<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(192,0,0)">~~ Please disseminate this information with those researchers and research administrators in your department who may find it noteworthy ~~</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">AGENCY NEWS</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">Some Federal Agencies Have Halted Their Plans To Cap Indirect Cost Rates</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">The National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies can’t make any changes to how universities are reimbursed for costs indirectly related to research until at least Sept. 30, under the recently passed budget bills that President Trump signed into law. </span><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/science-research-policy/2026/02/09/congress-courts-stymie-trumps-effort-cap" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">R</span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">EAD MORE</span></a><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">*** UPDATED UC GUIDANCE ***</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">NSF</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">: Continue to utilize the IDC rates currently approved in UCR’s Federally Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) dated April 9, 2024, until further notice. Since NSF abandoned their appeal on January 23, 2026, the previously recommended disclaimer language is no longer necessary to include in proposal submissions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">Department of Energy</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">: Continue to utilize the IDC rates currently approved in UCR’s NICRA dated April 9, 2024, until further notice. Since</span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> the Department of Energy rescinded its previous Policy Flashes related to the adjusting of indirect cost rates (see </span><a href="https://www.energy.gov/management/pf-2026-30-indirect-cost-rates-policy-flashes-and-financial-assistance-letter-no-longer" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Policy Flash PF-2026-30</span></a><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">), i</span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">t is no longer necessary to include the previously recommended disclaimer language in proposal submission.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">Department of Defense</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">: Since the Federal government has not rescinded their appeal, continue to submit proposals to DoD using the IDC rates currently approved in UCR’s NICRA dated April 9, 2024, <u>and</u> include the following “reservation of rights” language to explicitly reserve UCR’s right to challenge retroactive application of the 15% rate:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">“We are submitting this application using the indirect cost rate as stipulated in our federally negotiated rate agreement.  We note that as of June 17, 2025, application of the 6/12/25 Department of Defense internal Memorandum “Implementation of a 15% Indirect Cost Cap on Assistance Awards to Institutions of Higher Education” is temporarily enjoined, in connection with the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued in connection with AAU v. DoD (D. Mass., No. 25-cv-11740).  We therefore plan to draw down in accordance with the University’s negotiated rate.  We reserve the right to challenge the attempted retroactive application of the 15% IDC rate cap memo should the TRO be lifted or should there be another court ruling allowing implementation of the rate cap specified in the Memo.”  </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">NIH and other Federal Agencies not noted above</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">: Continue to utilize the IDC rates currently approved in UCR’s Federally Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) dated April 9, 2024, until further notice.</span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)"></span></b></p><div style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border-top:none;border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1.5pt solid windowtext;padding:0in 0in 1pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:none;padding:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)"> </span></b></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">Office Hours: Kuali Sponsored Programs</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;text-align:center;line-height:13.8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin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nt-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">Calendar</span></b></p><div style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border-top:none;border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1.5pt solid windowtext;padding:0in 0in 20pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:13.8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:none;padding:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Campus Holiday Closure - The Office of Research and Economic Development will be closed on Monday, February 16^th, in observance of Presidents’ Day. </span></p></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#ee0000"></span></b></p></div></div></div></div></div>