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Opportunity to Comment on the Draft Guidance Framework for Federal Agency Exercise of March-In Rights

December 22, 2023

We would like to make you aware of an opportunity to provide feedback on a draft guidance framework designed to help federal agencies evaluate when it may be appropriate to exercise “march-in” rights under the Bayh-Dole Act.

March-in refers to a federal agency’s right to march-in and require the contractor, an assignee, or exclusive licensee of a federally...

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Whistleblower Training for NIH Grant and Contract Recipients

December 20, 2023

Whistleblowers help the government recoup funds and prevent additional wrongdoing. The HHS Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) developed several video resources to help someone report wrongdoing related to a grant or contract, or even retaliation as a result of making such a report or filing a complaint.

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Allowable Costs to Improve Human Subjects Participation and Inclusion

December 11, 2023

Did you know that you can pay for childcare for your research participants while they are doing study activities? Find similar ideas to enhance your inclusion, recruitment, or retention of research participants in NIH’s new one-page tool: Allowable Costs Related to Participant Inclusion Activities on NIH Grants. The tool provides categorized examples of inclusion activities that typical NIH recipients could charge to their grants as allowable costs.

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: The OSP January Training Refresh

December 11, 2023
You spoke and OSP listened! They are excited to announce the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) training refresh, launching January 2024. View the OSP Training Refresh Trailer to see their new look! January’s launch will release 14 recommended onboarding courses for Research Administrators and a new easy to navigate website that will house updated content with a variety of learning materials including training guidance for all levels and easy to use training roadmaps. They’re thrilled to... Read more about Exclusive Sneak Peek: The OSP January Training Refresh
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Research Management Meeting Resources

December 11, 2023

The materials from the Research Management Meeting (RM) on November 29, 2023, are now available. The meeting agenda included Harvard’s Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs (OVPIA), update on the new Research Administration Training, and HUIT/ATS updates. Refer to the below slide sets or the ORA website for more information. 

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Webinar Recording Available: Implementation of Simplified Review Framework for Research Project Grants

December 6, 2023

n case you hadn’t heard, NIH is implementing a simplified review framework for the majority of research project grants with receipt dates of January 25, 2025 and beyond. The simplified review framework is designed to better focus reviewers on answering key questions necessary to assess the scientific and technical merit of proposed research, help mitigate the effect of reputational bias on peer review, and reduce reviewer burden. Over the course of the next year, we will be sharing plenty of resources with the extramural community to help guide them through this change. ...

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You are Invited to Participate in a Pilot of Data Management and Sharing Plan Templates

December 6, 2023

The Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) is an association of federal agencies, research policy organizations and academic research institutions with the mission of streamlining the administration of federally sponsored research and create resources that are available to the research enterprise. We have work closely with them over the years on various activities, including efforts to implement our ...

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