Background
Delegated Authority for Federal Grant Awards Updated Feb. 25, 2025
This memo from Universities of Wisconsin Jay President Rothman requests that Chancellors temporarily rescind any delegations of authority for signing, entering into, certifying, modifying, amending or renewing federal grants and awards until the UWs have greater certainty around the approach the federal government is taking to existing terms and conditions for federal grants and awards.
U.S. Department of Education Cancels Divisive and Wasteful Grants Under Comprehensive Centers Program (Updated Feb. 28, 2025)
- Department of Education Release: S. Department of Education Cancels Divisive and Wasteful Grants Under Comprehensive Centers Program
The U.S. Department of Education cancelled 18 grants totaling $226 million that were awarded under the Comprehensive Centers Program. These grants went to a network of regional and national centers funded to provide.
Communication
- WI Congressional Delegation Letter Supporting NIH Funding (March 7 letter to Members of Wisconsin’s Congressional Delegation from businesses and organizations supporting NIH funding.)
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Op Ed: UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mone Op-Ed on Research and DOGE Cuts (February 28 Op Ed by UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone)
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Memo: Request to Temporarily Suspend Delegated Authority for Federal Grant Awards (February 28 memo from Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman to the UW universities)
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Memo: National Institutes of Health Standard Indirect Rate (February 10 memo from Chris Patton, Interim Vice President for University Relations, to the UW universities)
Litigation
Since the beginning of the year, the Universities of Wisconsin has been reviewing federal legislative actions, regulatory changes, and Presidential executive orders. Some of our work has been to coordinate outreach and action on those issues affecting our UW universities. Go to our Universities of Wisconsin Litigation Update page on the work the Universities of Wisconsin has been doing specifically on federally funded projects.