Purpose of the PI Handbook

05/16/2012

 

Open-Book460_2763.jpgPI Handbook blog site provides  information and resources for University of Nevada faculty and staff preparing or managing all types of sponsored projects. Users may subscribe to the PI Handbook RSS feed to receive new content, tips, tools and up-to-the-minute information regarding sponsored projects.


R01 Application Guide Checklist for the SF424 R&R Application Guide July 25, 2011 Edition

04/19/2012

This checklist is being offered by the Office of Sponsored Projects as a tool to assist PIs when preparing applications under the R01 funding mechanism for NIH and other PHS Agencies. It is not intended to be exhaustive, but it does highlight important information found on the SF 424 R&R Application Guide. 

When responding to a specific RFA or PA which have specific application instructions, those instructions take precedence over conflicting instructions in the SF424 Application Guide. If there are any conflicts between this checklist and sponsor provided instructions or the application guide, sponsor-provided instruction and guides should be followed.


NIH Posts R21 Funded Proposals

04/18/2012

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which leads National Institutes of Health (NIH) efforts to provide proposal-writing resources, has posted four funded R21 proposals and accompanying summary statements online. These recent successful examples reflect the reduced NIH page limit. Each includes a one-page specific aims section, a 12-page research strategy, budget information, and biosketches of key personnel. While the proposals have an allergy/infectious disease research focus, they give researchers in all fields a view into excellent proposal development.

Samples: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/grant/pages/appsamples.aspx

 


What to Say and What Not to Say to Program Officers

04/03/2012

 

Part of successful grantsmanship is to develop rapport with program officers in the areas where you typically submit proposals.  If you missed it, you might want to read the following article that appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/article/What-to-Say-and-Not-Say-to/131282/


New NSF Notice on Merit Review Criteria

03/28/2012

 

NSF has posted Important Notice 132, Implementation of Revised National Science Board-approved (NSB) Merit Review Criteria to the NSF website.    This Notice provides information regarding the Foundation’s implementation of the National Science Board (NSB) Report entitled, National Science Foundation’s Merit Review Criteria: Review and Revision.


NV NASA Space Grant Consortium Request for Proposals 2012

03/22/2012
 
The following RFP’s are now available through the Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium website: 

Research Infrastructure RFP

Application deadline:April 30, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. PST

NVSGC is seeking to provide seed money to develop new avenues in Nevada for research projects, and programs that will ultimately result in new publications and/or research proposals from NASA. The aim is to build expertise and research infrastructure, as well as strengthen collaborations between the Nevada System of Higher Education personnel and NASA centers. NVSGC is specifically looking to support activities that effectively demonstrate progress from initial contact and collaborations with NASA research centers to more sustainable programs and activities that will result in the development of proposals being submitted to NASA by the end of the award period. Specifically, NVSGC is interested in:

- Collaboration Building

- Travel Grants (no foreign travel allowed)

- Small Proposal Development awards

Award: Education grant funding will be approximately $15,000 to $20,000 per project in federal funds (including indirect/F&A). A match of 1:1 is required. Proposed activities should not exceed a one-year period.

Submission Guidelines: Proposals must be submitted as one (1) PDF file and submitted via email to: nshespo@nshe.nevada.edu

The email subject line must state: NVSGC_RI_Proposal_your last name, for example: NVSGC_RI_Proposal_Jones

Download documents: NV NASA Space Grant RFPs

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Pre-College Educator RFP

Application deadline: April 30, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. PST

NVSGC strives to promote and increase the awareness, availability and use of NASA content based STEM materials for pre-college (K-12) and pre-service teachers, so they can effectively integrate these in their future teaching endeavors. The program is intended to enable teachers to inspire students from an early age to consider and prepare for a STEM career path.

Award: The education grant funding will be approximately $8,000 to $10,000 per project in federal funds (including indirect/F&A). A match of 1:1 is required. Proposed activities should not exceed a one-year period.  

Submission Guidelines: Proposals must be submitted as one (1) PDF file and submitted via email to: nshespo@nshe.nevada.edu

The email subject line must state: NVSGC_PreCol_Proposal_your last name, for example: NVSGC_PreCol_Proposal_Jones

Download documents: NV NASA Space Grant RFPs

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Informal Education RFP

Application deadline: April 30, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. PST

As part of the NVSGC mission, we endeavor to promote STEM literacy and encourage lifelong learning and social interaction, as well as to increase awareness and perceived importance of NASA’s missions through informal activities outside the formal classroom. Informal education activities must include at least two of the following:  

1. Supplemental materials/handouts

2. Staffing

3. Content delivered based on state educational standards and/or learning objectives

Award: The education grant funding will be approximately $3,000 to $5,000 per project in federal funds (including indirect/F&A). A match of 1:1 is required. Proposed activities should not exceed a one-year period.

Submission Guidelines: Proposals must be submitted as one (1) PDF file and submitted via email to:

nshespo@nshe.nevada.edu

The email subject line must state:

NVSGC_IE_Proposal_your name, for example: NVSGC_IE_Proposal_Jones
Download documents: NV NASA Space Grant RFPs

 ____________________________________________

Hands-on Training (HOT) RFP

Application deadline: April 30, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. PST

One of NVSGC’s objectives is to provide curricular and/or extracurricular programs where multiple students are involved in hands-on science or engineering and event-based activities that promotes teamwork and enhances the types of training extremely relevant to NASA and the STEM workforce. Through hands-on training students become more empowered to participate and engage in their own learning.

Award: The education grant funding will be approximately $25,000 to $35,000 per project in federal funds (including indirect/F&A). A match of 1:1 is required. Proposed activities should not exceed a one-year period.

Submission Guidelines: Proposals must be submitted as one (1) PDF file and submitted via email to:

nshespo@nshe.nevada.edu

The email subject line must state:

NVSGC_HOT_Proposal_your last name, for example:

NVSGC_HOT_Proposal_Jones

Download documents: NV NASA Space Grant RFPs

__________________________________________

Curricula Development RFP

Application deadline: April 30, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. PST

Through this program, NVSGC intends to establish new courses and/or infuse NASA related content within the Nevada System of Higher Education institution’s curricula. Specific targets include interdisciplinary classes utilizing or implementing NASA mission directorate content, as well as senior design courses and senior research projects. 

Award: The education grant funding will be approximately $3,000 to $4,000 per project in federal funds (including indirect/ F&A). A match of 1:1 is required. Proposed activities should not exceed a one-year period.

Submission Guidelines: Proposals must be submitted as one (1) PDF file and submitted via email to:

nshespo@nshe.nevada.edu

Th email subject line must state: 

NVSGC_CurDev_Proposal_your last name, for example:

NVSGC_CurDev_Proposal_Jones

Download documents: NV NASA Space Grant RFPs

 __________________________________________

Eligibility:

- Open to all NSHE faculty. Other faculty from Nevada institutions of higher education must contact Dr. Christian H. Fritsen at: 775-673-7487 or via email at: christian.fritsen@dri.edu

- Participants receiving direct funding must be US citizens, including Principal Investigators (PI), even if no salary is included for the PI in the proposal. Those with permanent status, a green card, or similar, are not eligible to receive funding through this NVSGC grant.

- Applicants must be in good standing with NVSGC and the Nevada NASA EPSCoR Program by being compliant with required reporting, etc.

- Applicants must have the approval of their Office of Sponsored Projects, Business Office, Grants and Contracts Office, or Controller’s Office depending on the policy at the faculty’s institution.

 


New NIH FAQs Address Financial Conflict of Interest Reg

03/22/2012

 

NIH has updated its frequently asked questions Web page on the financial conflict of interest regulation, which goes into effect at the end of August. The 10 new and three updated FAQs, posted March 21, address a variety of topics, including blind trusts, payments on behalf of investigators made to institutions and the differences between significant financial interests as defined in the new regulation versus the 1995 rule. Of interest to those grappling with how to implement the travel expenses disclosure requirements, which are not subject to a payment threshold, is a new question with a three-part answer. The item indicates that institutions “have the discretion to determine which details of the sponsored or reimbursed travel, for example, source of funding, destination, duration of travel, etc., drive further institutional review.” Policies could dictate, for example, that anticipated participation in annual meetings and medical society gatherings “may not require further institutional review to determine if the travel constitutes a FCOI,” the FAQ states.
Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/coi/coi_faqs.htm#3383

From Report on Research Compliance 3/22/12


NSF Merit Review – Potential Changes

03/12/2012

 

The National Science Board (NSB) recently released recommendations for altering the NSF’s Merit Review.  Among the recommendations:

  •  NSB Core Principles for defining merit review criteria
    • All NSF Funded projects should be of the highest quality and have the potential to advance, if not transform, knowledge and science.
    • NSF projects, in the aggregate should contribute more broadly to achieving societal goals. PIs may accomplish their projects’ broader Impacts through the research itself, through activities that are directly related to the research, or through activities that are supported by, but are complementary to, the project.
    • NSF should base its meaningful assessment and evaluation of funded projects on appropriate metrics, “keeping in mind the likely correlation between the effect of broader impacts and the resources provided to implement projects.
  •  Potential Revisions to the merit review process
    •  When evaluating merit, NSF reviewers will consider whether the proposed research project:
    •  Advances knowledge and understanding within its own field or across the different fields ;
    • Benefits society or advances desired societal outcomes;
    • Suggests and explores creative, original or potentially transformative concepts;
    • Has a well-reasoned, well-organized plan for carrying out the proposed activities, based on sound rationale; and
    • Incorporates in its plan a mechanism to assess success NSB continues to support review of items of:
    •  How well-qualified is the PI, team or institution to conduct the proposed activities
    • Are there adequate resources available to the PI, either at the home institution or through collaborations, to carry out the proposed activities?
  •   NSF Possible Implementation plan for the above recommendations:           
    • Treat both merit review criteria (broader impacts and intellectual merit) as important;
    • Include a separate section in the project description describing the proposed activities’ broader impacts;
    • Require a description of the PIs accomplishments relating to both of the merit review criteria in separate sections contained in the “Results of Prior Support” (renewal projects); and
    • Require and enforce a description of how the project addresses both criteria in all public award abstracts.
    • New annual and final project report templates that include space to address progress specific to all projects activities, including broader impacts activities that are not directly related to the research;

ARRA Acceleration Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for NSF Principal Investigators with awards funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

03/02/2012

 

On March 1, 2012 NSF posted FAQs regarding the accellerated spending memo (M-11-34) that OMB released on September 15th, 2011.

Key impacts:

  • Waiver requests for all grants, except for CAREER awards, need to be submitted by March 2nd(today).
    • This includes awards whose expiration date is beyond 9/30/13. If a waiver request is not submitted for such an award, “NSF will amend your award to modify the expiration so that your project cannot continue past September 30, 2013.”
  • Waiver requests for cooperative agreements need to be submitted by March 9th
  • For CAREER awards, all of which were issued with expiration dates in 2014, “NSF is working to develop a strategy for a programmatic waiver request to cover all CAREER PIs.” Waiver requests for CAREER awards do not need to be submitted at this time, but recipients are reminded that there is no guarantee that OMB will approve the waiver request.

(Courtesy of FDPMAIN-L@LSW.NAS.EDU)

 


New HHS Rules for Reporting Financial Conflict of Interest

03/01/2012

 

Notice Number: NOT-OD-11-109

Release Date: August 22, 2011

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Extramural Research

Purpose

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing a final rule in the Federal Register (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-08-25/pdf/2011-21633.pdf) that amends the Public Health Service (PHS) regulations on Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which PHS Funding is Sought (42 C.F.R. Part 50, Subpart F) and Responsible Prospective Contractors (45 C.F.R. Part 94).  The final rule specifies compliance dates in the “Dates” section, as discussed further below. 

Background    
           
Since the promulgation of these regulations in 1995, the growing complexity of biomedical and behavioral research; the increased interaction among Government, research Institutions, and the private sector in attaining common public health goals while meeting public expectations for research integrity; as well as increased public scrutiny, all have raised questions as to whether a more rigorous approach to Investigator disclosure, institutional management of financial conflicts, and federal oversight is required.   The HHS decided to explore the need for revisions to the 1995 regulations by publishing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on May 8, 2009 (74 FR 21610). 
           
After analyzing public comments, HHS published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (75 FR 28688, hereafter referred to as “NPRM”) on May 21, 2010, proposing changes to the 1995 regulations to strengthen accountability and transparency.  The proposed changes focused on Investigators’ disclosure requirements of significant financial interests (SFIs), Institutions’ reporting and management of identified financial conflicts of interest (FCOI), and public disclosure of information regarding Investigator FCOI.           

On July 21, 2010, HHS published a Notice (75 FR 42362) extending the 60 day comment period for the NPRM by another 30 days and seeking comment on whether HHS should clarify its authority to enforce compliance with the regulations by Institutions and Investigators, and whether HHS should clarify how the regulations apply in circumstances in which an Investigator or a PHS-funded research project transfers from one Institution to another.

After considering all public comments, and consistent with the proposals articulated in the NPRM, HHS developed the final rule, which includes the following major changes to the 1995 regulations: 

Topic 1995 Regulations  2011 Final Rule
Significant Financial Interests (SFI) threshold De minimis threshold of $10,000 for disclosure generally applies to payments or equity interests De minimis threshold of $5,000 for disclosure generally applies to payments for services and/or equity interests.  Includes any equity interest in non-publicly traded entities.
Which SFIs need to be disclosed (once the threshold is met) Only those SFI the Investigator deems related to the PHS-funded research. All SFI related to the Investigator’s institutional responsibilities.
Excluded from disclosure requirement Income from seminars, lectures, or teaching, and service on advisory committees or review panels, for public or nonprofit entities Income from seminars, lectures, or teaching engagements sponsored by and service on advisory or review panels for a federal, state, or local government agency, an Institution of higher education as defined at 20 U.S.C. 1001(a), an academic teaching hospital, a medical center, or a research institute that is affiliated with an Institution of higher education.
Types of SFI excluded All forms of remuneration are included – specific questions such as mutual funds and blind trusts are addressed in FAQ on the NIH website. Excludes income from investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and retirement accounts, as long as the Investigator does not directly control the investment decisions made in these vehicles.
Travel reimbursements and sponsored travel Travel reimbursement is not mentioned explicitly in the regulations but is not excluded from the SFI definition. Disclose the occurrence of any reimbursed travel or sponsored travel related to Institutional responsibilities (including purpose of trip, sponsor/organizer, destination, and duration).  NOT required to disclose travel that is reimbursed or sponsored by a federal, state, or local government agency, an Institution of higher education as defined at 20 U.S.C. 1001(a), an academic teaching hospital, a medical center, or a research institute that is affiliated with an Institution of higher education.  The Institution will determine if any travel requires further investigation, including determination or disclosure of the monetary value.
Information on an identified Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) reported by the Institution to the PHS Awarding Component Grant/Contract number
Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) or Contact PD/PI
Name of Investigator with FCOI
Whether FCOI was managed, reduced, or eliminated
INITIAL REPORT
Requirements in 1995 regulations, plus:
Name of the entity with which the Investigator has a FCOI
Nature of FCOI, e.g., equity, consulting fees, travel reimbursement, honoraria
Value of the financial interest $0-4,999; $5K-9,999; $10K-19,999; amts between $20K-$100K by increments of $20K; amts above $100K by increments of $50K or statement that a value cannot be readily determined.
A description how the financial interest relates to PHS-funded research and the basis for the Institution’s determination that the financial interest conflicts with such research
Key elements of the Institution’s management plan 
ANNUAL REPORT
status of the FCOI
changes to the management plan
Subrecipient Institutions/Investigators and Reporting of identified FCOIs Institutions must take reasonable steps to ensure that Investigators working for subs comply with the regulations by requiring those Investigators to comply with the Institution’s policy or by requiring the entities to provide assurances to the Institution that will enable the Institution to comply with the regulations. Incorporate as part of a written agreement terms that establish whether the FCOI policy of the awardee Institution or that of the subrecipient will apply to subrecipient Investigators and include time periods to meet disclosure and/or FCOI reporting requirements
Subrecipient Institutions who rely on their FCOI policy must report identified FCOIs to the  awardee Institution in sufficient time to allow the  awardee Institution to report the FCOI to the PHS Awarding Component (e.g., NIH through the eRA Commons FCOI Module) to meet reporting obligations.
Public Accessibility No requirement  Make information available concerning identified FCOIs held by senior/key personnel via a publicly accessible Web site or by a written response to any requestor within five business days of a request, and update such information as specified in the rule.  This information will include at a minimum the Investigator’s name; the Investigator’s title and role with respect to the research project; the name of the entity in which the SFI is held; the nature of the SFI; and the approximate dollar value of the SFI, or a statement that the interest is one whose value cannot be readily determined through reference to public prices or other reasonable measures of fair market value.
FCOI training No requirement Each Investigator must complete training prior to engaging in research related to any PHS-funded grant or contract and at least every four years, and immediately under the designated circumstances:
institutional FCOI policies change in a manner that affects Investigator requirements
an Investigator is new to an Institution
an Institution finds an Investigator noncompliant with Institution’s FCOI policy or management plan.
Retrospective Review (“Mitigation plan,” discussed in NPRM) Not mentioned Institution is required to conduct a retrospective review in those cases of non-compliance with the regulations. The Institution will be required to notify the PHS Awarding Component promptly and submit a report to the PHS Awarding Component in cases where bias is found.  The report will address the impact of the bias on the research project and the actions the Institution has taken, or will take, to eliminate or mitigate the effect of the bias. 

 

Compliance Dates:

An Institution applying for or receiving PHS funding from a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract that is covered by the final rule must be in full compliance with all of the revised regulatory requirements:

  • No later than 365 calendar days after the date of publication in the Federal Register, i.e. August 24, 2011; and
  • Immediately upon making its institutional Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) policy publicly accessible as described in the final rule.

In the interim, Institutions should continue to comply with the 1995 regulations and report Investigator FCOIs to the Public Health Service (PHS) Awarding Component as required in the 1995 regulations.

NIH grant and cooperative agreement award recipients should continue to submit FCOI reports using the electronic Research Administration (eRA) Commons FCOI Module.  Once the institution is required to be in full compliance with the regulatory requirements, the additional reporting requirements must be met.  Therefore, if the eRA Commons FCOI Module is not updated by the time this occurs, the FCOI report should include an attachment that addresses the minimum elements of the FCOI report as provided in 42 CFR 50.605(b)(3).


New NIH Salary Cap Released

01/25/2012

 

Effective with grant awards with an initial Issue Date on/after December 23, 2011, the salary limitation is limited to Executive Level II of the Federal Pay Scale, $179,700.
NIH competing grant awards with categorical budgets reflecting salary levels at or above the new limit that have an initial Issue Date on/after December 23, 2011 will reflect adjustments to the current and all future years so that no funds are awarded or committed for salaries over the limitation.

See Announcement


National Science Foundation is Transitioning all Financial Services to Research.gov

01/09/2012

 

PIs will especiall be interested in the “Making the Move to Research.gov” section.

January 2012 marks a new step forward in the National Science Foundation’s modernization of FastLane and transition to Research.gov. Financial administrators on projects funded by NSF must now access financial services through Reseach.gov and revised policy requires that institutions prepare and submit Federal Financial Reports (FFR) using the website’s FFR service.

Accessing Financial Functions on Research.gov

All financial users with the following access permissions – Cash Request User, Grantee EFT User, FFR Preparer and FFR Certifier – must use Research.gov to access NSF financial services. This means that you will log into Research.gov using your FastLane credentials to request cash transfers; modify and certify banking information for Electronic Funds Transfers (EFTs); and view your organization’s NSF financial reporting activity, cash requests and EFT updates. All financial users who try to access financial services through FastLane will be transferred directly to Research.gov to login.

Using the Research.gov FFR Service

Revised NSF policy requires that grantees prepare and submit quarterly Federal Financial Reports (FFRs) through Research.gov beginning with reports that are due on February 1, 2012. For further information, review Article 9 of the NSF Agency Specific Requirements to the Research Terms & Conditions posted at www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/rtc/nsf_212.pdf.

The process of preparing and submitting FFRs in Research.gov is similar to FastLane and has been available on Research.gov since November 2008. You can access the FFR service from the home page, after logging into Research.gov.

Making the Move to Research.gov

2013  will bring more change to Research.gov, including the introduction of a new award payment service and a new service for submission of annual, final, and interim progress reports. The financial services change may not impact you today, but now is the  time to start or continue your own transition to Research.gov.

What can you do? Try the following steps and make Research.gov a part of your daily work:

  • Login using your FastLane credentials
  • Bookmark Research.gov
  • Use Research.gov as your “portal” to Financial Services
  • Stay tuned for future changes

Research.gov Help Desk

For assistance, please contact the Research.gov Help Desk, 7 AM – 9 PM Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except for federal holidays).  You can contact the Research.gov Help Desk by emailing rgov@nsf.gov  or by calling 1.800.381.1532.


Agencies Issue Warnings on Recovery Act Program Extensions

12/16/2011

 

 

NIH and the National Science Foundation have each recently issued notices warning recipients of Recovery Act funding that previously automatic no-cost extensions will not be granted and that projects need to end by Sept. 30, 2013, unless the agency has given prior approval. This is necessary because the Office of Management and Budget has said projects funded with Recovery Act money should be completed by this date, or agencies will have to take steps to “reclaim funds that remain unspent.”

In its Dec. 13 notice, NIH noted that for projects that already have end dates beyond Sept. 30, 2013, “NIH staff administering these grants will also reach out to recipients to discuss possible strategies for accelerating progress and expenditures. Revised award terms will vary depending on the award terms provided in the current notice of award.”

In a nearly identical notice also issued on Dec. 13, NSF outlined the requirements for expenditures by Sept. 30, 2013, but also indicated that it may seek a waiver from OMB’s mandates. For any awards “anticipated to continue past September 30, 2013, NSF grantees must contact the program officer identified in the award notice in writing that an extension of the expiration date is vital for the completion of the project,” NSF said. “All requests must be received on or before June 1, 2012, regardless of the current project expiration date. Prior written approval to extend beyond September 30, 2013 will only be considered” based on OMB criteria and “only if NSF receives a waiver from OMB,” NSF said.

Other government agencies are expected to issue similar notices to grantees who received Recovery Act funding.
Link to NIH notice:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-12-014.html

Link to NSF notice: http://nsf.gov/recovery/acceleration.pdf

Link to OMB memorandum: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2011/m11-34.pdf


NSF Award Terms and Conditions Revised

11/02/2011

NSF’s  entire suite of Award Terms and Conditions (see full listing below) has been revised to implement two new requirements, which are either mandated by regulation or legislation.  Each set of terms and conditions is accompanied by a comprehensive summary of the changes made to that document.

The revised Terms and Conditions will apply to all new NSF awards and funding amendments to existing NSF awards issued on or after February 1, 2012.  In addition to clarifications and other changes made to the conditions, significant changes include:

  • Travel*, has been updated to incorporate revised circumstances under which use of a foreign-flag air carrier is permissible.  The Article provides information on recent modifications to the “Open Skies” Agreement with the European Union, and includes a link to the General Services Administration website for additional information.

 

  • Academic Technology Transfer and Commercialization of University Research**, is a new Article which requires higher education institutions that have NSF research support and at least $25,000,000 in total Federal research grants in the most recently completed Federal fiscal year to submit to NSF the URL that contains information on their transfer of technology and commercialization of research results efforts.  This change has been mandated by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act.

 

Revisions have been made to the following documents:

 

  • NSF Agency Specific Requirements (ASR) to the Research Terms and Conditions (RTC);
  • Grant General Conditions (GC-1);
  • Cooperative Agreement Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions (CA-FATC);
  • Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions for Managers of Large Facilities
  • Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions for Managers of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCS)
  • International Research Terms and Conditions
  • Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Grant General Conditions; 
  • Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II Grant General Conditions; and
  • Administration of NSF Conference or Group Travel Grant Special Conditions (FL 26).

 

* This article does not apply to the SBIR/STTR Phase I grant conditions.

** This article only applies to the ASR and CA-FATC grant conditions.

 

These Award Terms and Conditions have been posted to the NSF website and are available electronically at: http://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/award_conditions.jsp?org=NSF.   

 

If you have any questions on these changes, please contact the DIAS/Policy Office on (703) 292-8243 or by email to policy@nsf.gov.


National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) You Tube Channel

10/27/2011

 

The National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) has a You Tube Channel that provides tips and information on topics of interest to those involved administrating research. A short video presentation on a selected topic is uploaded each Tuesday.  This week’s topic: Differences Between Subrecipients and Vendors.  Check out the channel at: http://www.youtube.com/user/NCURA1959


Podcast: Writing Your Vertebrate Animal Section

06/10/2011

 

A new All About Grants Podcast produced by the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) features Dr. Pat Brown, Director, OLAW, who explains what must be included in your grant application if you use vertebrate animals in your research. Listen to Writing Your Vertebrate Animal Section (MP3) or read the transcript (HTML).


Clarification of NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards – FY 2011

05/24/2011

 

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-077.html

Notice Number: NOT-OD-11-077

This Notice provides clarification to the guidance about the NIH Fiscal Operations Plan for FY 2011 and implementation of the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-10) that was announced in NOT-OD-11-068.


NIH eRA Commons cutbacks

05/03/2011

NIH recently made significant cutbacks in staffing for eRA Commons.

This could lead to slower response to inquiries for general assistance and user support; longer downtimes and scheduled system outages; delays in system upgrades and improvements; and possible lags in fixing problems.

The following are suggestions to help avoid potential problems:

NIAID funding news article:  http://funding.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/newsletter/2011/pages/0427.aspx#a04


Appeals of NIH Initial Peer Review

04/20/2011

 

NIH is changing the policy concerning appeals of thei initial peer review process. This notice provides further information.


NIH Offers Podcasts for Investigators, Fellows, Research Staff and Others

04/19/2011

 

The Office of Extramural Research (OER) presents conversations with NIH staff members in their podcast “All About Grants”.  They provide  “insights on grant topics from those who live and breathe the information”.  Topic catagories include preparing successful grant applications, understanding how a grant application is reviewed, keeping up with what’s hot, being an NIH investigator and suggested topics. Subscriptions to the podcast are available through RSS or in iTunes.