Sally Rockey, National Institutes of Health Rock Talk Blog
In February last year I blogged
about the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s request for comments on
proposed federal grant policy reforms. These policies, contained in multiple
documents known as circulars, contain Fed-wide regulations on spending, not
just for research grants. Many grantees and stakeholder organizations came
forth and contributed comments. This information was taken into account by OMB
to bring a number of these changes into fruition. The new guidance, “Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards”, was announced by OMB in December as one consolidated
omnicircular. Here are just a few highlights: Read more