Administrative Updates
OVCR Update on Federal Funding Programs, Feb. 8
February 8, 2025
Dear Carolina research community, Late Friday afternoon the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a new notice entitled āSupplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Costs.ā This notice states that effective immediately, all NIH grants must have a maximum indirect cost rate of 15% in lieu of the normal rates defined in ... Read more
Preserving Access to Research Data
February 5, 2025
Dear Carolina research community, We are hearing from many researchers who have concerns about accessing datasets required for their research projects. The UNC Research Data Management Core is committed to ensuring that researchers and research teams have the resources they need to conduct impactful, rigorous research. One of our primary functions is to archive research ... Read more
OVCR Update on Federal Funding Programs, Feb 3
February 3, 2025
Dear Carolina Research Community, We understand that there are many questions arising from the recent set of presidential Executive Orders, some of which may affect federally funded research on campus. Multiple offices across campus are actively working to evaluate the effect of the orders, as well asĀ a temporary restraining orderĀ issued late Friday, Jan. 31. We ... Read more
2nd OVCR Update on Federal Research Funding, Jan 29
January 29, 2025
Dear Carolina Research Community, InĀ a new memo,Ā the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has rescinded Memorandum 25-13, which instructed federal agencies to temporarily freeze federal grants and financial assistance. While this rescission means there is no longer an across-the-board freeze on all federal grants and financial assistance, the Presidentās Executive Orders from the past ... Read more
OVCR Update on Federal Research Funding
January 29, 2025
Dear Carolina Research Community, We are continuing to assess the dynamic and evolving situation with the implementation of the new presidential administration’s executive actions as they pertain to research funding. As we shared yesterday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) releasedĀ Memorandum 25-13Ā on Monday, Jan. 27, that directed federal agencies to “temporary pause agency grant, ... Read more
OVCR Update on Federal Funding Programs
January 28, 2025
Dear Carolina Research Community, As many of you may have seen, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum 25-13, on Monday, Jan. 27, that directs federal agencies to “temporary pause agency grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs.” The specific guidance on which projects would be affected is unclear. Because the memo was ... Read more
Executive Actions & Federally Supported Research
January 23, 2025
The University plays a vital role in conducting federally funded research across a wide range of disciplines and collaborations. In doing so, we maintain close partnerships with the National Institutes of Health and other agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services. The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR), in coordination with ... Read more
Inside UNC Research: A look back at 2024
December 18, 2024
From implementing the UNC Research strategic plan to expanding our impact to becoming a top-10 research university, the past year has given the Carolina community many reasons to celebrate.
Carolina ranks 9th among all top U.S. research institutions
December 10, 2024
UNC-Chapel Hill has grown research activity by $190M, pushing the University into the top 10 research institutions in the U.S. by volume and annual expenditures.