A message to the campus from Mike Malone and Laura Vandenberg on 6/18/25.
Dear Colleagues,
Earlier this week, the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) and several other organizations representing institutions of higher education, including UMass Amherst, filed a lawsuit challenging the Department of Defense’s new policy to cap indirect costs (IDCs) on new proposals to 15% and to terminate and reissue existing grants at this new IDC rate. Yesterday, a judge granted a request for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) prohibiting the DOD from implementing this policy until further action from the court. An in-person hearing is scheduled for July 2, 2025.
If you receive any communications from DOD about a proposal or award you have received from the DOD, please forward these messages to the Office of Post-Award Management (OPAM) ([email protected]) and the VCRE office ([email protected]). Please do not respond to them directly.
PIs and research administrative staff should continue to submit proposals to the DOD at the federally negotiated IDC rate.
Sincerely,
Mike Malone
Vice Chancellor for Research & Engagement
Laura Vandenberg
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research & Engagement
Vice Provost for Research