To: Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Scholars and Staff
Dear Colleagues:
As you are aware, this past Friday afternoon, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a new notice announcing a 15% Facilities and Administrative (F&A) rate cap for all NIH grants (NOT-OD-25-068), effective immediately:
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-068.html
This policy would have a significant impact on the university infrastructure supporting research at UCLA and across the country. It is likely that the notice will be challenged in court, and the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) and UCLA will follow developments closely. UC Systemwide Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Katherine Newman sent out a message today describing the importance of F&A in supporting university research and also listed the number of actions that are being undertaken by UCOP and other organizations. Major associations that represent the university community have issued strong statements opposing the implementation of the cap: the Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, American Council on Education and Research!America.
For further guidance on proposal/award actions due at NIH, please contact your representative in the Office of Research Administration at awards@research.ucla.edu for assistance.
We greatly appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to analyze federal notifications and navigate this period of uncertainty. Your research and creative activities are critically important to the university, and we will continue to advocate on behalf of our program.
I encourage you to visit the two web pages we have set up to share research-related updates: 2025 Administration Transition and Recent News Articles. Additionally, UCOP has developed a web page with additional information related to federal communications . You can also reach out to my office if you have any questions.
https://ora.research.ucla.edu/2025-administration-transition/
https://www3.research.ucla.edu/articles/news
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/federal-updates
Sincerely,
Roger M. Wakimoto
Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities
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UPDATE: From CBS News: A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the National Institutes of Health from implementing steep cuts to how medical research grants are funded, after 22 states sued to stop the change. The ruling by District Judge Angel Kelley, who was nominated by President Biden in 2021, halts the policy pending further court arguments from states and the Trump administration. A hearing is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 21...
The pause is limited to research institutions in the states that joined the lawsuit. Those include California, New York and North Carolina, which together with Massachusetts rank among the top five recipients of NIH grant funding by state...
Full story at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nih-federal-cuts-medical-research-funding/.
UPDATE: UC has filed a separate lawsuit concerning the NIH cuts with other universities.
Source: https://x.com/sfmcguire79/status/1889138558092362061.
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