Federal Friday
Government Funding Updates
At present, efforts to reopen the government remain stalled and without a clear off-ramp. This week, the House of Representatives remained in recess, but members could be called back to DC for votes if events warranted. In the Senate, the House-passed CR continued to fail through successive votes.
Ultimately, the impacts of the shutdown increase the longer the lapse in funding continues. While the Department of Education has reaffirmed that at this time “there is minimal impact on students, borrowers, schools, lenders, and guaranty agencies and their ability to participate in the Title IV programs,” as the shutdown continues, the resources below will remain of interest:
- OMB Status of Operations Memo
- Department of Education Contingency Plan for Lapse in FY2026 Appropriations
- COGR: Considerations for a Federal Government Shutdown
- ACE: Government Shutdown Could Set Off Uncertainty for Research, Oversight, Some Student Benefits and Services
IPEDS Information Collection Request
Earlier this August, the US Department of Education submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) in the Federal Register, which stemmed from the earlier Presidential Memorandum regarding higher education admissions. The comment period on the ICR closed this week. You can review the notice and the comments in the Federal Register. The agency will need to review the comments.
Working together with our national associations and through the multi-state group, the following letters have been submitted. These reflect much of the commentary we received from our UW universities.