Federal Relations Updates
Recent Updates
This page provides a high-level overview of federal relations activity during 2025. Dartmouth faculty, staff, or students who need detailed information or access to resources should visit the following websites instead: Office of Visa and Immigration Services (for our international community) and Office of Sponsored Projects (for federally-funded research).
May 9
May 09, 2025
Vice Provost for Research Dean Madden and Office of Sponsored Projects Director Jill Mortali shared a message with faculty and staff regarding the ways in which Dartmouth is challenging indirect cost cuts by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and award cancellations by National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This message also provided updates on new National Institutes of Health (NIH) policies and bridge funding Dartmouth will provide to impacted researchers: “Fighting Cuts and Cancellations by NSF, NEH, and NIH”
May 2–8
May 02, 2025
The National Science Foundation announced a uniform 15% facilities and administrative rate (also known as indirect costs) applicable to all institutions. In response, Dartmouth submitted a declaration under oath outlining the harm this would cause the institution, which was included in a lawsuit filed by the Association of American Universities, the American Council on Education, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and other plaintiffs.
April 28–29
April 28, 2025
Dartmouth President Sian Beilock attended the American Association of Universities Presidents and Chancellors Spring Meeting, engaging with peers from across the nation and participating in sessions featuring key leaders from the federal administration and Congress, including National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya.
April 26
April 26, 2025
President Sian Beilock and Provost David Kotz ’86 shared an Update on International Community Support with students, faculty, and staff. This message included news that Dartmouth was starting to see SEVIS records reinstated and announced that Dartmouth would provide $2,000 toward the cost consulting with an outside attorney to directly impacted students and employees. Students with greater financial need may receive up to $5,000.
April 23
April 23, 2025
President Sian Beilock sent a message with students, faculty, staff, and alumni about Standing Up for Higher Education and Our Values. In this message, the president shared that Dartmouth will never relent on its core values of institutional independence and open inquiry and called out threats to Harvard's tax-exempt status as a fundamental violation of academic freedom and free expression.