Last Update: December 5, 2025
This page will be updated as new information is made available.
CDC – Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- DEI Restrictions (Domestic) – 1/29/2025 – Rescinded
CHCO – Chief Human Capital Officers Council
- Initial Guidance Regarding DEIA Executive Orders – 1/21/2025
DOD – Department of Defense
DOE – Department of Energy
- Restoring Gold Standard Science DOE Implementation Plan – 8/22/2025
- Adjusting Department of Energy Grant Policy for Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) – 4/11/2025
- Suspension of DEI, CBP, PIER, and Justice40 – 1/31/2025
- Agency-wide Review of Program and Administrative Activities – 1/20/2025
DOJ – Department of Justice
- Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination -Memo from the Attorney General – 7/29/2025
DHHS – Department of Health and Human Services
- FY 2026 HHS Contingency Staffing Plan for Operations in the Absence of Enacted Annual Appropriations – 9/25/2025
- HHS Issues Major Changes in New Grants Policy Statement – 9/3/2025
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Dear Colleague Letter – Executive Order on Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets – 7/29/2025
- Payment Management System (PMS) Payment Delays Due to Executive Orders – 1/27/2025
- Effective immediately, PMS is only available during the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST, Monday – Friday. The limited hours are in effect until a further notice.
- PAYMENT DELAYS: Due to Executive Orders regarding potentially unallowable grant payments, PMS is taking additional measures to process payments. Reviews of applicable programs and payments will result in delays and/or rejections of payments.
DHS – Department of Homeland Security
FDA – Food and Drug Administration
- Recording: FDA & NIH Workshop on Reducing Animal Testing – 7/7/2025
- FDA Announces Plan to Phase Out Animal Testing Requirement for Monoclonal Antibodies and Other Drugs – 4/10/2025
HRSA – Health Resources and Services Administration
- Dear Colleague Letter from HRSA Administrator Thomas J. Engels – 4/8/2025
- Letter to Hospital Administrators, Colleagues, and Grant Recipients from HRSA Administrator – 3/6/2025
NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- New Webform for RPPR Submission – Effective 8/13/2025 – 8/18/2025
- NASA Payment Request Monthly Cut-off Update – 4/1/2025
- [NASA Watch] Janet Petro NASA Update – 2/21/2025
- Amendment 109: Removing DEIA Requirements from ROSES-2024
NEA – National Endowment for the Arts
- Assurance of Compliance (updated March 2025)
- By signing and submitting its application form on Grants.gov, the applicant certifies that it is in compliance with the statutes outlined below and all related National Endowment for the Arts regulations as well as all applicable executive orders, and that it will maintain records and submit the reports that are necessary to determine its compliance.
- In addition, the applicant agrees that, if the applicant is selected and becomes a NEA grant recipient: The applicant will comply with all applicable Executive Orders while the award is being administered.
- By signing and submitting its application form on Grants.gov, the applicant certifies that it is in compliance with the statutes outlined below and all related National Endowment for the Arts regulations as well as all applicable executive orders, and that it will maintain records and submit the reports that are necessary to determine its compliance.
- NEA Notice – 4/30/2025
- Grants Management Policy and Guidance for Awards to Organizations – 4/2/2025
NEH – National Endowment for the Humanities
- Compliance with Executive Orders (Updated March 2025)
- The recipient, including any subrecipient(s), must comply with all applicable Executive Orders for the duration of the period of performance of the award. Executive Orders can be accessed via the Federal Register :: Executive Orders, and additional guidance is provided on NEH’s website.
- Impacts to funded projects: NEH has cancelled awards that are at variance with agency priorities, including but not limited to those on diversity, equity, and inclusion (or DEI) and environmental justice, as well as awards that may not inspire public confidence in the use of taxpayer funds.
- An Update on NEH Funding Priorities and the Agency’s Recent Implementation of Trump Administration Executive Orders – 4/24/2025
- NEH Implementation of Recent Executive Orders – 3/20/2025
NIH – National Institutes of Health
- Updated Application Policies: NIH Administrative Burden Reduction Effort – Removal of Requirements for Letters of Intent and Unsolicited Applications Requesting $500,000 or More in Direct Costs [NOT-OD-26-019] – 12/3/2025
- NIH’s Implementation of Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2026 [NOT-OD-26-018] – 12/2/2025
- Research Security Training Requirements for NIH [NOT-OD-26-017] – 12/2/2025
- Updated Terms and Conditions of Award – Termination and Compliance with Court Orders [NOT-OD-26-009] – 11/18/2025
- Reminder of Compliance Requirements for NIH Extramural Recipients Related to Renegotiated Aims, Objectives, Titles, and Abstracts [NOT-OD-26-007] – 11/18/2025
- Notice of Early Expiration of NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Notices of Funding Opportunity and Guidance for Existing Recipients [NOT-OD-26-006] – 11/17/2025
- Interim Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities [NOT-OD-26-005] – 11/14/2025
- Update: Recission Notice re: Implementation of NIH Research Security Policies [NOT-OD-25-161] – 9/29/2025
- Updated NIH Policy on Allowable Costs for Animals [NOT-OD-25-163] – 9/25/2025
- NIH Policy on Enhancing Security Measures for Human Biospecimens [NOT-OD-25-160] – 9/24/2025
- Required Security and Operational Standards for NIH Controlled-Access Data Repositories [NOT-OD-25-159] – 9/24/2025
- New Application Structure for NIH-Funded International Collaborations [NOT-OD-25-155] – 9/12/2025
- Implementation of NIH Research Security Policies [NOT-OD-25-154] – 9/11/2025
- Preview of NIH Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support Coming Soon to SciENcv [NOT-OD-25-152] – 9/4/2025
- Updates to NIH Inclusion Policy – 8/27/2025
- Terminating National Institutes of Health Minority Biomedical Research Support Program and Rescinding the Program’s Related Regulation – 8/26/2025
- Leading in Gold Standard Science: An NIH Implementation Plan – 8/22/2025
- NIH Will Stop Posting Notices of Funding Opportunities in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts in FY2026 [NOT-OD-25-143] – 8/14/2025
- Update: No-Cost Extension Functionality in eRA [NOT-OD-25-142] – 8/7/2025
- Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs [NOT-OD-25-138] – 7/30/2025
- Notice to Applicants of Adjustments to Achieve Consistency in Peer Review Contacts and Processes [NOT-OD-25-135] – 7/24/2025
- National Cancer Institute (NCI) Full Year Funding Policy for RPG Awards FY 2025 – updated 7/23/2025
- Updated Implementation Guidance of NIH Policy on Foreign Subawards for Active Projects [NOT-OD-25-130] – 7/18/2025
- NIH Announces a New Policy Requirement to Train Senior/Key Personnel on Other Support Disclosure Requirements [NOT-OD-25-133] – 7/17/2025
- Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications [NOT-OD-25-132] – 7/17/2025
- NIH Funding Announcements to Align with NIH Initiative to Prioritize Human-based Research – 7/10/2025
- NIH to crack down on excessive publisher fees for publicly funded research – 7/8/2025
- Guidance on Enforcement of Closeout Requirements During the Appeals Process [NOT-OD-25-128] – 7/7/2025
- Recording: FDA & NIH Workshop on Reducing Animal Testing – 7/7/2025
- Implementation Update: Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research [NOT-OD-25-112] – 5/7/2025
- Reminder: Application Requirements for Projects Involving Activities Outside of the United States or Partnerships with International Collaborators [NOT-OD-25-098] – 4/23/2025
- Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award [NOT-OD-25-090] – 4/21/2025
NIJ – National Institute of Justice
- NIJ has cancelled all previously posted Notices of Funding Opportunity and associated webinars – 1/27/2025
NSF – National Science Foundation
- Resumption of Operations at NSF – 11/17/2025
- NSF Gold Standard Science Implementation Plan – 8/22/2025
- Frequently Asked Questions: Updates on NSF Priorities – updated 5/28/2025
- NSF 24-1: Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), effective for proposals submitted or due on or after May 20, 2024 – 5/21/2025
- Executive Order Implementation webpage – 1/28/2025