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 […]
Christopher Sylvester
Rosanne O’Hare
Pamela Murphy
Dianne Lopez
Eric Noble-Gibbs
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 […]