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Responses to common questions about F&A costs of research
Research Administration & Regulation | Costs of Research | Fact SheetsThis document outlines numerous key differences in private foundation accounting for F&A costs, including the increased flexibility afforded to foundations, and the differences in research focus.
Costs of Research | Research Administration & Regulation | Fact SheetsThis provides a brief outline of the major classes of visas utilized by universities and the processes USCIS uses to grant the visas.
Immigration | Fact SheetsH-1B visas are non-immigrant visas for temporary "professional specialty workers," an employment category closely associated with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, but not limited to them.
Immigration | Fact SheetsThe Optional Practical Training (OPT) program is an extension of the F-1 student visa that provides 12 months of work authorization for foreign nationals who graduated from a U.S. university. Employment must be related to a student's major area of study.
Immigration | Fact SheetsJ-1 are non-immigrant, temporary visas available for exchange visitors participating in a work-and-study-based program in the U.S. In higher education, J-1 visas are used by universities to sponsor visiting scholars from abroad. For many universities, J-1 is the primary visa used for postdocs and…
Immigration | Fact SheetsExplains how universities use H-1B visas and the need for timely visa processing for academic institutions.
Immigration | Fact SheetsThe Great Ape Protection and Cost Saving Act of 2011 would ban all life-saving research involving chimpanzees.
Research Administration & Regulation | Fact SheetsStatement regarding the DATA Act establishing a Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Board that collects and reviews financial reports from federally funded entities, directly or through a sub-grant or sub-contract.
Research Administration & Regulation | Reducing Regulatory Burden | Fact SheetsThe Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act aims to provide greater transparency to federal grant programs as a means of increasing accountability. The bill requires the creation of new government-wide public website on which information on all federal grants would be posted. Under current…
Research Administration & Regulation | Higher Education Regulation | Fact Sheets