Federal Relations Updates
Advocating for Dartmouth
Dartmouth educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge. Its success depends on staying true to and advocating for its core values.
This page provides a high-level overview of Dartmouth's efforts to advocate for these values with the federal government 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). We encourage Dartmouth alumni who want to join our advocacy efforts to reach out to presidentsdesk@dartmouth.edu for more information and share relevant content from our social channels with your communities.
February 12
February 12, 2025
Office of Sponsored Projects Director Jill Mortali updated faculty and staff that the NIH indirect costs policy had been paused.
February 10
February 10, 2025
Provost David Kotz ’86 provided an update on Dartmouth’s response to the NIH policy capping facilities and administration/indirect costs, sharing that the AAU had filed a lawsuit challenging the cuts and that Dartmouth submitted a declaration under oath in support of the lawsuit, outlining the negative impact this policy would have on Dartmouth’s research infrastructure and operations, its ability to employ thousands in rural New Hampshire, and our capacity to produce life-saving research discoveries.
February 8
February 08, 2025
Office of Sponsored Projects Director Jill Mortali sent a message to faculty on the impact of the new National Institutes of Health indirect costs policy.
February 7
February 07, 2025
The National Institutes of Health announced a new policy capping the facilities and administrative rate (also known as indirect costs) at 15%. Dartmouth submitted a declaration detailing the adverse impacts of this policy as part of a lawsuit led by the American Association of Universities and others. That lawsuit and another submitted by the American Association of Medical Colleges—which includes the Geisel School of Medicine—resulted in the policy being paused by the courts on March 5. Concurrently, Dartmouth engaged with New Hampshire’s congressional delegation to articulate the policy’s effects, culminating in Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) referencing Dartmouth’s research and the potential impacts in a Senate floor speech.
February 3
February 03, 2025
Office of Sponsored Projects Director Jill Mortali shared an update on the recent Department of Justice and other federal agency communications on research funding.