“Last night a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the AAMC’s request for a nationwide temporary restraining order, preventing a Feb. 7 notice from the NIH from going into effect. The AAMC, with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Conference of Boston Teaching…
Several executive orders (EOs) have been issued that address federally funded research. Copies of EOs are posted on the White House’s News page. The January 27 funding freeze, Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies to Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs has been temporarily halted in court pending…
This memo covers the recent HHS announcement regarding Facilities and Administration (F&A) rate change as well as relevant Congressional legislation related to the topic. It also analyzes possible next steps, including likely legal and Congressional challenges to this executive action. We expect this issue to continue to develop over the next several weeks and months,…