This week in Navigating Federal Orders and Guidance:
- March 6: The NIH announced plans to centralize peer review of all applications for grants, cooperative agreements, and research and development contracts within the agency’s Center for Scientific Review. > On the Research webpage
- March 5: Attorney General Brown Issues Multistate Guidance for Schools on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives > On the Non-Discrimination and Compliance webpage
- March 5: The Supreme Court issued a brief order on the presidential administration’s request to freeze foreign aid funding. The case was returned to the trial judge to “clarify what obligations the government must fulfill.” > On the Research webpage
The Navigating Federal Orders and Guidance webpage is the University of Maryland, Baltimore's (UMB) Issues Management Advisory Group (IMAG) hub for information regarding evolving policy, the status of executive branch orders, UMB leadership communications, and external resources that may provide a benefit to the University community.
The page is updated as new information becomes available. Information is organized by the areas of focus of IMAG task forces:
- Research
- Non-Discrimination and Compliance
- International
On the cover page, you will find the latest communications from UMB leadership.