Lobbying Restrictions for Federal Grant Recipients

Recipients of federal funds are not permitted to use the federal funding to lobby federal, state, or local officials or their staff to receive additional funding or influence legislation. Using federal funds to support membership dues that support lobbying activity is also prohibited.

For additional information on lobbying restrictions and prohibitions, please visit the following resources:


FEDERAL AGENCY ROUNDUP

Updates from federal agencies for the week of 09/29/2025

Stay up-to-date and informed by visiting the Pitt Research Executive Orders and Federal Funding website.

Stay up-to-date and informed on the Considerations Related to Research During a Federal Government Shutdown by visiting the Pitt Research website.

Date

Friday, October 3, 2025