{"id":12612,"date":"2025-02-03T13:38:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T18:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/university-research\/?page_id=12612"},"modified":"2025-05-05T14:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T18:33:57","slug":"doe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/university-research\/federal-policy-updates\/doe\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":12492,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/one-column.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-12612","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"2025 Federal Transition and Policy Updates","display_title":"U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) ","subtitle":"<span class=\"TextRun SCXW60011750 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60011750 BCX0\">Updated Apr. 14, 2025<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW60011750 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"no_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"colorful","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":"","hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules_above":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"pt-0","title":"","content":"<h2>Updates<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Apr. 11, 2025<\/strong>, the DOE <a class=\"u-link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/department-energy-overhauls-policy-college-and-university-research-saving-405-million\">announced<\/a> a new policy applicable only to institutions of higher education, stating:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Indirect costs of all grants will be capped at 15%. Additionally, they will seek to undertake action to terminate all grant awards to institutes of higher education that do not confirm with this updated policy.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Jan. 27, 2025<\/strong>, the DOE issued a <a class=\"u-link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cogr.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/CBP%20and%20DEI%20Notification%20to%20existing%20recipients%20-%201.27.2025.pdf\">Memorandum for All DOE Funding Agreements or Awards<\/a>, stating:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Recipients and subrecipients must immediately halt any activities related to (including contracted activities) and stop incurring costs associated with related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and Community Benefits Plans (CBP) across all DOE grants, cooperative agreements, or any type of DOE funding.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Jan. 20, 2025,<\/strong> <a class=\"u-link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cogr.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/Action%20Memorandum%20signed%20by%20Acting%20Secretary%20of%20Energy%20Ingrid%20C.%20Kolb%20dated%20January%2020%2C%202025.pdf\">Memorandum for Heads of Departmental Elements<\/a> (internal to the DOE): The <a class=\"u-link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.directives.doe.gov\/\">Department of Energy<\/a> is conducting an agency-wide review of program and administrative activities. 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