Important Sponsor Reminders – Effective Immediately
As a follow up to earlier announcements and subsequent updates, please see the important Sponsor reminders related to NIH Forms-G Application Forms and Instructions, NIH Changes to Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format Page (including links to sample Biographical Sketches and Other Support Pages), NSF Updated Pre-Award and Post-Award Disclosure Table and NIH eRA Two-Factor […]
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Alysia Fishman
Grant Expenditure Dashboard – Volunteers Needed
Sponsored Programs and Continuous Improvement & Data Analytics (CIDA) would like to invite you to a Brainstorming Session around the creation of a new Grant Expenditure Dashboard. This Dashboard is a tool for you, the Departmental Administrator and Principal Investigator, so we want and welcome your feedback. The first brainstorm session is scheduled for Tuesday, […]
NIH – Enhanced Checks for Compliance with Clinical Trial Registration and Reporting in RPPR
Enhanced checks on non-compliance with clinical trial registration and reporting came into effect in eRA’s Human Subjects System on October 1 that could delay your RPPR submission if you are late on either front (see details in eRA news item). Remember that all NIH-funded clinical trials are expected to register and submit results information to Clinicaltrials.gov, […]
Year End Planning and Holiday Deadlines
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday Sponsored Programs (SP) will be closed starting 5pm Wednesday November 24, 2021, re-opening 9am Monday November 29, 2021. Beginning 2pm Wednesday November 24, 2021 there will only be a skeleton staff available to cover emergency items. Should you have proposals or any other items due between Monday November 22, 2021-Monday November 29, 2021 […]
Announcing a new online internal resource, Best Practices for Grant Management at BU!
An instructional library is now available on a variety of grant management topics, created to identify the best approach to navigating areas of grant management at BU. You can view the list of topics and best practice documentation on our new webpage, which can be found under the Training & How To umbrella of the […]
New Unique Entity Identifiers (UEI) for Charles River Campus and Medical Campus
By April of 2022, the federal government will stop using the DUN and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number to uniquely identify entities. The transition from DUNS to the new Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is ongoing by federal agencies up through April 2022, with some agencies transitioning sooner – for example NIH, AHRQ and […]
Advance Notice: New NIH “FORMS-G” Grant Application Forms and Instructions Coming for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2022
NIH, AHRQ and FDA have announced upcoming changes to grant application forms and application guide instructions for applications with due dates on or after January 25, 2022 in Notice Number: NOT-OD-21-169. Applicants must use FORMS-G application packages for due dates on or after January 25, 2022 and must use FORMS-F application packages for due dates on or before January 24, 2022. […]
NIH and NSF Virtual Conference Opportunities
This fall the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be hosting virtual conferences with free registration! These conferences will offer opportunities for new faculty, researchers and administrators. See the announcements below with links to conference websites and to register for these free events. NSF Fall 2021 Virtual Grants Conference – October […]