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National Science Foundation (NSF) Imposes 15% Indirect Cost Rate Cap: What to Know

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On May 2, 2025, the National Science Foundation (“NSF”) issued a “Policy Notice: Implementation of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate” (NSF 25-034) (hereinafter “Policy Notice”) adopting a uniform 15% Indirect Cost Rate (“IDC”)...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

NIH’s New Unilateral Change to Your Institution’s Indirect Rate: An Old-School Breach of Contract?

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On Friday, February 7, the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) issued Policy Statement Supplemental Guidance affecting budgets both for active grants and for future grants, which was set to take effect on Monday, February...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The NIH Funding Cuts: Implications and Status of Lawsuits

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The proposed cuts would place a 15% indirect cost rate on all new and existing grant awards received by research institutions and universities....more

Venable LLP

Title IX's Final Rule Enforceability Still in Flux

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Not long ago we wrote about the significant changes to Title IX's regulations in the Department of Education's final rule set to go into effect this year (the Final Rule). Primary and secondary schools and institutions of...more

Baker Donelson

August 1 Deadline for Title IX Regulations Has Arrived Amidst Pending Litigation and Continuing Confusion

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The Department of Education's 2024 Title IX regulations became effective August 1, 2024, but only in about half of the states. Because of the pending litigation and preliminary injunctions issued by various courts across the...more

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COVID-19 Civil Immunity Protections for Institutions of Higher Education

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COVID-19 litigation has begun across the nation, prompting concerns about liability exposure for colleges and universities. Although the federal SAFE TO WORK Act, which was introduced in the Senate on July 27, 2020, would...more

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University Students Seek Refund of Tuition Fees and Other Costs

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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and remote instruction, students have recently filed lawsuits against their universities alleging contract and unjust enrichment claims. The students seek refunds of certain tuition fees...more

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