Education Dept. Backdates New Rules to All Active Grants
Published Date: 2/10/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department is updating grant rules to apply the 2024 Uniform Guidance changes retroactively to all its grants. This means anyone with a Department grant will follow the new rules, replacing old policies and making things clearer across agencies. These updates affect current and past grants, so awardees should check their Grant Award Notices for important changes that might impact their funding and reporting.
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2024 Uniform Guidance Applied Retroactively
The Department will apply the 2024 revision of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (the Uniform Guidance) retroactively to all Department grants that are subject to the Uniform Guidance. This withdraws and supersedes prior Department policies and actions, including the Department's Jan. 16, 2025 notice.
Check Your Grant Award Notices Now
The Department will update awardees' Grant Award Notices (GANs) to reflect the retroactive application of the 2024 Uniform Guidance. If you hold a Department grant, you should check your GAN for important changes that might impact your funding and reporting.
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