FastLane and Research.gov unavailable November 8 – November 12
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is migrating its business applications to a modern and flexible platform from November 8 at 8:00 PM EST through November 12 at 6:00 AM EST. As part of this effort, NSF will also upgrade the alpha-numeric character set used by the FastLane and Research.gov systems to correct text errors, such […]
An Important Message from NSF – NSF Approved Biographical Sketch Format
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has designated the National Institutes of Health’s SciENcv (Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae) as an NSF-approved format for submission of biographical sketch(es) and is encouraging its use to prepare a biographical sketch for inclusion in proposals to NSF. In accordance with the current Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide […]
Potential Risk of Government Shutdown on February 15
Due to the uncertainty of a further government shutdown it is advised that you download any materials needed from affected agency websites before February 15. Sponsored Programs will continue to monitor the latest information and provide updates. Please refer to our earlier post for more information regarding the partial shutdown. Subscribe
Resumption of Operations at NSF
NSF has developed a Resumption of Operations at NSF page that includes Important Notice No. 145, Resumption of Operations at the National Science Foundation, dated January 28, 2019 as well as supplemental guidance that addresses grant and cooperative agreement-related policy and systems issues and identification of new deadline dates for specific solicitations and Dear Colleague […]
Update – Partial Government Shutdown
A partial Government shutdown went into effect on December 22, 2018 and continues into its third week. The shutdown affects a number of federal agencies which do not have a final fiscal year 2019 budget. The largest funders of research at Boston University that are subject to the shutdown are the National Science Foundation (NSF) […]
NIH and NSF (non-financial) Report Reminders
As the recipient of sponsored funding, Boston University is required to provide accurate, timely, and complete reports outlining the results of the sponsored awards and programs. Timely processing and submission of Non-Financial Reports are important since lack of adherence to the sponsor’s closeout requirements could affect future funding for both the Principal Investigator and the […]
Research Administration Resources
There are many resources available for research administrators, including those from sponsor agencies and professional organizations. We have highlighted a few below and will continue to provide information on other resources in future posts. NIH NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) offers many opportunities for access to information related to grant application and award processes, […]
NSF announces revision of the Foundation’s suite of Award Terms and Conditions
The Foundation’s suite of Award Terms and Conditions (see full listing below) has been revised. Important changes include: Revision of the micro-purchase threshold for procurement activities to $10,000 for awards made to institutions of higher education, related or affiliated nonprofit entities, nonprofit research organizations or independent research institutes. This revision was made in accordance with […]
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 […]
New NSF Proposal and Award Policy Newsletter
NSF now issues a quarterly publication that shares information on upcoming changes and clarifications to policies and procedures that affect the preparation and submission of NSF proposals and management of NSF awards. Read the first issues of the newsletter.