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USDA General Terms and Conditions

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer|Agency Guidelines
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Summary

On December 31, 2025, USDA released a Secretary's Memorandum ordering all USDA agencies and staff to implement new USDA General Terms and Conditions (T&Cs), applied effective immediately to all future USDA awards. The new General T&Cs include several research security-related requirements: institutional certification regarding foreign ownership, control, or influence by a country of concern; institutional malign foreign talent recruitment program (MFTRP) certification; institutional research security training certification; and institutional certification of Common Form information.
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Key Dates

Date Issued
December 31, 2025

Topics

Disclosure & Common Forms/Agency Disclosure Policies
Research Security Programs/Institutional Certification
Training/Agency Training Requirements

Relevant Roles

Sponsored Programs / Pre-Award StaffResearch Security Officer / Export ControlInstitutional Leadership

Tags

research-securityusdaterms-and-conditionsmftrp-certificationinstitutional-certification

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