THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM

H.R.1 -OBBBA, Provisions/funding impacting higher ed H.R.4 - Rescissions Act of 2025, funding cuts to public television (CPB) Dept of ED, FY25 Strengthening Institutions Programs (SIP) for Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTIs) FY 25 Continuing Resolution and associated funding accounts FY26 LHHS-Education: Funding for Pell Grants, SEOG, Federal Work Study, TRIO, Gear UP, NIH, HHS, MSIs - including HBCU and NASNTI, Teacher Quality Partnership Grants, Postsecondary Student Success Grants, GAANN, Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding FY 26 Commerce, Justice, Science: Funding for NSF, NASA, NOAA, NIST FY 26 Agriculture Appropriations: Funding for NIFA programs FY 26 DoD Appropriations: Funding for S&T, S&T Basic Research, DARPA, Army RTD&E - Pathfinder Airborne, iCOMMAND FY 26 Energy & Water Appropriations: Funding for DOE, ARPA-E FY 26 Interior Appropriations: NEH funding FY 26 Transportation-HUD appropriations: CDF/EDI account FIPSE community project funding Transportation-HUD (CDF/EDI) community project funding Project/program cancellations Rural Health Transformation Grants

HR.1 - OBBBA, Provisions impacting higher education - GRAD Plus loans, IDR plans, Affordability provisions, Workforce Pell, Subsidized/Unsubsidized student loans Two Dept of ED Negotiated Rulemakings: RISE and AHEAD sessions New F&A (indirect costs) model for federal research Antisemitism Awareness Act (S. 558) and other antisemitism-related bills impacting campuses Deterrent Act (HR 1048) Various program terminations: Teacher Quality Partnerships, SEED, NASNTI

USDA program terminations/stop work orders

DoD research accounts Pathfinder Airborne funding strategy iCOMMAND funding strategy DoD research FY25 cuts (CR) New F&A model and proposed caps impacting federal research funding

Nothing this quarter

VETS Opportunity Act, HR 1458

Nothing this quarter

Various issues related to international student visas

NSF,NASA, NIH and NOAA program cuts and terminations Proposed NIH, NSF and DOE F&A cuts and new FAIR model

Nothing this quarter

Nothing this quarter

Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) funding of importance to UNC Pembroke. Funded in Dept of Education. Lumbee Recognition Bill