Federal Research Regulations

A new federal directive is about to fundamentally change what universities and research institutions can publish, promote, and charge to federal awards. Most institutions are not ready. Fewer still understand that this is not just a compliance problem, it is a search visibility and AI citation problem. OMB-2026-10817, a proposed revision to the Uniform Grants Regulation (2 CFR Part 200), known simply as the UGR, represents the most significant overhaul of federal grant compli