Federal Transition Updates 2025
The Office of Sponsored Projects, in conjunction with GW Leadership, is tracking Federal Executive Orders and updates that could affect GW research operations. This webpage will contain selected updates and resources related to federal actions impacting federally-funded research. This page will be updated regularly as new developments arise.
Last updated: 1/30/2025 at 4:29 p.m.
GW Announcements
- 1/29/2025 - "Additional Guidance Regarding Research Activities and Funding" from Provost Christopher Alan Bracey, Exec. V.P., CFO, and Treasurer, Bruno Fernandes, Interim Vice Provost for Research, Robert H. Miller
- 1/28/2025 - "Research Guidance Regarding Executive Actions" from Provost Christopher Alan Bracey and Interim Vice Provost for Research Robert H. Miller
- 1/27/2025 - "Addressing Recent Executive Actions" from GW President Ellen M. Granberg
Select Executive Orders
The following executive orders and actions may have implications for sponsored research activity at GW.
- 1/27/2025 - Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs [OMB Memo M-25-13]
- 1/21/2025 - Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-based Opportunity
- 1/20/2025 - Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing
- 1/20/2025 - Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid
Association Resources
- 1/30/2025 - University Industry Demonstration Partnership (UDIP) OMB Freeze Order Memorandum (Contains information on recent orders, policy explanations, and potential impacts)
- 1/27/2025 - COGR: 2025 Administration Transition Information & Resources (Contains Executive Orders, Department/Agency Directives, and relevant news articles. Will be updated regularly.)
Federal Agency Announcements
- 1/28/2025- National Science Foundation (NSF): NSF Implementation of Recent Executive Orders
- 1/27/2025 - US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science: Executive Order update to Promoting Inclusive and Equitable Research (PIER) Plan requirement
- 1/24/2025 - United States Agency for International Development (USAID): Notice on Implementation of Executive Order: Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid
Federal Agency Communications with GW
Agencies have been issuing stop-work orders or other communications directly to institutions. Principal investigators (or project staff) with active awards should immediately forward any stop-work orders or other relevant notices received directly from a funding agency to the Office of Sponsored Projects at [email protected]. Please coordinate with your pod staff and OSP Post-Award staff, who will provide guidance regarding how PIs must implement any orders, and will transmit any needed follow-on communications to the funding agencies.