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New NSF Account Management System
Effective March 26, 2018, the National Science Foundation made major changes to the way the research community registers for NSF accounts and maintains account and user profile information in FastLane and Research.gov. Each user will now have a single profile and unique identifier (i.e., NSF ID) for signing into FastLane and Research.gov for proposal and […]
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Sponsored Programs assists faculty and administrators with grants management throughout the project lifecycle. Services We can help you navigate proposal review and submission, award acceptance, managing an award, compliance, award closeout, and more. We help you… Review and submit proposals Review and accept awards Set up awards Manage awards Close out awards Responding to shifts […]
NSF issues revision of PAPPG, implements changes in web tools
The revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 18-1) will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, or awards made on or after January 29, 2018. Significant changes include: Addition of a new eligibility subcategory on international branch campuses of U.S. Institutions of Higher Education; Revision of eligibility […]
NIH announces stronger enforcement of closeout requirements
NIH recently issued Guide Notice NOT-OD-18-107 alerting the community that they are now strengthening enforcement of the longstanding closeout requirements. The notice informs the community that, in accordance with the Grants Oversight and New Efficiency (GONE) Act and HHS policy, NIH will initiate unilateral closeout – i.e. closeout without receipt of acceptable final reports – […]
Changes for January 25, 2018 NIH Application Due Dates
Two major changes impact applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2018. 1) Applicants are required to use FORMS-E. Wondering what this means for late applications or reviewers submitting under the continuous submission policies? See NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-17-062 and referenced related announcements to learn more. See NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-17-119 for the […]
Carryover and No Cost Extension Guidance
In some situations, where you have remaining unspent funds near the end of a project period, you can use appropriate justification to request a carryover of those funds into the next budget period or a no cost extension to your project period. Information on what carryovers and no cost extensions are, as well as how […]
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Early- and Mid-Career Faculty Encouraged to Contact NIH to Express Interest in Next Generation Research Initiative
The Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost for Research encourages faculty who fall into Early Stage Investigator or Early Established Investigator categories to take advantage of the NIH’s new Next Generation Researchers Initiative. We recommend connecting with your program officers to discuss resubmitting proposals that were not funded and discussing new ideas that would be potentially fundable.