2025 Federal Changes
This page will be updated as new information is provided. Researchers, please send federal agency communications you receive or any questions specifically related to awards to ospa@uky.edu and vpr@uky.edu.
As of Jan. 29, 2025, unless you have received a notice to suspend activities for a specific award from a sponsor, you can continue your research activities.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has rescinded the original OMB memo from Jan. 27 that called for a blanket temporary pause of federal agency grants.
Notices from Agencies
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has rescinded M-25-13 (1.29.25)
- Message from the National Science Foundation (NSF) (1.28.25)
- Q&A from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), on temporary pause (1.28.25)
- RESCINDED: Memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget, Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs (1.27.25)
- Pause on public communications from Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) (1.21.25)
Messages from the President
- Update on Federal Policy Changes (1.29.25)
- Update on Federal Policy Changes (1.28.25)
- Monitoring Federal Policy Changes (1.24.25)