| NIH Releases Guidance for FY20 Salary Cap |
2/7/2020 |
| Am I eligible to apply for a funding opportunity that I have an interest in? |
1/17/2020 |
| NIH Decision Tool for Human Subjects Research |
1/10/2020 |
| MyFunding as File of Record |
11/15/2019 |
| What should I enter in "Application submission deadline" in MyFunding if the sponsor's deadline is open-ended? |
11/8/2019 |
| What is an SRA type in MyRA? |
11/1/2019 |
| What is the difference between Modified Total Direct Costs and Total Direct Costs? |
10/25/2019 |
| How should grant transfers be categorized in MyFunding? |
10/18/2019 |
| Why do I need an ORCID iD, and how do I get one? |
10/4/2019 |
| I am submitting an NIH R35 proposal. How do I obtain a Letter of Support from the AOR? |
9/6/2019 |
| NIH Disclosure Examples |
8/9/2019 |
| When can I issue an outgoing Subaward agreement or amendment? |
8/2/2019 |
| Referencing PERIS™ Records in Contraxx |
7/12/2015 |
| Keep NIH Filenames Short |
7/5/2019 |
| Do I need a Statement of Intent for each outgoing subaward listed in my proposal? |
6/14/2019 |
| What is an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA)? |
5/3/2019 |
| When should I include osp@pitt.edu as a recipient on emails? |
4/26/2019 |
| NIH Releases Guidance for FY19 Salary Cap |
4/19/2019 |
| Using MyFunding instead of ORIntake@pitt.edu |
4/12/2019 |
| Completing your COI Annual Disclosure by April 15 |
4/5/2019 |
| Why is my outgoing subaward no longer visible on my Contraxx dashboard? |
3/1/2019 |
| What is the Council on Governmental Relations? |
2/22/2019 |
| What is a CRADA? |
2/8/2019 |
| Where can I find data on NIH funded projects and award information? |
12/14/2018 |
| How do I know if I need prior approval from a sponsor? |
11/16/2018 |
| Does the Office of Sponsored Programs process non-research related proposals and awards too? |
11/9/2018 |
| What is the difference between a WARNING and an ERROR in my NIH submission? |
10/19/2018 |
| Ban on Kaspersky Lab Software in Federal Projects |
10/12/2018 |
| What should I do if I need to have something signed in the Office of Sponsored Programs? |
10/5/2018 |
| What should I include in my MyRA submission to the Office of Sponsored Programs for dbGaP requests? (Part 2 of 2) |
9/4/2018 |
| I need access to dbGaP data for my research. How do I request it? (Part 1 of 2) |
8/31/2018 |
| Did you know the University of Pittsburgh subscribes to the iThenticate plagiarism-detection system? |
8/24/2018 |
| What is the FDP FCOI Clearinghouse, and how do I use it? |
7/27/2018 |
| Should I submit my NIH supplement proposal through eRA Commons or MyFunding’s System-to-System feature? |
7/20/2018 |
| What Are the Different Types of Office of Sponsored Programs Communications |
6/29/2018 |
| New Financial Officer for the University |
6/22/2018 |
| The Importance of Submitting Progress Reports and Financial Reports in Time |
6/8/2018 |
| I want to ship materials to an outside entity. Do I need an MTA? |
5/25/2018 |
| Who do I contact at the NIH for questions about my proposal or award? |
4/20/2018 |
| What information should I include when emailing ORintake@pitt.edu? |
4/13/2018 |
| Completing your COI Annual Disclosure by April 16 |
4/6/2018 |
| How are future funding option periods handled in federal contracts? |
3/23/2018 |
| Cost-Reimbursable and Fixed-Price Subawards |
3/8/2018 |
| How Does the NIH Define a Clinical Trial? |
2/9/2018 |
| Subscribing to Funding Opportunity Announcements on Grants.gov |
11/22/2017 |
| MyRA Self-Registrations |
11/3/2017 |
| Using an External Institution's IRB as the "IRB of Record" |
10/27/2017 |
| Consulting the Office of Sponsored Programs for Services Agreements Issued under Federal Contracts |
10/20/2017 |
| What can (and cannot) be included as NIH Appendix materials? |
9/8/2017 |
| Checklist for Investigators Leaving the University |
9/1/2017 |
| The Importance of Submitting Progress Reports and Final Reports on Time |
8/11/2017 |
| How do I know if my award is a Federal Contract and not a Federal Grant? |
7/14/2017 |
| What should I enter in "Sponsor Deadline Date" in Form 0136 if the sponsor's deadline is open-ended? |
6/30/2017 |
| What does the Office of Sponsored Programs review when negotiating an award with a sponsor? |
6/23/2017 |
| New email - ORintake@pitt.edu is created to electronically accept internal forms for Grants Management Team |
6/9/2017 |
| Where can I find language to include in my progress report regarding Career Development Plans for Trainees? |
6/2/2017 |
| Genetically Modified Animal Requests |
5/12/2017 |
| The sponsor is letting me submit my proposal directly. Does it still need to be reviewed by the Office of Sponsored Programs? |
4/14/2017 |
|
Completing your COI Annual Disclosure by April 2015
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4/7/2017 |
| Depositing Materials into an External Repository |
3/31/2017 |
| Who is My Office of Sponsored Programs Contact? |
3/17/2017 |
| Determining Gifts vs. Grants |
3/9/2017 |
| Terminating an Outgoing Subaward Agreement Early |
2/24/2017 |
| When do I need to route pre-proposal materials through the Office of Sponsored Programs? |
2/17/2017 |
| How to get the most out of Pivot |
2/10/2017 |
| New Procedures for Updated COI and RCR Training Requirements |
2/3/2017 |
| Monitoring Project Spending |
1/27/2017 |
| What is a CFDA Number? |
1/13/2017 |
| During a No-Cost Extension, Is There a Minimum Effort Requirement for Key Personnel Named in the Notice of Award, Other than the PI? |
12/9/2016 |
| Importance of Scope of Work in Third Party Agreements |
11/23/2016 |
| HRI Research Administration Listserv |
10/28/2016 |
| Do I need to register in grants.gov? |
10/21/2016 |
| Updated language in the NIH Tetramer Core Facility non-negotiable MTA |
10/6/2016 |
| How the Innovation Institution can help commercialize an invention |
9/16/2016 |
| Information - NIH Rigor and Reproducibility and Authentication of Key Biological and/or Chemical Resources |
9/11/2016 |
| Check Out the Office of Sponsored Programs Website |
9/2/2016 |
| Who can serve as Principal Investigator on a grant proposal? |
8/29/2016 |
| Ordering Material from KOMP (the Knockout Mouse Project) Repository |
8/19/2016 |
| Assistance with Securing Health Sciences Gifts from Private Foundations |
8/12/2016 |
| New Animal Welfare Assurance Number |
8/5/2016 |
| Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) Review |
7/29/2016 |
| NIH's Review of Grants versus R&D Contracts |
7/15/2016 |
| Have you visited the Global Operations Support website? |
6/24/2016 |
| Differences between Organizational Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Interest |
6/17/2016 |
| Organizational Conflict of Interest ("OCI") |
6/10/2016 |
| Transferring materials Purchased from a Repository |
5/27/2016 |
| Presentation of Effort in Hours |
5/20/2016 |
| Differences in Research Priorities between University and Industry |
5/13/2016 |
| MyRA Roles, Rights, and Communications |
4/25/2016 |
| Funding Opportunity Announcements |
4/15/2016 |
| PI Review of Final Draft Contracts in MyRA |
4/1/2016 |
| Who is required to have an NIH Commons Account? |
3/25/2016 |
| Ins and Outs of InfoEd |
3/18/2016 |
| Competition Space |
3/10/2016 |
| Communications from the Office of Sponsored Programs |
2/19/2016 |
| Rigor and Transparency in NIH & AHRQ Grant Applications |
2/16/2016 |
| Forwarding Internal Office of Sponsored Programs Emails to External Individuals/Entities |
2/12/2016 |
| ATCC Ordering Requirement Revision |
1/29/2016 |
| Do you know how to register for an NIH Commons or NSF FastLane account? |
1/22/2016 |
| What to do when a colleague at another institution wants to provide you with data/materials and indicates that a contact is not needed |
1/8/2016 |
| Who in the Office of Sponsored Programs is working on my MyRA agreement? |
12/18/2015 |
| Input on Patents, Copyright, Conflict of Interest, and Industrial Relations |
12/11/2015 |
| Procuring Human Cadaveric Tissue |
12/4/2015 |
| Contracts for Trainee Projects |
11/20/2015 |
| Working Without a Contract in Place |
11/16/2015 |
| Using Pivot to search for Funding Opportunities |
11/6/2015 |
| Automated Proposal Submission Notices |
10/29/15 |
| Providing the Office of Sponsored Programs an Editable Agreement/Contract |
10/29/15 |
| Submitting Multiple, Simultaneous Non-financial Agreements |
10/23/15 |
| MyRA Submission Help |
10/16/15 |
| Importing Mice or Rats |
10/2/2015 |
| NIH top 10 reasons a proposal is not funded |
9/25/2015 |
| Database for Federal Contracts |
9/17/2015 |
| Extensions and Amendments in MyRA |
9/11/2015 |
| What the Office of Sponsored Programs needs with respect to an IRB approval |
9/4/2015 |
| CITI Modules |
8/27/2015 |
| Changing Information on Internal Documents |
8/17/2015 |
| Corporate Funded Research Projects |
8/7/2015 |
| Glossary and Contacting Federal Agencies |
7/31/2015 |
| Departing Faculty and NSF Compliance Checks |
7/22/2015 |
| Just-In-Time Submissions |
7/10/2015 |
| Pending Nonfinancial Agreements |
6/26/2015 |
| Electronic Grant Submissions |
6/19/2015 |
| Addgene Orders |
6/12/2015 |
| Navigating the Office of Sponsored Programs Forms Page |
6/5/2015 |
| Certificates of Confidentiality |
5/29/2015 |
| Viewing InfoEd Proposals, Awards, and Statuses |
5/15/2015 |
| Are you confused by the terms “Prime Funding Source” or “Prime Sponsor” when used in reference to sponsored research? |
4/27/2015 |
| The Use of Department Approval Memos by the Clinical and Corporate Contracts Team |
4/17/2015 |
| Color coding of teams on the Office of Sponsored Programs website |
4/8/2015 |
| The Use of Department Approval Memos by the Federal Contract Services Team |
4/3/2015 |
| The Use of Department Approval Memos by the Grants Management Team |
3/27/2015 |
| When to use and not to use the Grants Management Document Submission Form |
3/20/2015 |
| Transferring materials that you purchased from a repository to another institution, company, or Pitt PI |
2/20/2015 |
| Grant Application Review (GAR) |
2/13/2015 |
| Did you know the University of Pittsburgh subscribes to the iThenticate plagiarism-detection system? |
1/30/2015 |
| What is the Office of Sponsored Programs Tip of the Week? |
1/23/2015 |
| What are Fringe Benefits? |
1/16/2015 |
| Department of Defense (DOD) award information |
1/9/2015 |
| If a Federal funding announcement states that a proposal could be funded in the form of a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract – Who should I work with at the Office of Sponsored Programs and why? |
12/19/2014 |
| Did you know that the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research and Cost Accounting are separate central offices with different functions at the University of Pittsburgh? |
12/12/2014 |
| Authorized Institutional Signature |
12/4/2014 |
| What is the difference between a Federal Grant and a Federal Contract? |
11/24/2014 |
