As of January 30, 2026, the federal government entered a partial shutdown. Please see the table below for information on which departments will and will not be affected.
| Affected (Closed) | Not Affected (Open) |
| Department of Health and Human Services | National Science Foundation |
| Department of Education | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Department of Labor | National Institute of Science and Technology |
| Department of Defense | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Department of Transportation | Department of Commerce |
| Department of Homeland Security | Department of Energy |
| Department of State | US Department of Agriculture |
| Department of Treasury | |
| Development of Housing and Urban Development |
The impact of the potential shutdown will depend on the length of the shutdown, as well as guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and each of the federal agencies. The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) is maintaining a webpage that includes the most recent agency specific shutdown guidance. The information below is general guidance for anticipated processes for grant and contract related issues. We will update it as circumstances dictate.
Guidance related to applications to, and awards from, agencies impacted by the partial Government Shutdown
Active Federal Awards
- Funded activities under currently active federal awards can continue as long as there is no specific agency approval required by the terms of award to proceed with a project task, or no notice from the awarding agency that specifically orders a work stoppage.
- If you receive a stop‐work notice, please notify the Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA) immediately. Expenses incurred during a Stop Work period are NOT reimbursable, even when the government resumes normal operations, until a written notice to resume work is received. We may also have to reach out to subcontracts to let them know to stop working.
- Agencies will likely not issue new notices, awards, or other actions during the shutdown.
Proposals
- Proposal preparation systems are expected to still be online during a shutdown. However, it is expected that proposals will not be processed by agencies until normal operations resume. Watch for announcements from agencies for extensions of deadline dates, but these may not be issued until after the shutdown.
- There is a possibility that the Grants.gov Contact Center will remain available. However, it’s unclear if all Help Desks systems will remain functional.
- The UCLA S2S Grants (Cayuse) system will remain available for proposal preparation and submission.
Reporting Requirements
- Principal Investigators (PIs) should continue to meet all deadlines set forth in their awards and should be able to submit annual and final project reports and Project Outcomes Reports.
Other
- Peer reviews/study sections are not expected to meet, which may impact faculty who are reviewers and may lead to delays in start dates for those whose proposals are awaiting review (if the shutdown is prolonged).
- Federal personnel will not be available. While each agency may articulate emergency contact procedures, as a rule, do not expect federal personnel to be available.
- For federally funded work that requires access to federal facilities or federal staff affected by a shutdown, the PI should evaluate whether there are portions of the work that can continue. If the work cannot continue without access to federal facilities/staff, or a stop work notice is issued, the department should determine if persons working under the agreement can be redirected to other work and/or fund sources.
Faculty working at a federal agency on an IPA agreement should immediately contact the agency to determine next steps