On May 29, 2026, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would substantially revise 2 C.F.R. Part 200, commonly referred to as the “Uniform Guidance”, which applies to federal grants, cooperative agreements and other types of federal assistance funding.
If finalized, the proposed rule would significantly impact federal awards, including codifying Executive Orders. 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 regulations. These areas will be highly impacted:
Because these changes have significant implications for federally funded research, the university submitted comments in response to the proposal. We wish to thank the University research community for providing input via the University’s “Uniform Guidance – Proposed Changes” survey, which informed the content of the letter.