Grants.gov “Workspace:” Changes to the Federal Submission Process Coming December 2017
The traditional method of applying for grants to federal agencies by downloading a package of PDF forms and submitting via grants.gov will be phased out in December 2017. Learn more about the change on the grants.gov site. Sponsored Programs Recommendations: Continue using the available Adobe packages while we create Workspace user guides. If you chose […]
Animal Assurance Number Has Changed
Effective immediately, BU’s Animal Welfare Assurance number has changed from A3316‐01 to D16-00204. This impacts both campuses and should be used on proposals going forward. Please see the institutional numbers and rates page for frequently needed numbers and information.
New NIH Salary Cap effective January 8, 2017
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have issued interim guidance on salary limitation for grants and cooperative agreements. The Executive Level II direct salary cap has been increased to $187,000, effective January 8, 2017. Please use this amount moving forward and stay tuned for additional guidance from NIH on the salary cap once the Department […]
National Institute on Aging (NIA) has a new site announcing future funding possibilities
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Health announced a new web site that will “give researchers a heads up about future funding possibilities.” The site lists research topics that have been approved by the NIA National Advisory Council on Aging, along with the corresponding NIA program staff responsible for shepherding […]
Effective September 26, 2016—NSF Updates FastLane Compliance Check for Project Summary Page Limit
Effective September 26 The National Science Foundation (NSF) released the following update that PIs and administrators should be aware of. Effective September 26, 2016, FastLane will now check to ensure that the combined text of the Project Summary text boxes (or uploaded PDF if the Project Summary contains special characters) does not exceed one page […]