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News and Updates

Stay up to date with the latest news and announcements (internal and external) that impact the research across our campuses. 

Updates on Federal Funding for Research

If you are contacted by a federal funding agency about your grant, please contact ORS (Angie Vaca (avaca1@luc.edu) for Lakeshore/Water Tower faculty; Sue Pugl (smeyer1@luc.edu) for HSC faculty), with a copy to Dr. Singh (Vice Provost for Research, msingh@luc.edu) before responding to the email/request from the agency.

The information on this page is intended to provide timely updates on presidential executive orders or federal directives that may have an impact on sponsored research at 草莓社区. New information will be added as it is received.

We encourage investigators who are potentially impacted by these directives to contact the Office of Research Services (ORS):  researchHSD@LUC.edu for Health Sciences Campus and ors@LUC.edu for Lake Shore and Water Tower campuses.

Please reference below for guidance:  

  • F&A rates to be applied to your grants: Please continue to use the federally negotiated F&A rate for your campus, noting that the proposed reduction of F&A rate to a flat 15% was not enacted. 
  • Continue to send communications received from federal agencies about your grants (e.g., notices of termination, “stop orders”, recommendations to modify part of your grant, etc., etc.) immediately to ORS, with a copy to Dr. Singh
  • Unless you hear from ORS or the Vice Provost for Research, please continue to pursue your research as outlined in your funded proposal

Questions can also be sent to Dr. Meharvan Singh, Vice Provost for Research, at msingh@LUC.edu. 

Communications from Loyola's Leadership

Chronology of communications relating to the President鈥檚 Executive Orders

  • signed to address restoring gold standard of science (05/23/2025)
    • Associated NIH
  • signed to address "gain of function" research (05/05/2025)
    • Associated NIH
  • News of the Federal judge’s ruling that limits the ability of administration to withhold funds on the basis of having DEI programs (04/24/2025)
  • (04/01/2025)
  • Federal judge issues a Temporary Restraining Order, blocking the administration’s efforts to freeze payments for grants (and other programs) (01/31/2025)
  • White House Press Secretary acknowledges the OMB is rescinded, but states that the executive orders are still in effect (later 01/29/2025)
  • OMB rescinds M-25-13 () (01/29/2025)
  • OMB sends a Q & A Document aiming to clarify that the pause on funding of grants, etc. was specific to DEI, gender issues, etc. (01/28/2025)
  • U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan grants a “Temporary Stay Order” that preserves federal disbursements at least until Monday (February 3) at 5 p.m. EST; She will make a ruling on Monday as to whether this block will be extended. (01/28/2025)
  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issues first memo (Memo M-25-13 Temporary Funding Pause that directed federal agencies to put a temporary hold on grant, loan, and other financial assistance (01/27/2025)

General Informational resources related to Executive Orders

  • Informational Video:

NIH Related Updates and Notices

(05/27/2026)

Archived Updates (prior to FY 2026)


Please go to the website and complete the research security (combined) training module to fulfill your training requirements. 
YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMPLETE THE 4 hr NSF TRAINING MODULE TO FULFILL THIS REQUIREMENT

NSF Related Updates and Notices

(07/10/2025)
Please go to the website and complete the research security (combined) training module to fulfill your training requirements. 
YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMPLETE THE 4 hr NSF TRAINING MODULE TO FULFILL THIS REQUIREMENT

Archived NSF Updates and Notices (prior to FY 2026)

Agency-specific Updates

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • (06/17/2025)

Department of Energy (DOE)

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

  • (08/05/2025)
  • (01/21/2025)

NASA

  • (01/21/2025)

F & A Rates updates and information

Newly Proposed F&A Model

Research Database Access on Federal Government Websites

February 11, 2025
Judge Orders Federal Health Agencies to Restore Public Health Datasets 
A U.S. District Judge today  directing that federal health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA), restore access to public datasets, which had been removed from agency websites in January following a White House executive order on gender ideology. 

General Research Related News

(07/17/2025)

(07/17/2025)

(03/06/2025)

Last updated 05/29/2026