Tip of the Week
Friday, April 5, 2019
Completing your COI Annual Disclosure by April 15
The deadline for the 2019 annual Conflict of Interest (COI) disclosure filings is Monday, April 15, 2019. Annual COI disclosures must be completed and current prior to the Office of Sponsored...
Friday, March 1, 2019
Why is my outgoing subaward no longer visible on my Contraxx dashboard?
The Contraxx ...
Friday, February 22, 2019
What is the Council on Governmental Relations?
What is the Council on Governmental Relations?
Friday, December 14, 2018
Where can I find data on NIH funded projects and award information?
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) makes award information publicly available through the Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT). Awards can be searched using many different...
Friday, November 16, 2018
How do I know if I need prior approval from a sponsor?
Many sponsors require prior approval to complete certain actions on an award. For example, a sponsor may require prior approval for significant re-budgeting, changing the PI, adding a new...
Friday, November 9, 2018
Does the Office of Sponsored Programs process non-research related proposals and awards too?
Yes, the Office of Sponsored Programs processes all sponsored programs, which include, but are not limited to research projects. Some characteristics of a sponsored project include:
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Friday, October 19, 2018
What is the difference between a WARNING and an ERROR in my NIH submission?
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) ...
Friday, October 12, 2018
Ban on Kaspersky Lab Software in Federal Projects
Recently, Federal Contracts have been including a new FAR Clause 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered...
Friday, October 5, 2018
What should I do if I need to have something signed in the Office of Sponsored Programs?
Many sponsors require endorsement letters or signature pages to be signed by the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR), who for the University of...
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
What should I include in my MyRA submission to the Office of Sponsored Programs for dbGaP requests? (Part 2 of 2)
The Office of Sponsored Programs reviews the following prior to approval:
Friday, August 31, 2018
I need to access dbGaP data for my research. How do I request it? (Part 1 of 2)
Principal Investigators wishing to access data from the NCBI database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP) must...
Friday, August 24, 2018
Did you know the University of Pittsburgh subscribes to the iThenticate plagiarism-detection system?
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Monday, August 6, 2018
What should I do if I started to draft my federal Funding Proposal before the IP Assignment question changed in MyFunding?
Per the announcement on August 1, 2018 regarding changes to the IP Assignment requirements for federally sponsored research, the Office of Sponsored Programs has changed its related question in ...
Friday, July 27, 2018
What is the FDP FCOI Clearinghouse, and how do I use it?
The Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP), of which Pitt is a member, allows institutions and other entities to document that they are in compliance with...
Friday, July 20, 2018
Should I submit my NIH supplement proposal through eRA Commons or MyFunding’s System-to-System feature?
National Institutes of Health (NIH) supplement proposals are required to be submitted via system-to-system within the PERIS™ ...