Archives: Announcements

Published October 30, 2025, via Research News WashU has finalized the Fiscal 2026 Fringe Benefit Rates with our federal cognizant agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The rates linked below are effective on July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. DHHS has issued a new rate agreement dated September 18, 2025. The new […]

Published October 30, 2025, via Research News Loan Repayment Program (LRP) applications are due on November 20, 2025. It is uncertain if this deadline will be extended due to the government shutdown.   During the shutdown, NIH is not sending the normal LRP notification emails, so OSRS is not being notified when someone submits an LRP […]

Published October 23, 2025, via Research News The External Professional Activities (EPA) Policy, specifically Section IV. Prohibited or Restricted Activities has been revised to align with federal requirements and improved clarity.  These include language around involvement, including collaborations, with:   Best practice is for faculty to contact Export Controls or use the government’s Consolidated Screening List: Entities are automatically screened for […]

Published October 16, 2025, via Research News Formally known as PERCSS Two RCR workshops are being held this November. The workshops will feature presentations on WashU policies and procedures related to the responsible conduct of research (RCR). All members of the WashU community who are actively engaged in research and interested in RCR are welcome to attend. […]

Published October 3, 2025, via Research News The NIH has issued a new policy, effective October 24, 2025, to enhance security measures for all NIH-supported human biospecimens collected from U.S. persons.  The policy aims to protect sensitive personal health data from misuse by foreign adversaries and is in line with the DOJ’s Final Rule Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive […]

Corrected October 7, 2025, via Research News BackgroundNIH policy states that new and renewal data use requests to access controlled-access data stored in any of the NIH controlled access data repositories (CADRs) must protect data in an environment compliant with NIST SP 800-171 “Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations.” NIST SP 800-171 provides […]

Published October 2, 2025, via Research News The U.S. Department of Justice issued a Final Rule, effective April 8, 2025, implementing Executive Order 14117, Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern. The DOJ Final Rule restricts, and in some cases prohibits, the transfer of large quantities of Americans’ […]

Published September 30, 2025, via Research News The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) application cycle opened Sunday, September 1, 2025, and will close on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Please see this procedures document for important information regarding the LRP process and obtaining approval from the Office of Sponsored Research Services (OSRS). The NIH […]

Published September 26, 2025, via Research News We continue to monitor the active bills in congress and recognize that the Federal government may shutdown beginning on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. The following information is general guidance as to what WashU researchers and their support teams should expect during a potential shutdown if they are funded by […]

Published September 25, 2025, via Research News Senior/key personnel on most federal awards and proposals are required to disclose sources of financial or in-kind support via the Current and Pending (Other) Support document. This formal disclosure document is submitted to sponsors during proposal submission, Just-in-Time (JIT), or annual progress reporting. While sponsors publish their own disclosure […]