{"id":68431,"date":"2026-06-08T12:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/?page_id=68431"},"modified":"2026-06-08T19:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T02:07:21","slug":"2026-proposed-changes-to-uniform-guidance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/guidance-on-new-admin-policy\/2026-proposed-changes-to-uniform-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Proposed Changes to Uniform Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 29, 2026, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB)\u202fpublished a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/FR-2026-05-29\/pdf\/2026-10817.pdf\">proposed rule<\/a> in the Federal Register that would substantially revise\u202f2 C.F.R. Part 200, commonly referred to as the \u201cUniform Guidance\u201d, which applies to federal grants, cooperative agreements and other types of federal assistance funding.<\/p>\n<p>If finalized, the proposed rule would\u202fsignificantly\u202fimpact\u202ffederal awards,\u202fincluding codifying Executive Orders.\u202f It would change Uniform Guidance to Uniform Regulations, having the practical impact of adoption across all agencies, rather than each agency setting forth in its own agency\u202fregulations.\u202f\u202fThese areas will be highly impacted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How\u202fTo Apply for Funding<\/li>\n<li>Who Applicants May Work With When Seeking Federal Funding<\/li>\n<li>How Award Decisions are Made<\/li>\n<li>Allowable Costs<\/li>\n<li>Type of Award and Award Payment<\/li>\n<li>Prohibitions<\/li>\n<li>Expanded Rights the Federal Government Has in\u202fSetting Conditions,\u202fModifying or Terminating Awards<\/li>\n<li>Remedies and Procedural Rights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because these changes have significant implications for federally funded research, the university will be submitting comments in response to the proposal. As noted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/provost\/2026\/06\/04\/updates-from-the-provost-june-4-2026\/\">Provost\u2019s newsletter<\/a>, we are seeking your input on the University\u2019s overall response. Please use the University\u2019s \u201cUniform Guidance \u2013 Proposed Changes\u201d form link to provide your comments to University leadership to support the University\u2019s official response to OMB. <strong>You will need a UW NetID to access the form. Please respond by June 28th.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=W9229i_wGkSZoBYqxQYL0llV009GsllCm8etPXku4mNUM0ZXU005R05WVFdTWlE3RU44RjZUM1dMNy4u\"  class=\"btn btn-lg arrow purple\"><span>\u201cUniform Guidance \u2013 Proposed Changes\u201d form<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a member of the public, you may also comment directly to OMB; however, OMB will consider only one comment per institution. Therefore, if you choose to submit comments to OMB in an individual capacity, you should state your experience generically (e.g. a faculty member in &lt;field&gt; at a large public university) but do not mention your affiliation with the ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø.<\/p>\n<h3>Resources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Federal Register:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2026\/05\/29\/2026-10817\/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance\">A proposed rule by OMB<\/a> and other agencies to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance (known as \u201cUniform Guidance\u201d).<\/li>\n<li><strong>COGR:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2026\/05\/29\/2026-10817\/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance\">Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (Uniform Guidance): Redline of Proposed and Current Version | COGR<\/a> (not official OMB document; membership log-in required)<\/li>\n<li><strong>APLU:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aplu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Summary-of-Uniform-Guidance-Issues.pdf\">Key Issues within OMB Uniform Guidance Revisions Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>NACUBO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nacubo.org\/News\/2026\/6\/OMB-Proposes-Major-Changes-to-Federal-Grant-Rules\">OMB Proposes Major Changes to Federal Grant Rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ropes &amp; Gray:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ropesgray.com\/en\/insights\/alerts\/2026\/06\/omb-proposed-revisions-to-the-uniform-guidance-key-takeaways-for-award-recipient-organizations\">OMB Proposed Revisions to the Uniform Guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 29, 2026, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB)\u202fpublished a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would substantially revise\u202f2 C.F.R. 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