Update: Almost 500,000 Comments Received on Proposed Federal Research Funding Rules Changes

Nearly 500,000 Comments!

Federal Grant & Funding Rules:

White House OMB Proposed Changes

Dear CO-LABS members and friends, 

As we described in previous news, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register revising the government-wide Uniform Guidance for federal financial assistance and the deadline for comments was Monday, July 13, 2026. 

CO-LABS joined hundreds of organizations sharing information about this issue. 

Approximately 496,769 comments were received

(as of the latest available data on regulations.gov for docket OMB-2026-0034)

Did you, your company or organization submit comments?

We would like to know how our members and community reacted to this proposed rule change. Please email Dan Powers to share your submissions at dan @co-labs.org (or reply to this email).

This insight will help inform our programs and efforts to support the ecosystem of federally funded labs in Colorado.

Thank you for your engagement with CO-LABS' mission to facilitate connections with Colorado's federally funded research community and help the brilliance in these labs positively impact society.

Sincerely,

Dan Powers

Executive Director

CO-LABS

See our original news on this at CO-LABS.org

CO-LABS is sharing this information so members and partners can review the proposal, determine whether it is relevant to their work, and decide whether to respond through their own appropriate channels. CO-LABS speaks to the value and practical impact of Colorado's federally funded research ecosystem; we do not speak on behalf of any individual member institution, laboratory, agency, university, or company.