Latest OSP Communications
Office Hours Invitation from the OSP Department Outreach Committee
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is piloting a new office hours service for Pitt research administrators. You are invited to attend a one-hour virtual office hour with OSP staff on Monday,...
NIH Re-Enables No-Cost Extension Functionality
Per National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice NOT-OD-25-142, the NIH has re-enabled the ...
Effective 10/1/25: New NIH Training Requirement
Effective October 1, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are implementing a new policy requiring...
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...