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The new presidential administration has recently signed dozens of executive orders and personnel actions. These will inevitably affect higher education — and our university. After all, our mission of education, research, service and care is deep and broad. We have some 36,000 students and more than 26,000 employees with a presence in every county in Kentucky, and a reach — through our education and research — that extends around the world. 

This page will communicate with campus important updates impacting our community.  

In the meantime, to the extent you have specific questions or concerns: 

  • Employees, please communicate with your supervisors, directors, deans and unit administrators, who should elevate questions and concerns to the appropriate university leaders.
  • Leaders and unit supervisors who have questions of law, specifically, should go to the General Counsel

Research

View all research updates at www.research.uky.edu/federal-changes-2025.

Recission of OMB Federal Aid Pause: Effective Jan. 29

  • The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinded its pause on federal agency grant, loan and other financial assistance programs on Jan. 29.
  • As of Jan. 29, unless you have received a notice to suspend activities for a specific award from a sponsor, you can continue your research activities.

Financial Aid

The Jan. 27 funding pause issued by President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget has been rescinded. Even if it went into effect, the U.S. Department of Education clarified it would not have impacted federal student loans and Pell grants. 

Communications

Institutional policy on statements

The university does not issue partisan political statements but does communicate about policies or issues that directly impact the university. As a reminder, only the president or the president’s designee speaks on behalf of the university. Administrative and academic units do not issue their own institutional statements and must work with UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications to issue unit-specific public statements. If you have questions about communications, please contact govquestions@uky.edu. 

Updates from the President

Update on federal policy changes

Campus Community,   I communicated with you yesterday about a pause — issued by President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) — on agency grant, loan and other financial assistance programs related to our research efforts. That directive was rescinded by the White House this afternoon. 

Update on federal policy changes

Campus Community,We’ve pledged to keep you informed as a community as we know more regarding details and potential impacts of executive orders and other actions undertaken by President Donald Trump and his administration.The following is what we know today and how we are working to ensure continuous and up-to-date communication with you about these issues:

Monitoring Federal Policy Changes

Campus Community, This week, President Donald Trump and the new administration signed dozens of executive orders and personnel actions. The potential impacts of these actions reach across the country. These will inevitably affect higher education — and our university — as well. After all, our mission of education, research, service and care is deep and broad. We have some 36,000 students and more than 25,000 employees with a presence in every county in Kentucky, and a reach — through our education and research — that extends around the world.