Federal Demonstration Partnership Subaward Template Update
There are recent changes to the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) subaward agreement forms that BU uses. With these changes, beginning May 1, 2017, PIs will be required to share key compliance information with the Sponsored Programs Subaward Team before a subaward will be issued. In addition to confirming the subaward scope of work and budget, […]
NSF’s Standardizes Collaborators and Other Affiliations Information via Spreadsheet
Effective April 24, 2017, The National Science Foundation (NSF) initiated a new spreadsheet template for identifying Collaborators and Other Affiliations Information for Principal Investigators (PIs), co-PIs, and other senior project personnel identified on proposals. The new spreadsheet will standardize Collaborators and Other Affiliations (COA) information across the Foundation and will ensure that the information is […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Sponsored Programs Deadline for 2-6-17 NIH Submission Deadline
Sponsored Programs is projecting a large number of proposals for this year’s February 6 NIH deadline. To ensure a smooth and successful submission of your application, please provide your proposal to Sponsored Programs according to the proposal submission policy: Monday, January 30: Provide all administrative components Wednesday, February 1: Provide final and complete proposal, including […]
Proposal deadline reminders as we approach intersession 2016
Faculty and Administrators, We know that many of you are working on proposals due this week and some due immediately upon return from intersession on January 3. As we all work to wrap up the semester, we advise the following timelines to ensure timely proposal submission. For proposals due this week: Please provide your final […]
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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 […]