Contract and Grant News
Fed Update: COGR News Digest
Follow COGR on LinkedIn 7/22/26Reuters US to spend $5 billion on health, construction research powered by AI The U.S. will spend $5 billion to tackle long-standing scientific problems across multiple fields using AI, the Trump administration said in a statement on Wednesday. The agencies will use the funding to identify the root causes of…
Read MoreYouTube Tuesday: Audit-Resistant Budgeting Practices
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Read MoreNCURA Webinars
Dear Colleagues: The Office of Research is providing the campus community with free access to the following upcoming live virtual NCURA webinars. To register, please use the corresponding unique registration links listed below. Please do not share these links with anyone outside the UC Irvine community. You must register using your “uci.edu” email address, or…
Read MoreFed Update: COGR News Digest
Follow COGR on LinkedIn 7/20/26Roll Call Critics mount offensive against change to federal grant rules Opposition is building to a sweeping government-wide crackdown on federal grant awards, with opponents threatening litigation over a proposed rule that would put the grant approval process into the hands of political appointees….Dozens of organizations representing grant recipients — who…
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Follow COGR on LinkedIn 7/15/26The Hill Shutdown fears rise as Trump, Democrats gird for September showdown Senators in both parties say the odds are rising of another government shutdown in September after President Trump demanded that GOP leaders abolish the filibuster or face a spending showdown and another shutdown 7/15/26STAT, COGR President Matt Owens quoted…
Read MoreNASA Notifications
Dear Colleagues: Please see the attached Grant Notice (GN) for an important update regarding the launch of NASA’s biosketch and current and pending (other) support disclosure forms in Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv). Beginning June 25, 2026, NASA-specific biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support forms are now available in SciENcv. During the…
Read MoreYouTube Tuesday: Strengthening Collaboration with Post-Award – Cross Functional Check Points
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Read MorePayroll Certification System Office Hours on July 22
Contracts & Grants Accounting Payroll Certification System Office Hours on July 22 Contracts & Grants Accounting will host their next Payroll Certification System (PCS) Office Hours from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, July 22. These meetings are recommended for staff who have completed UC Irvine’s online Payroll Certification Training in UCLC (CGS 4 – Payroll Certification) and…
Read MoreREMINDER: Topic-Specific QRAM (07/15)
Dear Colleagues, This is a reminder regarding Wednesday’s (07/15) Topic-Specific QRAM from 2:00-3:00PM. More details are below. You can join the Zoom here. We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday! Barbara Barbara Inderwiesche, CRA Director, Electronic Research Administration Need Help? ERA Support Desk (New!) From: Barbara Inderwiesche Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 1:16 PM…
Read MoreFed Update: COGR News Digest
Follow COGR on LinkedIn 7/12/26Washington Post Researchers worry a Trump rule could end U.S. scientific dominance Under the proposed rule, political appointees would have more power over hundreds of billions of dollars in discretionary grant funding. The HillSee also Collins calls on OMB to rescind parts of controversial proposed grant rule 7/12/26New Yorker An O.M.B.…
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