Feds Demand Colleges Certify 'Saving College Sports' Yearly
Published Date: 9/11/2026
Notice
Summary
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a new information collection requirement regarding a new collection of annual certification of compliance with the rules of Executive Order 14400 from registered Higher Education Institutions in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 1 mixed.
Annual SAM Certification for Colleges
If you run a college or university registered in SAM.gov and identified as a Higher Education Institution, your institution must annually certify compliance with Executive Order 14400. This annual certification applies to institutions that meet the $20M (adjusted for inflation) threshold for intercollegiate athletics activities revenue and begins for agencies to use starting August 1, 2026.
Estimated Administrative Burden
The notice estimates 11,720 respondents with 14,620 total annual responses (11,720 screening responses and 725 certification responses). It lists 0.25 hours per screening response and 0.5 hours per certification response and shows total burden hours labeled as $181,584.50 (broken down as $161,589.50 for screening and $19,995.50 for certification).
$20M Athletics Revenue Threshold Applies
Registered Higher Education Institutions that meet the $20M (adjusted for inflation) threshold for intercollegiate athletics activities revenue are required to provide the annual certification; the notice directs institutions to calculate the $20M athletics revenue per the guidance in Executive Order 14400 Section 3.
Certification Data Accessible to Federal Agencies
SAM.gov certification information will be available for all Federal officials and agencies to access and utilize as needed for contract and grantmaking activities. The notice states SAM.gov data is available for all federal agencies to access and utilize as needed for their agency mission.
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