# Federal Transition Guidance for Researchers

# Federal Transition Guidance for Researchers

<section id="bkmrk-arkansas-state-unive"><article>Arkansas State University is committed to supporting researchers as they navigate changes associated with the 2025 federal administration transition. This page is designed to provide faculty and staff with known information, guidance, and links to available relevant federal agency updates.

As information continues to develop, updates will be posted here. Principal Investigators (PIs) should reach out to <research@astate.edu> with grant-specific questions and copy their department chairs and deans. PIs are also asked to forward any stop-work orders to [research@astate.edu ](mailto:OSPdir@uark.edu?subject=)and copy their department chair and dean.

Programs that receive federal funding assistance should continue their work unless they receive a stop-work order specific to their grant from (1) the federal government or (2) from University campus leadership. The University campus leadership has not issued any stop-work orders to date. All PIs should continue to adhere to federal effort certification and financial record keeping requirements.

</article></section><article id="bkmrk-communication-from-f">## Communication from Federal Agencies

Agencies that have issued communications include:  
(Some of these documents are available in the *Attachments* menu)

<div><div>- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/nasa-global-contactor-and-grantee-community-memorandum-1-23-25-3.pdf?emrc=67a5766660bb6)
- [Department of Energy (DOE)](https://www.energy.gov/science/articles/executive-order-update-pier-plan-requirement#:~:text=of%20financial%20assistance.-,The%20Office%20of%20Science%20is%20immediately%20ending%20the%20requirement%20for,requirement%20and%20associated%20review%20criterion.)
    - [Eliminating PIER Plan requirement](https://www.energy.gov/science/articles/executive-order-update-pier-plan-requirement#:~:text=of%20financial%20assistance.-,The%20Office%20of%20Science%20is%20immediately%20ending%20the%20requirement%20for,requirement%20and%20associated%20review%20criterion.)
    - [Indirect Cost Caps - May 8, 2025](https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-aligns-award-criteria-profit-non-profit-organizations-and-state-and)
- [National Science Foundation (NSF)](https://new.nsf.gov/executive-orders)
    - NSF Letter to the Community - March 12, 2025
    - [Updates to NSF Priorities- June 18, 2025](https://www.nsf.gov/updates-on-priorities)
- [National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)](https://research.uark.edu/national-endowment-for-the-humanities.php)
    - [Complaint - Massachusetts v NIH](https://research.uark.edu/_resources/documents/complaint-massachusetts-v-nih.pdf)
    - [Temporary Restraining Order - Mass v NIH](https://research.uark.edu/_resources/documents/temporary-restraining-order-mass-v-nih.pdf)
    - [Complaint - AAU-ACE-APLU v NIH](https://research.uark.edu/_resources/documents/aau-ace-aplu-complaint-nih-funding.pdf)[2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates](https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-068.html)

</div></div>## Additional Resources

<div>- Links to relevant federal and university resources will be provided on this page as updates become available. For further tracking of federal policy changes, visit the [COGR Tracker](https://www.cogr.edu/2025-administration-transition-information-resources).
- [CITI Program, FAQs on Recent U.S. Presidential Executive Orders and CITI Program Courses.](https://about.citiprogram.org/faqs-on-recent-presidential-executive-orders-and-citi-program-courses/)

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