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2025 Call for Nominations - COGR Board of Directors

COGR Responds to USDOJ's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Provisions Pertaining to Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons

COGR's November 2024 Update

COGR's Emerging Research Institutions Pilot Program

Survey of Research Integrity Officers on Final ORI Research Misconduct Rule (Please Complete by 11/30)

As sent to the COGR and ARIO listservs on 10/31:

Subject:  Survey of Research Integrity Officers on Final ORI Research Misconduct Rule:  Please Complete by 11/30

COGR Membership and ERI Pilot Participants,

COGR and the Association of Research Integrity Officers (ARIO) are conducting a survey of Research Integrity Officers on the Final ORI Research Misconduct Rule.  We invite the appropriate individual at each institution to submit a response to aid in COGR and ARIO’s advocacy efforts.  We ask that each institution submit one survey via the link below by November 30, 2024.  We estimate this survey to take approximately 15 minutes to complete for those that are already familiar with the Final Rule.  Read on for more information on this survey.

Survey of Research Integrity Officers on Final ORI Research Misconduct Rule

Who is conducting this survey?

This survey is being jointly conducted by COGR (Council on Governmental Relations) and ARIO (Association of Research Integrity Officers).  Representatives from both COGR and ARIO will have access to and analyze the survey responses.

Who should complete this survey?

This survey is being sent to COGR and ARIO members.  It is designed to be answered by the individual at the institution who is responsible for administering the institution’s policies and processes regarding the review of allegations of research misconduct (i.e., fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism).  At many institutions this individual may be the research integrity officer, but it will vary from institution to institution.   If you receive this survey link and you are not responsible for handling your institution's allegations of research misconduct, please forward the link to the appropriate individual for response.  Only one response per institution should be submitted.

What is the purpose of this survey? 

The federal Office of Research Integrity (ORI) recently issued its final research misconduct rule – Public Health Service (PHS) Policies on Research Misconduct  (“Final Rule”) – which updated the requirements for the policies and process that institutions must have in place to address allegations of research misconduct concerning PHS-supported research.  This survey is designed to identify areas of the Final Rule for which RIOs or other individuals responsible for handling allegations of research misconduct believe it would be beneficial to receive additional guidance or clarification from (a) ORI; (b) the RIO community working through COGR and ARIO; or (c) both ORI and the RIO community.  COGR and ARIO will use the information that is collected in developing advocacy plans, communications with ORI, and materials to assist member institutions in their implementation of the Final Rule.

How Long Does the Survey Take to Complete?

If you are familiar with the provisions of the Final Rule, it should take about 15 minutes to complete the survey.  If you are less familiar with the provisions of the Final Rule, you may want to look at the following summaries of its provisions before you start the survey:

• ORI/ARIO Presentation Slides from COGR October 2024 Meeting
• COGR's September 2024 Update to the Membership
• ARIO’s Final Rule Resources (ARIO member log in required)

Confidentiality of Information

COGR and ARIO will keep the information that they collect confidential and only report results in an aggregated and deidentified fashion.

Collection Tool and Due Date

COGR and ARIO will use the Alchemer online survey tool to collect survey responses.  Responses are due no later than November 30, 2024.  A Word copy of the survey is available here so that institutions can preview the questions before completing the online survey.

Points of Contact

For  questions regarding the survey, please contact Kris West, COGR’s Director of Research Ethics & Compliance at kwest@cogr.edu and Lauran Qualkenbush, ARIO’s President at lhaney@northwestern.edu.

COGR Endorses AUECO Comment Letter to BIS on Export Administration Regulations: Crime Controls and Expansion/Update of U.S. Persons Controls

COGR Endorses AUECO Comments to BIS on End-Use and End-User Based Export Controls, Including U.S. Persons Activities Controls: Military and Intelligence End Use and End Users

F&A Cost Reimbursement Educational Materials

Webinar Slides & Recording Now Available: Going AI: Cutting-Edge Strategies for Enhancing Research Administration Efficiency through Practical Application of Artificial Intelligence

Updated: Quick Reference Table of Current & Upcoming Federal Research Security Requirements

COGR Joins a Multi-Association Response to NIH's Draft Public Access Policy

COGR Releases 2023-2024 Year In Review

COGR Responds to NIH Proposed Collection of Post-Award Reporting Requirements

Overview of OSTP Guidelines for Research Security Programs at Covered Institutions

COGR and AAMC Submit Joint Letter to DEA on Rescheduling Marijuana

June 2024 COGR Meeting Materials

COGR's May 2024 Update

COGR Responds to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services February 2024 Request for Information on Research Data Request and Access Policy Changes – Updated March 1, 2024

COGR's First Look at OMB's Guidance on Federal Financial Assistance

COGR Responds to Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - "Provisions Regarding Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern"

Registration Now Open: COGR's June 6-7, 2024 Meeting in Washington D.C.

COGR Responds to APHIS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List

COGR's March 2024 Update

COGR Joins a Multi-Association Response to the Request for Comments to Docket Number DoD–2023–OS–0063 / Regulatory Identifier Number (RIN) 0790–AL49, “Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program”

COGR's February 2024 Update

Update Now Available (V.4): COGR Matrix of Science & Security Laws, Regulations, and Policies

COGR, EDUCAUSE, and AAU Submit Joint Comment Letter to GSA on Cyber Threat and Incident Reporting & Information Sharing (FAR 2021-017)

COGR Comments & Extension Request to Office of Evaluation and Inspections, OIG, HHS on NIH Monetary Donations that Support Research Survey (OEI-03-22-00570)

COGR Submits Joint Association Response for NSF Public Access 2.0

COGR Joins a Multi-Association Extension Request to NIST for the RFI Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (Docket No.: 230831-0207)

COGR's December 2023 Update

COGR Submits Comments to ORI on Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

COGR Responds to OMB's NPRM on Guidance for Grants & Agreements "Uniform Guidance"

COGR Responds to Request for Information (RFI) on an Update to the Current OLAW Guidance Disclaimer

Analysis of NIST Safeguarding International Science Research Security Framework

COGR Responds to Proposed Amendments to the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (NIH Guidelines) (88 FR 54332)

Preparing for a Government Shutdown: A List of Institutional Considerations

COGR, APLU, and AAU Submit Joint Response to Request for Public Comment on Common Disclosure Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support for Use in Submission of Research Applications

COGR's October 26-27, 2023 Meeting in Washington DC: Registration Now Open

2023 F&A Survey Reports

COGR Supports EDUCAUSE Response to FAR: Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application

COGR Joins Multi-Organization Statement on Addressing the Shortage of Long-Tailed Macaques for Research

COGR Responds to OLAW's Request for Information (RFI) on Clarification of Animal Activities Exempt from PHS Policy Requirements for IACUC Review (NOT-OD-23-119)

COGR Submits Comments in Response to NASA’s RFI: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Disclosures: Proposed NASA Grant Application Marking for FOIA Disclosure-Exempt Material Published in the Federal Register

COGR Submits Joint Association Response to OMB on Comment Request; iEdison System

COGR's June 2023 Update

COGR Supports EDUCAUSE Response to NIST's Cybersecurity for R&D Request for Comment

June 2023 Meeting Materials

COGR Responds to OSTP Request for Information: NSPM 33 Research Security Programs Standard Requirement (88 FR 14187)

Results from the COGR Survey on the Cost of Complying with the New NIH DMS Policy

COGR, AAU, and AUTM Submit Joint Association Letter on COVID-19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Supply, Demand, and TRIPS Agreement Flexibilities

COGR's Response to Request for Information (RFI) on Update to NOT-OD-05-034 Guidance on Prompt Reporting of Noncompliances to OLAW (NOT-OD-23-063)

COGR's Response to Request for Information (RFI): Re-envisioning U.S. Postdoctoral Research Training and Career Progression within the Biomedical Research Enterprise [NOT-OD-23-084]

COGR Submits Joint Association Request to OSTP for Listening Sessions on Research Security Programs Standards

COGR's March 2023 Update

COGR Posts DRAFT Response to OMB (Uniform Guidance)

COGR Submits Comments in Response to ANPRM Entitled Wild and Exotic Animal Handling, Training of Personnel Involved with Public Handling of Wild and Exotic Animals, and Environmental Enrichment for Species

COGR's 2 CFR 200 "Uniform Guidance" Resource Page

COGR Submits Comments to GSA Regarding the Transition of the Federal Audit Clearinghouse

COGR provided comments to the GSA regarding the transition of the Federal Audit Clearinghouse from the U.S. Census Bureau to the GSA.

COGR Releases NIH DMS Readiness Guide Chapter 4 Part II - Budgeting and Costing: Project-Based and Institutional Cost Considerations

COGR Responds to the Request for Information: Clinical Research Infrastructure and Emergency Clinical Trials

2023 Call for Nominations - COGR Board of Directors

Registration Now Open: COGR's February 28-March 3, 2023 Virtual Meeting

COGR's Review of the Final Policy on Data Management and Sharing: Budgeting and Costing (Readiness Guide Chapter 4 Part I)

COGR Submits Letter to HHS on Timely Establishment of Indirect Cost and Fringe Benefit Rate Agreements

COGR submitted a letter to Mak Karim, the National Director for Cost Allocation Services at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In the letter, COGR requests assistance to facilitate improvements in the speed of the review and approval process associated with indirect cost and fringe benefit rates.

Research Security and the Cost of Compliance – Phase I Report, Disclosure Requirements Now Available

COGR conducted Phase I of the survey described in this report to quantify the considerable time and resources (financial and otherwise) that research institutions have invested (or will invest) to achieve compliance with the Disclosure Requirements.  COGR is providing this Phase I report to research institutions and federal research funding agencies in the hope that it will both encourage and facilitate discussions of equitable cost allocation, as well as how “return on investment” (ROI) should be considered and measured.

COGR Submits Comments to the Small Business Administration in Response to Federal Register Notice

COGR Letter for Request for Comment for Common Disclosure Forms

NSPM-33 Implementation Guidance Disclosure Requirements Standardization Talking Points for Institutions

The proposed Standardized Disclosure Forms were released for public comment on August 31, 2022. This document includes critical themes for institutions to consider. These themes were included in the COGR response. 

COGR and AAMC Submit Joint Comment Letter to NIH on Cannabis RFI (NOT-AT-22-026)

Digging Into DPIs (Digital Persistent Identifiers) 9/23 Webinar Materials

COGR September 2022 Update

COGR's Science & Security Resource Page

The United States government’s focus on inappropriate foreign influence on federally funded research has resulted in an evolving legislative and regulatory environment that research institutions rank as a top compliance concern. Under the leadership of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, federal research funding agencies have/will issue researcher disclosure and research security program requirements in compliance with National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 and legislative requirements, including the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Acts and the recent CHIPS and Science Act. COGR has developed this Science and Security webpage to provide resources and analysis to assist institutions in navigating requirements in this area. Resources are grouped under the subject-matter headings below, and the page will be updated as existing requirements are clarified and new mandates emerge.

COGR Submits Comments to OHRP in Response to HHS-OASH-2022-0011 "Use of a Single IRB for Cooperative Research" Draft Guidance

COGR Releases NIH Data Management Implementation Roles & Responsibilities: Considerations for Institutions

Looking at the CHIPS on the Table Webinar Materials

The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 is expected to have a major impact on numerous facets of the U.S. science and technology landscape, including manufacturing, support of innovation, STEM education, promotion of more inclusive and diverse research and research settings, along with additional efforts aimed at increasing research security. This COGR webinar provides members which an early look at the new Act, with a particular focus on the new research security provisions, agency authorizations and potential new STEM training and research opportunities.    

Presentation Slides

Recording (Log in required)

COGR Releases "Biennial Year in Review: 2020-2022"

COGR Letter of Support for SACHRP’s Efforts to Redefine “Engaged in Research”

COGR's June 2022 Update

COGR Submits Comments to NSF on the Draft PAPPG (NSF 23-1)

COGR Submits Comments to USDA on Proposal Rule on Standards for Birds Not Bred for Use in Research Under AWA

COGR Submits Response to NIH on Suggestions on the Draft NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity Strategic Plan for FY 2022-2026 (NOT-OD-22-061) RFI

COGR March 2022 Update

COGR Submits Letter to NIH on Genomic Data Sharing Policy RFI (NOT-OD-22-029)

COGR Submits Comment Letter to OSTP Concerning January 2022 Guidance for Implementing NSPM-33

This letter contains COGR’s comments regarding the Implementation Guidance for National Security Presidential Memorandum 33, and stresses the need for transparency, a risk-based approach, and cross-agency consistency. 

COGR Releases a Summary of NSTC Guidance for Implementing NSPM-33's Disclosure Requirements & Other Provisions

This summary highlights key points of the NSPM-33 Guidance’s disclosure requirements, including comparison of those provisions with current NIH and NSF requirements in this area. 

UPDATE & ERRATA TO COGR NOVEMBER 2021 UPDATE

Posted December 15, 2021

COGR's November 2021 Update

COGR Submits Joint Association Letter to OLAW on NOT-OD-21-161 RFI

Posted October 26, 2021

COGR Signs On to Joint Association Letter to WH & CDC on Upcoming Changes to US Travel Policy for International Travelers and Vaccination Requirements

COGR Joins Multi Association Letter to OSTP on NSPM-33 Implementation

Principles for Evaluating Conflict of Commitment Concerns in Academic Research (Update)

Updated September 22, 2021

This paper examines the issue of conflict of commitment in the context of concerns regarding inappropriate foreign influence, promoting transparency, and avoiding conflicts. 

Registration Open: October 19-22, 2021 Virtual Meeting

COGR Submits Joint Comments with AUTM and Bayh-Dole Coalition to DOE on Exceptional Circumstances Determination

Posted August 25, 2021

Federal Focus on Inappropriate Foreign Influence on Research: Practical Considerations in Developing an Institutional Response

This paper provides an overview of points that institutions should consider on issues related to research security as they perform risk assessments and develop/implement processes to appropriately address areas of higher research security risk

COGR Submits Comments to USDA in Response to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Handling of Animals; Contingency Plans

Posted August 6, 2021

COGR Submits Letter to NIH on NOT-OD-21-118 RFI Regarding Zebrafish

Posted July 26, 2021

June 2021 COGR Update

Materials Transfer in Academia: 20 Questions and Answers (Update)

COGR Writes to NSF to Address Concerns on Recent Audit Findings Related to Application of the F&A Cost Rate

Posted on May 14, 2021

COGR Submits Comments to NIH on Diversity & Inclusion RFI (NOT-OD-21-066)

Posted April 14, 2021

February 2021 Meeting Report & Update

COGR Joins Multi Association Comment Letter on the National Strategy for Expanding American Innovation (Docket #PTO-P-2020-0057)

Technical Corrections to 2 CFR - To Be Published on 02/22/21

COGR Joins Multi Association Letter to OSTP Regarding NSPM-33 and JCORE Reccomendations

January 2021 Addendum to Research Impact Under COVID-19 is Available

COGR Releases Report on Pulse 3 & 4 of the COVID Research Impact Study

COGR Submits Letter to ORI on RFI on Research Integrity (85 FR 66341)

Multi Association Letter to Incoming Administration on Regulatory Actions

Multi-Association Letter to Biden Administration on Regulatory Actions

Joint Association Comment Letter Regarding Foundational Technologies ANPRM

Posted November 2020

This letter contains joint association comments regarding concerns associated with potential expansion of controls on foundational technologies. 

COGR Submits Letter to DEA on RIN 1117-AB53 Implementation of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Posted 10/21/20

COGR Submits Comments to NIH on NOT-OD-20-145 RFI Regarding Semiannual Inspections

Posted October 20, 2020

COGR Joins Multi-Association Letter to White House Opposing EO 13950 "Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping"

COGR Submits Letter to OMB on 2 CFR 200.216

Register Today for COGR's October 21-23, 2020 Virtual Meeting

COGR Joins Multi-Association Letter Expressing Concern about DOD and the CMMC Accreditation Body

Research Impact Under COVID-19: Financial Crisis and the "Pandemic Normal"

Posted August 25, 2020

Foreign Influence and Research Security: The Challenges Continue Webinar Slides Now Available

JASON Report: Managing the Risk From COVID-19 During a Return to On-site University Research

COGR's 2019-2020 Year In Review

COGR Releases Research Ramp Up Road Map: A Guide to Considerations and Resources for Ramping Up On-Campus Laboratory, Animal and Human Subjects Research as COVID-19 Restrictions are Lifted

Posted June 11, 2020 (Version 1.0)

COGR's May 2020 Update

COGR, AAU, APLU and AAMC Submit Letter to EPA on Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science

Posted May 18, 2020

COGR's COVID-19 Research Impact Study

COGR has launched our COVID-19 Research Impact Study. This baseline survey (linked below) is estimated to take about 10 minutes to complete. It will be followed by brief "pulse questions" every two weeks.  The information we collect will help our members, sponsors, and other constituents to track the pandemic's effects over time.

Questions focus on your institution's research program status and staff; all responses will be reported in aggregate and de-identified.

We would like to receive only one response per institution.  To simplify the process, we ask that this survey (and subsequent pulse questions) be directed to the person in your institution who can best answer them, and/or coordinate with others in the institution to collect the information requested.

We would like to receive all responses to this baseline survey by  May 15, 2020.

If you are the best contact, please click here to enter the survey. If there is a more appropriate contact than you, please simply forward this email to that person.

Thank you in advance for your time and thoughtful insights.  If you have any questions about this survey, please email COVID19@cogr.edu.

Proposed Pledges and Statements of Principles in Regard to IP Rights and Technology Licensing Related to COVID-19

Posted April 21, 2020

Register for COGR's Webinar on Case Studies on COVID-19’s Impact on Sponsored Activities at Research Institutions

Joint Association & Institutional Letter to President Trump on Fetal Tissue Research Restrictions and COVID-19

COGR Submits Letter to OMB on Uniform Guidance Revisions

COGR Submits Letter to OSTP on “Draft Desirable Characteristics of Repositories for Managing and Sharing Data Resulting from Federally Funded Research

COGR Releases FAQs Regarding COVID-19's Impact on Federal Awards

COGR Comments on Revised DofEd Sec. 117 Reporting Requirements

COGR Submits Joints Association Request to OMB for Extension on UG Comment Period

COGR February 2020 Update

COGR Submits Letter to USDA on Hemp Rules

COGR Submits Joint Association Comment Letter to NIST on iEdison RFI

Posted January 24, 2020

Framework for Review of Individual Global Engagements in Academic Research

COGR's December 2019 Update

COGR Submits Letter to OMB Objecting to DoEd's Section 117 Emergency Order

COGR Releases PPT Version of "Excellence in Research"

COGR Submits Joint Letter to EPA Expressing Concern on Proposed Rule "Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science"

Posted November 13, 2019

COGR Position Available: Director of Research Ethics & Compliance

COGR's September 2019 Update Now Available

Joint Association Letter to NIST on Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information SP800-171B

Posted August 2, 2019

This letter sets forth joint association comments expressing questions and concerns about how sponsoring agencies will apply the enhanced requirements of NIST SP 800-171B.

COGR Letter to OMB on 2019 Compliance Supplement

Posted July 26, 2019

Joint Letter to HHS on Fetal Tissue Research

Posted July 12, 2019

COGR's June 2019 Meeting Report

COGR June 6-7, 2019 Meeting Agenda

Final Joint Association Letter to OHRP on Cooperative Research

Posted May 1, 2019

COGR Letter to NIFA on Section 1462(c), Treatment of Subgrants

COGR February 2019 Meeting Report

February 2019 COGR Update

COGR Letter to FDA Regarding Institutional Review Board Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent for Minimal Risk Clinical Investigations

Posted January 14, 2019

Joint Association Comments on Draft ROI Green Paper

Posted January 9 ,2019

COGR December 2018 Update

Joint Association Memo Requesting Extension from BIS

Posted December 4, 2018

This letter contains a joint association request for an extension to provide comments in response to the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on the “Review of Controls for Certain Emerging Technologies published by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in the Federal Register on November 19, 2018.

COGR, AAMC, and ARIO Submit Joint Letter to NIH on Communicating Research Misconduct to NIH, NOT-OD-19-020

Posted November 16, 2018

Joint Association Letter on Industrial Hemp

Posted November 5, 2018

Final Joint Association Comments on Proposed Changes to the NIH Guidelines on Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Research

Posted October 10, 2018

COGR Submits Letter to DEA Regarding Production Quotas for Schedule I & II Controlled Substances

Posted September 20, 2018

Register for the COGR October Meeting Today!

Higher Education Associations RFI Response: Federal Technology Transfer Authorities and Processes

Posted  7/27/18

Joint Association Letter to EPA on Proposed Rule to Limit Scientific Research

COGR, along with the AAMC, AAU and APLU submit their joint letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing a proposed rule that seeks to limit the scientific research it will consider unless all underlying data are made publicly available. The mechanisms of competitive grant funding and peer review of publications serve to ensure the validity of science and integrity of research even when the data are not available to the public for legitimate, reasonable and ethical reasons. Restrictions related to data availability, such as the privacy of individual health information should not discount the validity of the research, or its findings, and should not prevent the EPA from using credible research in its rulemaking decisions.

If instituted, the proposal will prevent the EPA from evaluating the best available evidence when making its regulatory decisions. Because of this, the cosigning organizations urged the withdrawal of the proposed rule and invite the EPA to engage with the scientific community to discuss how evidence-based policy should be developed to protect human health and the environment.

Posted July 11, 2018

Joint Association Letter on Revisions to the Animal Welfare Act

Posted June 21, 2018

COGR June 2018 Update

COGR Submits Letter to DOD on Security Requirements

Posted 5/29/18

This letter contains COGR's comments seeking DOD clarification that SSPs and NIST compliance is not required in contracts or subcontracts involving solely the performance of fundamental research, and/or research not involving any covered defense information or other types of controlled unclassified information.

Joint Association Letter in Support of Amendment to Farm Bill

Posted May 15, 2018

COGR Working Group Develops FAQs on Cannabis Research

Posted May 1, 2018

Letter to FBI Director Requesting Meeting Regarding National Security Higher Education Advisory Board (NSHEAB)

COGR Submits Joint Association Letter in Support of HR 5485

Posted April 19, 2018

University Associations Support Bi Partisan Stronger Patents Act

Posted 3/23/18

COGR's February 2018 Meeting Report Now Available

COGR February 22-23 Meeting Agenda

COGR Sends Follow Up Letter to Open Science Committee Members on Public Access

Posted January 19, 2018

Register Today for the February 22-23, 2018 Meeting!

Joint Association Comments on USDA Regulatory Reform

Posted November 14, 2017

New Report Aims to Advance Regulatory Efficiency in Animal Research

Posted 10/24/17

COGR Submits Joint Letter with AAU & APLU on Access to Genomic Data

Posted October 20, 2017

COGR October Update Now Available

Joint Comment Letter to DoEd on Open Licensing

Posted 9/19/17

Joint Association Letter Submitted to FDA on Hatch-Waxman Amendments to the Cosmetic Act

Posted 9/8/17

What Do Revised U.S. Rules Mean for Human Research? (Science, Aug. 2017)

Posted August 30, 2017

Associations Oppose Cuts to NIH Budget

COGR joined with over 100 other organizations Monday on a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to oppose the proposed cuts to NIH funding and facilities and administrative (F&A) costs in the Administration's FY18 budget. 

Among other things, the letter states that "If the Administration’s proposal to reduce NIH support for F&A moves forward, it will make research unaffordable for many institutions and ultimately lead to less research carried out across the country", and that "the economic impact could also be significant; communities will lose jobs, and the country will fall behind as our foreign competitors forge ahead in medical research. These consequences will hurt patients, scientists, and all Americans."

COGR June Meeting Report Now Available

COGR Letter to Mulvaney and Price Objecting to NIH and F&A Budget Cuts

Posted June 12, 2017

F & A and the Cost of Research

Research Highlights - Science Coalition

As there is interest from the COGR Membership regarding materials that demonstrate the importance of basic scientific research at universities to innovation, job creation and the economy in general, we have provided a link below  to the latest report from the Science Coalition which provides excellent information by university, by State, and by federal agency. 

The Science Coalition released a Sparking Economic Growth report that traces the origins of 302 companies – many of them small businesses – back to federally support research. The report is “intended to showcase one of the ways that federal investment in basic scientific research helps stimulate the economy."

Register Today for COGR June 8-9 Meeting!

Current Developments - April 2017

COGR Submits Letter to OMB to Address 2017 Compliance Supplement and Securing Student Information

The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), EDUCAUSE, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), and COGR write to OMB to address a proposed new section to the 2017 Compliance Supplement: Securing Student Information, Student Financial Aid (SFA) Cluster.

Click here.

COGR February 2017 Meeting Report Now Available

Updated: COGR February 23-24, 2017 Meeting Agenda Now Available

COGR’s Response to DOD on NPRMS Implementing 2 CFR Part 200

COGR’s response to a series of six (6) DoD NPRMs updating the DoD Grant and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARs) to implement 2 CFR part 200.

COGR's Response to DOE on Revised DOE Order 142.3A

February 1, 2017:  COGR's Response to DOE on Revised DOE Order 142.3A

October 27, 2017:  COGR Submits Joint Letter with AAU to Request a Limited Exemption on DOE Order 142.3A

DOE Order 142.3A Unclassified Foreign Visits and Assignments Program

COGR Meets with OIRA Staff to Discuss Final Common Rule Under Review

Click here to review document.

December 2016 Update Now Available

Joint Comment Letter with AAU, AAMC, APLU & AUTM to NIST Regarding Bayh-Dole NPRM

Click here for letter

NIH Response to COGR Concerns Regarding GCP Training Requirements

Click here to view

COGR Submits Joint Letter with AAU, APLU, and AAMC Requesting Extension to NIH sIRB Policy Implementation

COGR's Letter to CMS on COI Procedures

Posted October 6, 2016

COGR 2016 Meeting Agenda Now Available!

COGR Response to Part 2 of the National Academies Report

COGR/AAU/APLU Submit Joint Letter Thanking NIH for Rescinding NOT-OD- 16-088

COGR Submits Letter to OMB on COI Under Uniform Guidance

Posted July 8, 2016

COGR Releases Joint Statement with AAU and APLU on National Academies Report to Optimize Federal Investments in Academic Research

COGR & AIRI Submit Joint Letter on Procurement as Requested by OMB

June 9-10 COGR Meeting Agenda Now Available!

COGR Releases Findings From a Review of the Common Rule NPRM Comments

COGR Comments on DOI Conflict of Interest Policy

Posted April 8, 2016

COGR Submits Letter to OMB on Open Items Per UG

Click here to go to COGR March 16 Letter.
Click here to go to the OMB May 16 response.

COGR and AAU Submit Joint Letter to DOD on DFARS Case 2013-D-018

COGR Seeks Clarification from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on COI Language

Posted February 11, 2016

COGR Submits Letter to OMB Requesting “Implementation of Sensible Procurement Standards”

Joint COGR/AAU/APLU/AUTM Letter Submitted to DOEd on Open License Requirement

COGR Submits Comments on Common Rule NPRM and Provides Summary Brief

COGR Detailed and Summary Comments on Common Rule

Click here to read the full NPRM Comment Letter.

Click here to read a summary of the full NPRM Comment Letter.

COGR Submits Comments on NIH Guidelines on Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules

Revised Grants.gov Application Guide Now Posted

COGR Submits Letter to DOD on COI Requirements

Posted November 9, 2015

October 30, 2015- COGR/AAU Joint Letter on DFARS Case 2013-D018

NSF Releases 2016 PAPPG

October 2015 COGR Update

September 4, 2015 - COGR Comment Letter to the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Regarding RIN 1235-AA11

August 3, 2015 - Joint COGR/AAU Comments on the Petition to Develop Specific Ethologically Appropriate Standards for Non-Human Primates in Research

COGR and AAU submitted joint comments on the petition to develop specific ethologically appropriate standards for non-human primates in research.

June 30, 2015 - Revisions to Procurement Standards and Grace Period Extension

May 12, 2015 - Joint Letter from COGR/AAU to NIST on the Revised Draft Guidanced on Controlled Unclassified Information

COGR and AAU sent a joint letter regarding the revised draft guidance concerning controlled unclassified information (CUI) to the National Institute of Standards and Technology which was outlined in NIST Special Publication 800-171.

April 30, 2015 - Abusive Litigation Practices of Patent Trolls

COGR and other higher education associations released a statement expressing the view that bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate, seeking to address abusive litigation practices of patent trolls while protecting the integrity of our patent system, was a substantial improvement over the pending House version (HR 9).

March 27, 2015 - COGR Letter to NIH on Proposed Extension of Reporting Requirements for FCOI

COGR sent at letter to OPERA on the request for a three-year extension of the reporting requirements set out in regulations on the Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research.

February 13, 2015 - COGR Response to OMB on Uniform Implementation

COGR has submitted its comments to the December 19, 2014 Federal Register Notice on Federal Awarding Agency Regulatory Implementation of Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR [art 200)

January 16, 2015 - Joint AAU and COGR Letter to NIST on Controlled Unclassified Information