Updates from Sponsored Programs to BU’s research community.
Revision of NSF Award Terms and Conditions
The National Science Foundation has revised their Award Terms and Conditions to include a new article which establishes a post-award disclosure requirement for undisclosed current support and in-kind contribution information as well as clarifications and other changes. The revised terms and conditions will apply to all new NSF awards and funding amendments to existing NSF […]
NIH Requirement for Electronic Submission of all Administrative Supplements
The National Institutes of Health has issued Notice NOT-OD-20-128 to alert the extramural community of updates to their administrative supplement submission policies. Effective immediately, NIH will begin accepting administrative supplement applications for multi-project awards electronically. Since the administrative supplement applies to the parent award as a whole, the single-project application form package used for research grants and […]
July Training Opportunities – Subawards, RPPR, & E-courses
REMINDER: We’re halfway through the Fundamentals of Research Administration online curriculum incentive program – complete the courses by July 31 for a chance to win one of three mini ipads! There are currently about 100 people registered for the courses, so be sure to schedule time for yourself to complete the courses if you can over the next few […]
June 2020 Updated OMB Guidance Regarding Idle Time Charged to Sponsored Awards
University Leadership sent a memo to all faculty noting that per OMB memo M-20-26, idle time on grants can continue to be charged on BU sponsored awards through September 30, 2020. The memo includes a new requirement that states: “awarding agencies must inform recipients to exhaust other available funding sources to sustain its workforce and implement necessary steps to […]
Revised and Corrected Notice on Policy Regarding Minimum Level of Effort for NCI-Funded Awards
The National Cancer Institute has issued Notice NOT-CA-047 Revised and Corrected Notice on Policy Regarding Minimum Level of Effort for NCI-Funded Awards describing their policy on minimum level of effort that will be a part of the funding consideration for NCI-funded grants. In addition to previously established policies for specific grant mechanisms that have been described in funding […]
Special Exception to the NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Post-Submission Material Policy During the COVID 19 Pandemic
As announced in Notice NOT-OD-20-123, NIH, AHRQ and NIOSH have provided an exception to the policy for post-submission materials (NOT-OD-19-083) for applications submitted for the January 2021 council (beginning with applications submitted for the May 25, 2020 due date for Fall 2020 review meetings). A one-page update with preliminary data as post-submission materials will be […]
New Student SARF Form and electronic workflow goes live July 1
Beginning Wednesday, July 1, 2020, we will be implementing a new online Student SARF with electronic workflow. Enhancements to the Student SARF process: For Department Administrators/Effort Coordinators: You will now have the ability to submit the Student SARF electronically, so no more printing or obtaining hard signatures. For Principal Investigators, this enhancement will eliminate the need […]
Issuance of NSF Grants.gov Application Guide Effective June 1, 2020
On June 1, 2020, NSF implemented the Grants.gov Application Guide (NSF 20-089). Overall, the Guide has been updated to align with the changes to NSF’s Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1). See the complete NSF notice below. Dear Colleagues: On June 1, 2020, NSF will implement the Grants.gov Application Guide (NSF 20-089). Overall, the Guide has been updated […]
Implementation of the revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
NSF has implemented the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1) for proposals submitted or due on or after June 1, 2020. However, NSF has delayed the requirement to use NSF-approved formats for the biographical sketch and current and pending support sections of NSF proposals until October 5, 2020 and updated the PAPPG accordingly. See the complete […]
Wondering when your Outgoing Subaward will be issued? Our new “Where’s My Outgoing Sub?” tracker is now live
Sponsored Programs has created a page for tracking outgoing subaward agreements and amendments called “Where’s my Outgoing Sub?” This tracker can be found via the Research Support site under the Tools and Services page (here). Our goal is to increase transparency and timeline expectations of the outgoing subaward issuance process, and make it easier for […]