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We are excited to announce that the business process for LATE subaward invoices has been updated to route correctly.  Previously, routing process would be GM à

To refine the tracking of award modifications related to executive branch actions, these three new SAGE Award Modification subcategories will be available under the “Other Change” tab on an OSP and GCA MOD as of 2/21/2025. 

• Stop Work Order

NIH NOT-OD-25-068 imposes an indirect cost rate cap of 15% on NIH grants (new and existing). 

On Friday, January 31, 2025, a Federal Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) directing Federal grant-making agencies to "...not pause, freeze, impede, block, cancel, or terminate... awards and obligations on the basis of the President’s recently issued Executive Orders. This TRO also prohibits agencies from implementing or giving effect to OMB Memo M-25-13 (rescinded). 

We’re thrilled to announce the release of the Grant Spend Verification Tool—a solution that simplifies grant expense tracking and compliance. This tool provides a clear view of expenses by grant and fiscal period, streamlines the verification process with built-in commenting and electronic signatures, and securely stores records for their required retention periods. With this tool, reviewing your grant expenses and staying in compliance is more efficient, transparent, and reliable.

I’m writing to provide broad communication in response to the questions that many of you and your faculty have been bringing to the Office of Research related to recent Executive Orders. 

ECC effort system functionality is now fully restored.

Thank you for your patience; we apologize for the inconvenience.

Juan Lepez on behalf of Matt Gardner