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Federal Updates

With the transition to a new federal administration, we are seeing a steady stream of evolving news and policy updates, many of which require careful evaluation. We understand that these developments are raising questions and concerns across the University of California community and may be affecting the ability to maintain normal business and studies

As always, UC remains committed to supporting students, faculty, staff and patients by providing accurate information, thorough guidance and access to key resources.

Across the UC system, teams are working diligently to assess how executive orders and other federal actions may impact the University, including research funding, student aid, DEI efforts, healthcare services and more.

UC San Diego has drafted responses to Frequently Asked Questions related to federal updates to keep stakeholders informed during this time of evolving developments.

Information on the measures and initiatives Health Sciences is taking to avoid potential deficits and support the community can be found on the newly created Health Sciences Federal Updates website.

To support these resources, UC has developed a resource hub on federal updates that includes a dashboard of executive actions, key messages and support resources, including for undocumented members of the UC community. This site will be regularly updated as new information becomes available and we gain clarity on potential impacts.

Information for Researchers

The White House Executive Orders and their implementation by various federal agencies have impacted UC San Diego’s research portfolio in several specific ways. The Office of Research and Innovation, UC San Diego’s federal relations team, and senior leaders are working to stay abreast of developments to shape the university’s response and provide guidance to campus and to individual researchers whose federally funded research has been specifically impacted by stop-work orders.

  • The Executive Orders are issued to federal agencies and not to campuses. Federal agencies will act on the executive orders and issue guidance to grantees. Before we can assess the impact, UC San Diego needs specific information regarding the types of work being affected, and budgetary implications of any agency guidance.
  • Different agencies have responded differently, which means that UC San Diego’s implementation needs to be situational and flexible.
  • Standard processes to promote federally funded research have been interrupted.

Provisional recommendations for researchers

  • Absent specific communication from an agency about a particular federal award or subaward, researchers are advised to continue business as usual.
  • If any researcher receives Agency communication about a specific federal grant related to the Executive Orders, please forward it to vcresearch@ucsd.edu so the Office of Research and Innovation can activate internal process to assess the impacts and advise the researcher and their academic unit.
  • Continue to submit proposals. Check the Notice of Funding Opportunity on grants.gov often for amendments.

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