that NSF is adopting a 15% indirect cost (IDC) rate for grants and cooperative agreements. Several organizations filed a joint lawsuit on Monday, May 5 seeking to halt a cut to the indirect cost rate on NSF awards.

An Update on the NSF F&A Rate Cap, DOE F&A Rate Cap, NSF Plans to Eliminate Divisions, Executive Order "Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research", HHS DCL Regarding Nondiscrimination Requirements for Medical Schools, New Guidance from NIH on No-Cost Extensions and Foreign Subawards, EPA Announcement of Reorganization, Colorado Joining HHS Cutbacks Lawsuit, and DOJ Lawsuit to Block Colorado Sanctuary Laws from CU Federal Relations and Counsel.

The Association of American Universities, the American Council on Education, and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities filed a joint lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts along with 13 research universities which are negatively affected by the latest effort from the administration to slash funding for crucial research that helps build a stronger America.

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder released the following statement on the National Science Foundation’s announcement that it will slash the rate at which it reimburses universities for the facilities and administrative costs for NSF grants and cooperative agreements.

The White House released a preliminary version of the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Discretionary Budget Request to Congress today. The request offers some details on the administration’s funding priorities for the next fiscal year, which begins on Oct. 1, but does not elaborate on investment levels for all agencies or programs.