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- OSP Holiday Schedule
- From Purchasing and Campus Mail: Lab Supply Ordering
- National Institutes of Health Modernize RePORT Website
- National Science Foundation Adds New Proposal Types to Research.Gov
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12/11/2020 |
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- Registration Now Open for OSP Virtual Workshops
- Office for Civil Rights Releases Effective Practices List on its Title IX Sexual Harassment Webpage
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Updates Research Performance Progress Report
- How to Submit Post-Submission Materials for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Applications
- Temporary Extension of Eligibility for the NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award During COVID-19 Pandemic
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10/2/2020 |
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- COVID-19 Sponsor Updates and Funding Opportunities
- New University Financial Guideline for NSF 2-Month Salary Rule
- National Institutes of Health Announce Upcoming Changes to Notice of Award
- 2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration
- Restrictions on Covered Telecommunications in Federal Grants and Contracts*
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8/28/2020 |
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- COVID-19 Sponsor Updates and Funding Opportunities
- Workshop for New Basic Biomedical Researchers
- National Institutes of Health Issue Guidance for Applicants for Fall 2020 Due Dates
- NIH Requires Electronic Submission of all Administrative Supplements
- National Science Foundation Extends Some Proposal Deadlines
- University Point of Contact for American Cancer Society New Intellectual Property Policy
- American Heart Association Requiring ORCID iDs
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7/17/2020 |
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- COVID-19 Sponsor Updates and Funding Opportunities
- Updated Health Sciences Tissue Policy and Process for Biorepository Registration
- Reminder: Investigators leaving the University
- National Science Foundation Delays New Biosketch and Other Support Format Requirements
- National Institutes of Health Addresses Application Scores and Temporary, Emergency Situations due to COVID-19
- Reminder: NIH FORMS-F and MyFunding
- American Heart Association Begins Using ProposalCentral
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5/20/2020 |
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- COVID-19 Sponsor Updates and Funding Opportunities
- OSP Accepting 2019 COI Disclosures Until Further Notice
- Project Changes due to COVID-19
- New Website for Managing International Research and Engagement
- Downtime of National Institutes of Health eRA Modules
- NIH FORMS-F and MyFunding
- NIH Early Stage Investigator Status and COVID-19
- National Science Foundation Requires New Formats
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4/17/2020 |
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- OSP Closing due to University Winter Recess
- RCR Training Requirement
- Reminder: Investigators leaving the University
- National Institutes of Health Letters of Intent
- NIH Submission Policies
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12/6/2019 |
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- Registration Now Open for OSP Trainings
- Finding Funding Workshops
- Reminder: PI Verification Required for PHS Prior Approvals
- National Institutes of Health Requirement for ORCID iDs
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9/20/2019 |
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- RCCO Workshop for Basic Biomedical Researchers
- New PERIS™ MyFunding Flowcharts
- Impacts of Auto-Forwarding National Science Foundation Emails
- Research.gov Support for NSF Collaborative Proposals
- National Institutes of Health Announce New Webform for Reporting Sexual Harassment
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6/28/2019 |
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- New Associate Director for Grants Management Team
- PERIS™ MyFunding Topic-Specific Trainings
- National Science Foundation Changes Profile Data Location
- NSF Publishes Draft of the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) for Comment
- National Institutes of Health New Required Use of the xTRACT System for Training Grant Progress Reports
- NIH Redesigns eRA Website
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5/31/2019 |
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Statement on Sexual Harassment
- Department of Defense (DOD) Updates "Other Support" Requirements
- NIH Release Protocol Template for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Involving Humans
- New Associate Director for Clinical and Corporate Contracts
- PERIS MyFunding Phase 2 Rollout
- Faculty and Staff Development Program (FSDP) Courses Open for Registration
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3/29/2019 |
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- National Science Foundation (NSF) Postpones Revised Proposal & Award Policies & Procedure Guide Effective Date
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Extends Certain Report Due Dates
- New 2-Step Submission Process for National Institutes of Health (NIH) RPPRs with Inclusion Enrollment Data
- PERIS™ MyFunding Award Activations Rollout Now Scheduled for March 11, 2019
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2/15/2019 |
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NIH
- Recent Policy Changes Impacting January 25, 2019 Grant Application Submissions
- Notice of Fiscal Policies in Effect for FY2019
- FY2019 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees, and Other Budgetary Levels
- Reminder: Check Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) for New Related Notices 30 Days Before Submission
NSF
- Revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
- Information About the Government Shutdown for NSF Proposers and Grantees
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
- Government Shutdown Information
Office of Sponsored Programs
- Release of Award Activations in the MyFunding Module Coming Soon
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1/11/2019 |
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- New National Science Foundation (NSF) Term and Condition on Harassment
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Answer Grant Application Questions in Videos
- Update on NIH Extension Policy for Early Stage Investigator (ESI) Status
- Health Sciences Library System Offers Session Focusing on Creating Data Management Plans (DMPs)
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10/26/2018 |
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Advice on Watching Grant Balance
- NIH Announces Delayed Enforcement and Flexibilities Affecting Prospective Basic Science Studies Involving Human Participants
- Available NIH Resources for Rigor and Reproducibility in Research
- NIH Application Resubmission Police
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Biographical Sketch Format Reminder
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8/17/2018 |
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- From the Health Sciences Library: Sharing Data through the Pitt Data Catalog
- From the Research Conduct and Compliance Office: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Trial Funding Applications - Information Dissemination Plan
- NIH Releases Strategic Plan for Data Science
- NIH Announces Stipend and Benefit Increases for National Research Service Award (NRSA) Recipients
- Grant Writing Workshop offered at Carnegie Mellon University
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6/15/2018 |
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- Checklist for Investigators Leaving the University
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Releases Research.gov for Proposal Submissions
- Revised NSF Terms and Conditions
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Program Officials in Your Research Area
- NIH Update on Awards that Permit Eligibility for Career Development Awards
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5/11/2018 |
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- New PERIS™ Email Listserv
- Providing Human Subject Information to Outside Entities in Subawards
- Listing the Applicable IRB Protocol
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Previewing Research.gov for Proposal Submissions
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Revises Policy to Include Individuals Across the Lifespan as Research Participants
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3/2/2018 |
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- The Office of Sponsored Programs Welcomes New Associate Director for Grants Management
- Webinar on Rigor and Reproducibility for the Research Administrator
- PERIS™ MyFunding Tips
- Reminder: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Update Appendix Policy to Eliminate Clinical Trial-Related Materials
- NIH Strengthening Enforcement of Timely Grant Closeouts
- Planned Updates to FastLane and Research.gov
- Registration Now Open: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Regional Application-Writing Workshop
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1/26/2018 |
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- Office of Sponsored Programs Holiday Closing due to University of Pittsburgh Winter Recess
- PERIS™ MyFunding Tips
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Issues Clinical Trial-Specific Parent R01 and Parent R21 Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)
- NIH Project Outcomes in Interim and Final Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Publishes Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Collaborators and Other Affiliations (COA) Information Template
- NSF Issues New Proposal & Award Policy Newsletter
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Regional Application-Writing Workshop
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12/15/2017 |
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- Rollout of Phase 1 of PERIS™ Project, MyFunding, Now Underway
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Plan to Issue Clinical Trial-Specific Parent R01 and Parent R21 Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)
- NIH Issues Revised Grants Policy Statement
- Additional Guidance for NIH Single IRB Policy
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Issues Revised Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
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11/10/2017 |
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- Upcoming Training Opportunities from the Office of Sponsored Programs
- Reminder: Internal Deadline Policy for Grant Submissions
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Trial Policy Changes and New FORMS-E
- NIH Announces New Review Criteria for K and NRSA Training Grants Involving Clinical Trials
- Changes to NIH Policy for Issuing Certificates of Confidentiality
- FlashClasses Now Available through the Health Sciences Library System
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10/13/2017 |
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- New Electronic Subaward Request Form
- Using Pivot to Search for Funding Opportunities
- Applying to Internal Competitions in Competition Space
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Webinar on Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs)
- NIH Updates Appendix Policy to Eliminate Clinical Trial-Related Materials
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Issues New Proposal & Award Policy Newsletter
- Updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the Uniform Guidance Now Available
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8/25/2017 |
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- New Constituency Assignments
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Release Final Guidance for FY17 Salary Caps
- NIH Announces FY17 NRSA Predoctoral Stipend Levels
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7/21/2017 |
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- Revised Form 0136 Available on June 19
- Additional Revisions to Form 202
- New Email to Electronically Accept Internal Forms for Grants Management Team
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Change Implementation of Grant Support Index (GSI)
- NIH Updates Policy for Post-Submission Materials
- Reminder to NIH Grant Applicants about Authentication of Key Biological and/or Chemical Resources
- NIH Extension of the Effective Date for Policy on the Use of a Single IRB for Multi-Site Research
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Schedules System Outage to Accommodate Move
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6/16/2017 |
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Announces Plan to Implement Grant Support Index (GSI)
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to Release New Funding Announcement
- Changes to the Issuance of Contracted Services Agreements (CSAs)
- Updates to InfoEd
- Upcoming Changes to Office of Sponsored Programs Processes
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5/19/2017 |
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Provide Clarification on the Reporting of Preprints and Interim Research Products
- NIH Issues Guidance on Procedures to Reflect Postdoctoral Trainee Stipend Increases in xTrain
- Revised Early Account Request (EAR) Form Now Available to Use
- Reminder: Upcoming Training Opportunities from the Office of Sponsored Programs
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4/21/2017 |
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Operating Under a Continuing Resolution (CR), Affecting Funding Levels and Salary Cap
- Revised Federal-Wide Research Terms and Conditions Now Published
- NSF Announces New Proposal & Award Policy Newsletter
- Training Opportunities from the Office of Sponsored Programs
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3/24/2017 |
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- Clarification to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Continuous Submission Policy
- NIH Announces Request for Information (RFI) for Public Comment on Processes for database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP)
- Vote for Your Favorite Name for the New Electronic Research Management Solution
- Committee of Research Administrators (CoRA) Kicks Off at Pitt
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3/3/2017 |
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- National Science Foundation Releasing Updates to FastLane
- Publication of Final Common Rule
- National Institutes of Health Implementation of the Interim-RPPR for Renewal Applications
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1/20/2017 |
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- NRSA Postdoctoral Stipends, Expenses, Institutional Allowance, and Tuition/Fees Effective for FY17
- Revisions to the NIH SF424 (R&R) Application Guides and Supplemental Instructions
- Updated Font Guidance for NIH and AHRQ Applications
- REMINDER: Allowable Appendix Materials in NIH, AHRQ, and NIOSH Applications
- FY18 Central Research Development Fund Small Grants Program
- Guidance on Submitting Progress Reports on the Office of Sponsored Programs Website
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1/6/2017 |
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- Changes to Conflict of Interest and Responsible Conduct of Research Training Requirements
- University of Pittsburgh and Office of Sponsored Programs Winter Recess
- NSF Issues Revised Award Terms and Conditions as well as Frequently Asked Questions
- Webcast of NSF Grants Conference Now Available
- NIH Perspective of the 21st Century Cures Act
- NIH Extension of the Effective Date for Policy on the Use of a Single IRB for Multi-Site Research
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12/16/2016 |
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- Publication of the revised NIH Grants Policy Statement
- NIH announces its implementation of the new Final Research Performance Progress Reports
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12/2/2016 |
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- Browser Compatibility with National Institutes of Health (NIH) eRA Modules
- Deciding on Whether to Resubmit NIH Applications
- Live Webcast of NSF Grants Conference
- Reminder: November 11th is Veterans Day
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11/4/2016 |
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- Office of Sponsored Programs Kicks Off New Electronic Research Management Project
- New Process for Corporate-Funded Research Agreements
- Streamlined Prior Approval Process for NIH Proposals Exceeding $500,000 in Direct Costs
- Requesting Additional Funds for Active NIH Awards
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10/14/2016 |
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- Technical Problems with the Office of Sponsored Programs Website
- National Science Foundation Automated Proposal Compliance Checks
- New HHS and NIH Initiatives to Enhance Availability of Clinical Trial Information
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9/23/2016 |
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- Addressing Rigor and Reproducibility in NIH Applications
- Two Policy Updates affecting NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Applications Due On or After January 25, 2017
- Food and Drug Administration Now Requires the Use of the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)
- xTRACT: An Easier Way to Complete Training Tables for Your Grant Application or Progress Report
- Don’t Panic Over Expiration of Federal-wide Forms
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8/18/2016 |
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- Processing Documents for National Science Foundation (NSF) Projects (Excluding Proposals
- SAM Registration
- Selected Communications from the National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research
- National Science Foundation’s Implementation of the Department of Labor’s Fair Labor Standards Act
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8/1/2016 |
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- Laura Kingsley, MPH, CRA, hired as Senior Associate Director in the Office of Sponsored Programs
- DocuSign
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Animal Care and Use Oversight between Collaborating Institutions
- New Process for Resetting Fastlane/Research.gov Passwords
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7/22/2016 |
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- Final NIH Policy on the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board for Multi-Site Research
- NSF Award Terms and Conditions revision
- NSF automated compliance checks of proposals
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7/1/2016 |
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- Routing of Confidentiality Agreements (CDAs) and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
- Reminder of significant changes to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
- Revised National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules
- PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) Email Alerts
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5/4/2016 |
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- Emails Concerning Outgoing Subawards for Grants and Contracts Services Agreements (CSAs) for Grants
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Updates
- NIH & AHRQ Grant Application Changes
- Upcoming Changes to Post-Award Forms and Instructions
- NIH has Redesigned Grants & Funding Website Pages
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3/31/2016 |
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- Status Update for Outgoing Subawards/Contract Services Agreements live on website
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2/29/2016 |
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- Status Update for Outgoing Subawards/Contract Services Agreements
- MyRA (My Research Agreements) System Enhancements
- Reminder - Grant Proposal Submissions to the Office of Sponsored Programs
- Important National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Changes
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2/26/2016 |
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- NSF Announcement - Revisions to the NSF Proposal and Award Policies Guide
- NIH Announcement - Simplification of the Vertebrate Animals Section of NIH Grant Applications and Contract Proposals
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10/16/2015 |
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- Recertification of CITI Modules
- The Federal Demonstration Partnership
- Monitoring of Internal Documents
- Training Session - Basics of Federal Contract Administration
- NIH and NSF Contingency Plans for Operation during a Government Shutdown
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10/7/2015 |
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- Subrecipient Monitoring
- FY2016-2019 Facilities & Administrative Rates
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7/13/2015 |
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- Office of Sponsored Programs Reduced Operations – June 19th
- An Update from Burroughs Wellcome Fund Regarding Award Eligibility
- An Announcement from the Simons Foundation
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6/18/2015 |
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- Potential Delays to NIH Awards in May 2015
- Office of Sponsored Programs Suggestion Box
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5/15/2015 |
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- Acceptance of External IRB
- Proposal Submission Notices
- Process Changes for Requests from Certain Reagent Repositories
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4/15/2015 |
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- MyRA GOES LIVE!
- TIMELY OFFRES EMAILS FROM THE Office of Sponsored Programs
- “MEET AND GREET” AT THE Office of Sponsored Programs – SAVE THE DATE
- NSF RETURNING PROPOSALS AS NON-COMPLIANT WHEN NOT MEETING NEW GUIDELINES
- NEW NIH BIOSKETCH FORMAT
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3/24/2015 |
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- NIH eSubmission Items of Interest – February 26, 2015
- Withdrawing Successfully Submitted Grant Applications to Make Last Minute Changes
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2/27/2015 |
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- Important Information for Research Administrators and Faculty regarding Federal Contracts
- MyRA Training
- Office of Sponsored Programs Suggestion Box
- Tip of the Week Suggestions
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2/10/2015 |
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- eRA Enhancements
- Applying for NIOSH Funding
- MyRA Update
- Resubmission of Electronic Grant Proposals That Have No Errors or Warnings
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1/28/2015 |