Latest OSP Communications

February 24, 2023

REMINDER: Changes to the OSP Activation Process

Please be reminded of the upcoming changes to award activation and budget modification request processes going into effect on Wednesday March 1, 2023.

Department administrators should...

February 22, 2023

New - Controlled Unclassified Information Questions in MyFunding and MyRA

The Federal government is able to designate certain information as Controlled Unclassified Information...

January 31, 2023

Changes to the OSP Activation Process

On January 26, 2023,...

January 24, 2023

News 964

Please see the below communication from the National Science Foundation (NSF) regarding the availability of required Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support formats.

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January 20, 2023

NIH Salary Cap Guidance for FY23

On January 12, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced an increase to its salary cap from $203,700 to $212,100 for Executive Level II of the...

January 13, 2023

Data Management and Sharing Policy: Additional New Resources Available

The new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS) will go into effect for proposals submitted on or after January 25, 2023 (see...

January 6, 2023

FY2024 Proposed Fringe Benefit Rates

The University of Pittsburgh’s proposed FY2024 fringe benefit rates were released: https://www.controller.pitt....

December 9, 2022

Proposal Submission Deadlines around Winter Recess

Due to the...

October 7, 2022

OSP & HSLS Webinar: New NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing

The Health Sciences Library System (HSLS) and the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) are offering a new virtual webinar: “New NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing”. The goal of this session...

September 30, 2022

Registration Now Open for OSP Virtual Workshops

The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) will be offering the following Faculty and Staff Development Program (FSDP) workshops this Fall through the...

August 5, 2022

NIH Announces Proposal Due Date Changes

On August 3, 2022, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announced that proposal application due dates falling on or between September...

July 22, 2022

New Feature Added to Contraxx Subaward System

In response to department user feedback, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) has added a new feature to the Contraxx subaward system. Departments can now...

June 24, 2022

Reduced OSP Operations on 7/15/22

The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) will have reduced operations on Friday, July 15, 2022 in order to inventory our work and prepare for the new fiscal year. We understand though that there...

May 20, 2022

New Departmental Research Administrator & OSP Coffee Break

The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is launching a new offering for new departmental research administrators - Departmental Research Administrator Coffee Break. This...

April 19, 2022

New Policy: Gifts That Support Projects

The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) and the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) will be presenting a webinar on the new University of Pittsburgh Policy...