The Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors is closely monitoring newly issued presidential executive orders and related guidance from federal agencies that fund research at UT Austin. Relevant documents and resources will be posted as they become available. Members of the research community who receive memos or announcements not posted on this page can email them to research@utexas.edu.
Department of Defense
- Contingency Plan Guidance for Continuation of Operations in the Absence of Available Appropriations (September 2025)
- Temporary Restraining Order halting implementation of Dept. of Defense’s June 12, 2025 guidance on indirect cost rates (June 17, 2025)
Department of Education
Contingency Plan for Lapse in Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations (September 28, 2025)
Department of Energy
- Temporary Restraining Order halting implementation of Dept. of Energy's April 11, 2025 guidance on indirect cost rates. (April 16, 2025)
- Executive Order update to PIER Plan requirement (January 25, 2025)
- Agency-wide Review of Program and Administrative Activities (January 20, 2025)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- NASA Guidance (updated regularly)
- Amendment 109: Removing DEIA Requirements from ROSES-2024 (January 22, 2025)
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Implementation of Recent Executive Orders (updated regularly)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Implementation of New Initiatives and Policies (updated regularly)
- Contingency Plan (FY 2025)
- Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications (July 17, 2025)
- Permanent Injunction halting implementation of NIH’s February 7 supplemental guidance and replacing the January 31, 2025 Temporary Restraining Order (April 4, 2025)
- Immediate Pause on Issuing Documents and Public Communications (January 21, 2025)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Implementation of Recent Executive Orders (updated regularly)
- Updates on NSF Priorities (updated regularly)
- Assistance and Contract-Related Policy and Systems Issues During a Lapse in Appropriations (September 30, 2025)
- Summary judgement halting implementation of NSF’s May 2, 2025 guidance on indirect cost rates (June 20, 2025)
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Access slides and other resources from our seven-part series on recent shifts in U.S. research funding, held in November 2025.
Questions?
Email osp@austin.utexas.edu