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Knobbe Martens

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Announces Plan to Centralize Peer Review Process

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On March 6, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced plans to centralize peer review of all applications for grants, cooperative agreements and research and development contracts within its Center for...more

Gardner Law

Why Compliance Audits Are Non-Negotiable

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In today’s heightened enforcement environment, compliance auditing isn’t just a best practice—it’s a necessity. Federal and state laws and industry guidance, including the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Compliance Program...more

Cozen O'Connor

Democratic AGs Block NIH Grant Cuts

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A coalition of 22 Democratic AGs obtained a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of the Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates (Rate Change Notice), which would have...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Update: Federal Judge Blocks NIH Cap on Indirect Rates for Grants

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On March 5, 2025, Judge Angel Kelley, a federal district court judge sitting in Massachusetts, granted a nationwide preliminary injunction which serves to temporarily block the Trump Administration’s attempt to cap the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

‘Waking Up With Panic Attacks’: NIH 15% Plan Caps Tumultuous Weeks Under New Administration

If NIH succeeds in imposing an across-the-board indirect cost rate of 15%, rough estimates indicate the University of Michigan could lose $119 million a year. Emory University could be down $75 million. For the University of...more

Venable LLP

Another Change, Did You See NIH's Near-Immediate Change to Your Indirect Cost Rate?

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Over the past few weeks, the Trump administration has introduced sweeping changes across the federal government that have impacted the federal grantee and contractor community. Adding to these changes, the National Institutes...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Capping It All Off: NIH Caps Indirect Rates for Grants

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SUMMARY: On February 7, 2025, the Office of the Director for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a Notice (Notice No. NOT-OD-25-068) imposing a cap of 15% on the indirect cost rates that can be charged to the...more

DLA Piper

HHS Implements Communication Freeze: Top points

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Last week, Acting Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Dorothy Fink instructed federal health agencies within the HHS to freeze all external communications, including health advisories, weekly...more

BCLP

Beyond the £22BN Pledge: What the UK Needs to Do to Develop Its Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage Industry

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Last week, the UK Government pledged £22 billion towards the development of the carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) industry in the UK. This is a significant step towards achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. ...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Research Compliance Academy - September 9th - 12th, Las Vegas, NV

HCCA's Healthcare Research Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day comprehensive training program with a focus on the topics and issues that affect research compliance professionals. Our faculty of experienced...more

ArentFox Schiff

Shaping the Future of Higher Education: R2D2 or HAL 9000

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For better or worse, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is already transforming the way we live and work. Within two months of its initial release to the public, ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly active users,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Final Rule Increases Fines for Grant Fraud, Codifies OIG Authority to Sanction Awardees

Report on Research Compliance Volume 20, no 8 (August 2023) With the publication of a rule finalizing financial penalties for grant fraud and related violations of U.S. law, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has a...more

K2 Integrity

Post-Pandemic Era: Understanding the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and Its Impact on the Construction Industry

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The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges in technology, with the demand for equipment increasing dramatically as the world quickly transitioned into remote operations. During this time, the United States’...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

The Inflation Reduction Act: Investments in Environmental Justice

The Biden administration has made it a priority to target environmental justice issues as part of the administration’s broader economic agenda. On August 7, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Act), which...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

DOJ Antitrust Division Grants Green Light for Pharma Companies Sharing COVID-19 Treatment Drug Production Information

The Department of Justice Antitrust Division has advised several pharmaceutical companies that they can share competitive information regarding the status of their respective efforts to develop a COVID-19 treatment without...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Know Your Customer - and Theirs - to Understand the Scope of Your Compliance Burden

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Each year, the U.S. government invests hundreds of millions of dollars in research and development initiatives, impacting virtually all industry sectors of the U.S. economy....more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

May 2018 Leader in the News: NBD Nanotechnologies

This month we are excited to highlight our client NBD Nanotechnologies! The Boston-based innovator recently secured an $8 million Series B financing to further grow its business while continuing to innovate within its...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

BRDI Grants For Science And Engineering Research

USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) is accepting research and education grant applications for projects to integrate science and engineering research in...more

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