Located in the District of Columbia, the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) is an association of research universities, affiliated medical centers, and independent research institutes. COGR was founded 1948, and we remain true to our mission by supporting our members in the areas of research administration and compliance, financial oversight, and intellectual property.
COGR's primary function is to advocate for policies and practices that fairly reflect the mutual interests and separate obligations of federal agencies and research institutions as it relates to research and graduate education.
COGR's primary function is to advocate for policies and practices that fairly reflect the mutual interests and separate obligations of federal agencies and research institutions as it relates to research and graduate education.
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COGR is an association of leading research universities, affiliated medical centers, and independent research institutes. We are the national authorities on the financial and regulatory infrastructure, and the corresponding compliance requirements associated with managing federal research grants and contracts within research institutions.
COGR interfaces between the research institutions and the federal funding agencies to provide information and advocacy in all areas of regulatory compliance relevant to academic researchers and policy makers. COGR informs its members quickly and reliably about all new requirements as well as significant changes in currently mandatory federal regulations and policies that apply to research.
The membership of COGR consists of qualifying research universities, affiliated medical centers, and independent research institutes. Currently, each member must have federally sponsored research expenditures of at least $15 million annually as reported by the National Science Foundation.
Affiliated organizations, including hospitals that meet these criteria and are engaged in a substantial way in graduate education and research, may be considered for membership with the endorsement of their COGR member institution.The Board must approve all applications for membership. The costs of the Council's activities are paid by its members through annual dues.
Affiliated organizations, including hospitals that meet these criteria and are engaged in a substantial way in graduate education and research, may be considered for membership with the endorsement of their COGR member institution.The Board must approve all applications for membership. The costs of the Council's activities are paid by its members through annual dues.
Some of your institutions have been challenged in recent single audits. Specifically, a new auditor position is that prior to billing a federal sponsor for reimbursement, the institution must have evidence that the institution's payment to the vendor has been cleared by the institution's bank. This is in conflict with existing policy per 2 CFR Part 200.305(b):.
A number of institutions have contacted COGR over the last several weeks to express concern about clinical trial case studies that NIH has posted to their website to provide guidance on determining whether proposed research meets NIH criteria for a clinical trial. Many in the research community have been surprised to find that several of the case studies suggest that some basic health-related research meets the clinical trial definition.
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