Federal Research Updates
This web page contains selected updates and resources related to Federal Executive Orders and other federal actions impacting federally funded research. This page will be updated regularly as new developments arise.
The following are some recent executive orders that may have implications for New York Tech-sponsored research activity. The university is in the process of reviewing and interpreting the executive orders to try to anticipate their potential implementation and impact.
- August 7, 2025: Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
- May 23, 2025: Restoring Gold Standard Science
- January 21, 2025: Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-based Opportunity
- January 20, 2025: Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing
- January 20, 2025: Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid
- February 17, 2026: In unprecedented move, giant monkey research center may become a primate sanctuary (Science.Org)
- February 6, 2026: Congress Wraps Up FY26 Science and Education Funding Bills, Avoiding Deep Cuts to Scientific Research | Association of American Universities (AAU)
- January 16, 2026: DHS government shutdown is underway. Here are the services affected. (CBS News)
- January 6, 2026: Appeals court agrees that NIH cannot reduce overhead payments to academic institutions | Science | AAAS (Science.Org)