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Transferring Materials That You Purchased From a Repository to Another Institution, Company or Pitt Pi
You may think that because you have purchased materials from a repository such as ATCC, Addgene, or Jackson Labs, you can freely share those materials as you wish with other researchers or third...
PRESENTATION OF EFFORT IN HOURS
Sponsors request financial information on personnel in a variety of ways including person months, percentage of effort, as well as hours worked on project. The University anticipates all budget...
Research Priorities
Significant differences exist in research priorities held by universities versus for-profit corporations. These opposing values have an effect on the length of the agreement negotiating process,...
MYRA ROLES, RIGHTS, AND COMMUNICATIONS
To help you understand the actions you can take in MyRA* submissions and the types of communication you will receive, a summary of MyRA Roles, Rights, and Communications can be found ...
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Office of Sponsored Programs curates and maintains a weekly listing of new and recently updated funding opportunity announcements. The weekly listing is accessible via the Office of Sponsored...
PI Review of Final Draft Contracts in MyRA
Within MyRA, a new question has been added to the submission form that asks “Does the PI want to review the final draft of the contract before it is signed?” When selecting “Yes”, action by the PI...
Who is required to have an NIH Commons Account?
The eRA Commons is an online interface where grant applicants, grantees and federal staff at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and grantor agencies can access and share administrative...
Competition Space
Competition Space provides University of Pittsburgh faculty and students with an online portal to streamline the process of finding, and applying for,...
Communications from the Office of Sponsored Programs
The Office of Sponsored Programs sends frequent communications to the research community about a variety of topics relevant to conducting sponsored research at Pitt. A conscious effort is made not...
Rigor and Transparency in NIH & AHRQ Grant Applications
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) issued...
Forwarding Internal Office of Sponsored Programs Emails to External Individuals/Entities
On occasion, investigators or their staff will forward internal emailed communications from the Office of Sponsored Programs (OR) to external individuals or entities as a way of expediting...
ATCC Ordering Requirement Revision
The University has consulted with American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) to revise the ATCC Bio-safety Level (BSL) 2 ordering requirements currently in place.
Do you know how to register for an NIH Commons or NSF FastLane account
The Office of Sponsored Programs is charged with creating NIH Commons or NSF FastLane accounts for University personnel.
My colleague at another institution wants to provide me with data/materials and indicates that we do not need a contract. What do I do?
Typically, the party providing data/materials determines the appropriate form of agreement for that transfer; and, although very uncommon, there are times when the providing party determines that...
HOW CAN I TELL WHO IN THE Office of Sponsored Programs IS WORKING ON MY MYRA AGREEMENT?
The Office of Sponsored Programs staff responsible for the review of an agreement in MyRA at a particular point in time is noted as the “Owner” in the record. This information can be found in your...