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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">~~ Please disseminate this information with those researchers and research administrators in your department who
may find it noteworthy ~~<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img width="206" height="58" style="width:2.1416in;height:.6in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.png@01DBAF7D.734A65F0"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#20558A">Department of Energy (DOE): 15% Indirect Cost Rate Cap and Conditional Termination of Existing Awards
</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Chronology of Events:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">On Friday, April 11, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a new policy entitled,
<i>Adjusting Department of Energy Grant Policy for Institutions of Higher Education
</i>(available online at the following website: </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.m7qt7tia2AlGsTDjcssBQMbZKbEvU1JVp-2F3eYaPcjAhyDoExRYk1-2FQ40u-2BCFq-2Bdi0OgHeZTKVnpGrhDLXv6KLg-3D-3DDoLc_J0t3AyzaM4tXOmzaGF1QHs53KdbV0lQQn7hvpa0h5xTlAYxKB4Y-2F1YX-2BswfvSH9WQ4-2FtnsHcD7OLVWyioLzMrxmSpWtZ0qlmmz-2BFZW4-2BvGfiIDgaSs-2BrXCMophSx0vP1lQsWwVpAGxi5f7JwVElyth6bCTCap7k7e-2BqFeXJzwr-2BWE1YN0h72xx-2Fmufl8k2VVBg9k6yr9H0jzZaKW6xrTzpV-2Bu4hQiHWx1M0vwk9F0PhtsJg185H0E-2BwO1U8c6ccyl2sWpd0V6-2BuemUUvXcvV1qqu3ATwqfeevJzTJbWp-2FQKzz5ixoClZsI1wVjouPUulOL5oKOHPklJfQ3PxLq8x-2BetPLNGI280gVb8G6jNQv5YCQHroTyKkIiJMg1s1A8r6aXv-2BADoiqWw2RTRMROgqBA-3D-3D__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!OTxyxbV4fuJNNAOWQWaoFwEndui1Od4fEafDSnWKmq0V2xCxE3hX6NnFYRVF2g1H0XtqeTrhVGghCWGhWEhZ0jG4t9ZM$"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">http://energy.gov/management/listings/policy-flashes</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">)
announcing the immediate implementation of a 15% IDC cap for all new grant awarded to Institutes of Higher Education (IHEs). The policy also indicated that "the Department is undertaking action to terminate all grant awards to IHEs that do not conform with
this updated policy. See 2 C.F.R. 200.340(a), (b). Recipients subject to termination will receive separate notice and guidance."</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">On Monday, April 14, 2025, in response to the new policy, the Association of American Universities (of which UCR is a member) and other plaintiffs filed a request for a temporary restraining
order (see </span><a href="https://www.aau.edu/key-issues/legal-filings-submitted-aau-aplu-ace-and-universities-contesting-cuts-energy-research"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">https://www.aau.edu/key-issues/legal-filings-submitted-aau-aplu-ace-and-universities-contesting-cuts-energy-research</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">That same day, DOE issued ‘conditional termination notices’ to IHEs, including UCR. The conditional termination notice provided 2 options: either (i) terminate the existing awards in 30 days
or (ii) accept the lower 15% IDC rate by having a duly authorized representative respond by email within 30 days and send a letter via first-class mail or overnight carrier to the Department official identified, confirming agreement to an updated indirect
cost rate of 15 percent on existing DOE awards. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">On Wednesday, April 16<sup>th</sup>, the court granted the request for, and issued, a temporary restraining order (TRO) (see</span>
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.283318/gov.uscourts.mad.283318.34.0.pdf__;!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!uoWLVo_YvOBJPfsgDfPD70D0f6MmisZ9MDwq_OCE8qY3ZD2vmeb2k7MHI8BnuJKCI1-f_TUG33rq94fsDrN5_XUJg8W6ucHI$" target="_blank">
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.283318/gov.uscourts.mad.283318.34.0.pdf</a>).
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<u>UC GUIDANCE</u> ***<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">UC Legal has provided the following guidance regarding the above DOE TRO and our approach for new proposal submissions:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u>Proposals<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please continue to submit proposals using our federally negotiated IDC rate, but to minimize the chance that DOE will reject the proposal on that basis, include the disclaimer language (see below) in proposal submissions even while the
TRO is in place. The TRO is only temporary and is not guaranteed to remain in place throughout the proposal process; thus, without a disclaimer the project could be denied outright for non-compliance when submitted with the negotiated rate if the TRO is no
longer in effect.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Language to include in proposal submissions:</u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“We are aware of the April 11, 2025, <i>Department of Energy Policy Flash: Adjusting Department of Energy Grant Policy for Institutions of Higher Education (IHE),</i> regarding indirect cost rates. We will honor the rate identified in
this guidance if imposed, but we reserve the right to re-implement the negotiated rate in the event that this guidance is rescinded, modified, or otherwise not applicable to this grant application.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Conditional Terminations<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">UC campuses should NOT <span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
respond to the conditional termination notices at this time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">RED will provide further information as circumstances evolve. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact
<a href="mailto:REDalert@ucr.edu">REDalert@ucr.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#20558A">NASA NEWS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#20558A"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#20558A">NASA Shared Services Center:
<span class="normaltextrun">Notification of Updated GCAM and GCAT</span></span></b><span class="normaltextrun"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear NASA Grantee Community,
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<br>
NASA has updated the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Manual (GCAM) and NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Terms and Conditions (GCAT) to comply with recently issued Executive Orders. Both documents are now available on the
</span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/grants-policy-and-compliance-team/#Regulations"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NASA Grants Policy and Compliance website</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
under the “Regulations, Guidance, and Forms” section. We thank you for your patience and understanding while we worked to update these documents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#20558A">NASA</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#20558A">Payment Request Monthly Cut-off Update</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear NASA Grantee Community,
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NASA has implemented an early cut-off for drawdowns each month. All NASA payment requests must be requested in the Payment Management System on the 26th* of each month by 3:30 p.m. US Eastern Time. If the 26th of the month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or
federal holiday, payment requests must be made on the preceding workday. The Payment Management System will re-open for NASA drawdowns on the first business day of each month. For questions, please contact your NASA Center Point of Contact at
</span><a href="mailto:nssc-contactcenter@mail.nasa.gov"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">nssc-contactcenter@mail.nasa.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> or your PMS Liaison Accountant.<br>
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Thank you for your work and partnership with NASA. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NIH has developed a webpage to serve as a central location where users can learn more about the status of changes impacting
the NIH grants process and plans for implementing new initiatives and policies</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">.<b>
</b></span><a href="https://xgs7nbtab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001C0EwN7eNiORcKR1lQ883raRPd3BWGO5LH7IftBaAJFrbu1f4xpR0HUWegYQUq85BbHZuTaYtSkjQu6AaCY5jSFd4oz8SZJ3Qj2EbzsLhHm23jR3X_rFb52zr99BT4kGR1qaHY-ufYfKeruvL742rZWbA2SgjmDEz96izGNOicG3J1vR9WmJoBNgScUUzOwh_Hc0Z4hlBASwJKXCYqy20y7ULcVXBh2Xy9YfdFP1B9OXialJKmIIRQw==&c=sU_LObfz5MT0-hP_mCuAtJiYL2W9ru1IESeZN9Rl9GXZWCdskGTpOQ==&ch=AI2QJ-sBqxAUyMzLP3H4Yn9aHyvQx1iNTkuYI2lJ0RmoFY0HxnD9Kg==" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#34B3D0">READ
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<p style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:12.6pt"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#20558A">NSF FAQs<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:10.8pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">NSF is receiving a large volume of submissions and, therefore, may be unable to respond individually to questions.
You can </span><a href="https://touchpoints.app.cloud.gov/touchpoints/6e36cab2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">direct your questions through this webform</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">.
As NSF collects questions, they will compile and post frequently asked questions (FAQs) on their </span><a href="https://new.nsf.gov/executive-orders"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">executive order implementation webpage</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">.
Please check that webpage regularly to access the FAQs. Below are new and updated FAQs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(Updated) Will the NSF GRFP continue to award fellowships in 2025? If so, when can applicants expect to hear the results?</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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. You may also send GRFP applicant questions to </span><a href="mailto:info@nsfgrfp.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0068A5">info@nsfgrfp.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please join us for the weekly Kuali Sponsored Programs Office Hours each Thursday from 9 – 9:30 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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