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NSF Publishes Public Access Plan

April 1, 2015
The National Science Foundation has announced a plan to increase public access to scientific publications and digital scientific data resulting from research the foundation funds. According to the press release, “NSF will require that articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals and...

An ASSIST for NIH R03 and R21

February 3, 2015
An ASSIST for NIH R03 and R21 The National Institutes of Health has developed an optional online system known as “ASSIST” to help principal investigators with the preparation and submission of certain types of grant applications through Grants.gov. Key features of ASSIST:...

NSF Updates to FastLane and Research.gov on January 26

January 28, 2015
NSF Updates to FastLane and Research.gov on January 26 The National Science Foundation NSF Business Applications Team forwarded the following notice on January 16, 2015. Colleagues, On January 26, 2015, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will release updates to FastLane and Research...

NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy for NIH PIs

January 28, 2015
NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy for NIH PIs On August 27, 2014 the National Institutes of Health announced its final Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy. This policy is designed to promote sharing, for research purposes, of large-scale human and non-human genomic data generated from NIH-funded...

Campus Guide to New Uniform Guidance, effective December 26, 2014

December 9, 2014
Campus Guide to New Uniform Guidance, effective December 26, 2014 The White House Office of Management and Budget has issued new guidance effective as of December 26, 2014 designed to streamline and simplify the policy framework for grants and other types of agreements issued by the federal...

NIH and AHRQ Requiring New Biographical Sketch Format

December 2, 2014
  NIH and AHRQ Requiring New Biographical Sketch Format The National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will require use of a new biosketch format in applications for research grants submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2015. Until then,...

NIH Offering Webinars for New Applicants

November 24, 2014
The National Institutes of Health is offering a series of webinars in November for new NIH grant applicants, mentors, and others. The NIH Guide notice, Webinars on What You Need to Know About NIH Application Submission and Review (NOT-OD-15-002), provides details. The NIH Center for Scientific...

DHHS and NIH: Continuing Resolution Notice

November 24, 2014
Campus researchers with Department of Health and Human Services funding, including National Institutes of Health funding, should be aware of the following notice from NIH on the Continuing Resolution, published October 1, 2014. NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution (NOT-OD-15-001)...

NIH Progress Reports Submitted after October 1, 2014: Section on Individual Development Plans

November 24, 2014
As of October 1, 2014 all National Institutes of Health progress reports (RPPRs) must include a section to describe how individual development plans (IDPs) are used to identify and promote the career goals of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers associated with the award. At this point,...

Federal Agencies Collaborating on Federal RePORTER

November 24, 2014
The National Institutes of Health is collaborating with other federal agencies to create Federal RePORTER, a web portal to search federal-funded science projects across multiple agencies. In an NIH Office of Extramural Research blog post, Take a Look at the Science Research Supported by...

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