Federal Government Shutdown Guidance
Federal Government Shutdown Guidance
Update: On November 12, 2025, President Trump signed Congress’s spending bill to fund the federal government, ending the federal government shutdown. This action ended the nation’s longest federal government shutdown, funding most government agencies – including the National Science Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services – through January 30, 2026. The bill also funded the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the legislative branch, and military construction through September 30, 2026.
As a result of the federal government reopening today, the Research Foundation of CUNY (RFCUNY) is discontinuing the emergency fiscal response we put in place on October 1, 2025.
The purpose of this page is to provide a dedicated space for updates and to provide guidance to help our community members navigate the next steps. The Research Foundation of CUNY (RFCUNY) has learned from previous experience with previous federal government shutdowns and has developed contingency plans, guidelines, and procedures to prepare for future lapses in federal funding. We closely monitor funding and budget bills in Congress, particularly those with the potential to lead to a federal government shutdown. We will keep the RFCUNY and CUNY community informed of any new developments.
If you have any questions, please contact us using RFCUNY’s Federal Government Shutdown form.
Current Alerts:
There are no current alerts.
Previous Alerts:
These are alerts RFCUNY has issued in the past.
2025, Alert #2: Memorandum for Federal Government Shutdown
Links for Additional Resources to Watch:
Guidance from COGR: Considerations for a Federal Government Shutdown
Agency Contingency Plans collected by the Federal News Network