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Dear Research Community,</div>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">As you probably know, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued new guidance regarding Facilities and Administration
(F&A) costs. You may have also seen the message from our system Provost explaining what UC is doing regarding this difficult situation.</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">If you are submitting a proposal to NIH in the next couple of days, please contact the RED office at
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:redalert@ucr.edu" id="OWA960d451c-0b22-2436-9136-718a7a7a8e77" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">redalert@ucr.edu</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(77, 77, 77);"> for
instructions. Otherwise, we ask you to wait to finalize your budgets until further information is provided.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">The situation is very fluid and continuously changing; we will keep you informed.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">Thank you for your patience and be reassured that our campus, the UC system, and numerous organizations are coordinating efforts to support and
protect your research.</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">Rodolfo Torres</span></p>
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