Latest OSP Communications
New NSF Annual Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program Certification for PIs/co-PIs
Please see the below announcement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) regarding a new certification requirement in Research.gov that goes into effect on June 7, 2025.
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NIH Updates No-Cost Extension Process
This week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) temporarily disabled the first-time No-Cost Extension (NCE) link in eRA Commons. The NIH is now instructing investigators to submit these NCE...
Effective 5/1/25: New Department of Energy Training Requirement
Effective May 1, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) is requiring institutions to certify that...
NIH Salary Cap Guidance for FY25
On April 3, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced an increase to its salary cap from $221,900 to $225,700 for Executive Level II of the...
Registration Now Open for OSP Spring Virtual Workshops
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) will be offering the following Faculty and Staff Development Program (FSDP) workshops this Spring through the...
Update on NIH NOT-OD-25-68
On Monday, February 10, 2025, a federal judge ordered a nationwide temporary pause on the NIH’s Supplemental Guidance (NOT-OD-25-068) which imposed a standard indirect cost rate on all grants of...
Information Sessions on the Updated NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy
As referenced in the...
Federal Agency Communications
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is closely monitoring announcements, communications, and actions taken on proposals and awards from federal agencies related to recent Executive Orders (EOs...
FY2026 Proposed Fringe Benefit Rates
The University of Pittsburgh’s proposed FY2026 fringe benefit rates were released: https://www.controller.pitt....
Revised OSP Consortium Statement of Intent Template Now Available
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) revised Pitt’s template for a Consortium Statement of...
Proposal Submission Deadlines around Winter Recess
Due to the University Winter Recess closure, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) will be closed:
Monday, December 23, 2024...
NSF Account Access Issues
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is aware of some research.gov users having issues accessing their accounts. OSP and Pitt IT are working closely with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to...
Registration Now Open for OSP Fall Virtual Workshops
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) will be offering the following Faculty and Staff Development Program (FSDP) workshops this Fall through the Research Administration Track:
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New Departmental Research Administrators – Join OSP in a Virtual Coffee Break on 9/11/24
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) would like to invite new departmental research administrators to join us for a Departmental Research Administrator Coffee Break. This is an...
FY25 F&A and Fringe Benefit Rate
The University of Pittsburgh’s actual FY2025 Facilities & Administrative (F&A) cost and fringe benefit rates have been released:...