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Revised Guidance: Budgeting HUIDC for Multiple Subawards

September 28, 2022
On June 6, 2022, the Harvard Chan School shared the Budgeting HUIDC for Multiple Subawards Procedure, which stated that “F&A will no longer be taken on multiple subs to the same institution/PI combination on the same sponsored competing segment.” After further review, it has been confirmed that a subagreement will be issued for and HUIDC collected on each separate Scope of Work (not by PI or institution) on an award per competing segment.

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Center for Scientific Review 2022-2027 Strategic Plan

September 27, 2022
NIH released the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) 2022-2027 Strategic Plan. This plan delineates a forward-looking framework comprising of five overarching goals that organize CSR’s current and future initiatives in support of their mission to foster and enhance the quality and fairness of the peer review process. For more information, refer to the full Open... Read more about Center for Scientific Review 2022-2027 Strategic Plan
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NIH FFRs Will No Longer Be Converted to Interim Annual Reports in the PMS

September 26, 2022
NIH issued Notice NOT-OD-22-215 to provide an update to NIH recipients who need to submit an SF-425 Federal Financial Report (FFR). Effective October 1, 2022, NIH Final FFRs will no longer be converted to Interim Annual FFRs. Therefore, this Notice serves to rescind NOT-OD-21-138, "NIH Final Federal Financial Reports (FFRs) will be converted to Interim Annual Reports in the... Read more about NIH FFRs Will No Longer Be Converted to Interim Annual Reports in the PMS
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Continued Extension of Certain Flexibilities for Prospective Basic Experimental Studies with Human Participants

September 26, 2022
NIH Notice NOT-OD-22-205 replaces NOT-OD-21-088. It further extends interim policy flexibilities regarding registration and results reporting for a subset of NIH-funded research whose primary purpose is basic experimental studies with humans (BESH) submitted in response to BESH Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs). These studies, referred to in ... Read more about Continued Extension of Certain Flexibilities for Prospective Basic Experimental Studies with Human Participants
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Supplemental Information to the NIH Policy for DMS

September 26, 2022

NIH issued the following Notices for Supplemental Information to the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS):  

  • NOT-OD-22-213: Protecting Privacy When Sharing Human Research Participant Data
  • NOT-OD-22-214: Responsible Management and Sharing of American Indian/Alaska Native Participant Data
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New Term for POIs -> "Harvard Sponsored Role"

September 26, 2022

Effective September 22, 2022, Harvard will replace the term “Person of Interest” (POI)—used to describe roles that grant individuals temporary access to the University’s digital and physical resources for administrative or scholarly purposes—with a new term, “Harvard Sponsored Role.” 

What is changing?

All references to “Person of Interest” (POI) have been updated to “Harvard Sponsored Role”. Please note that this term refers to individuals with temporary...

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Reminder: Rental Car Insurance Requirements for Travelers

September 21, 2022

Individuals renting cars for Harvard-related business should use one of our preferred rental car vendors (Enterprise, National, or Hertz) since they include the required insurance coverages for domestic rentals. Insurance must be purchased for international rentals or for rentals done through a non-preferred vendor. Travelers must get insurance for rental cars in accordance with the Rental Car...

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