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NIDDK Central Repository Policy Notice

April 11, 2024

Notice NOT-DK-24-003 rescinds NIDDK Data Sharing Policy (July 2013) and NIDDK Repository Usage Policy (March 2015) and introduces NIDDK Central Repository Resource Archival and Sharing Policy that aligns with timelines and requirements and expectations of the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy and NIDDK Data Management and Sharing Guidance. This Notice applies to...

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New Training Opportunity: Recorded NCURA Webinar - NSF Fundamentals

April 11, 2024

Dear Research Administrators,

We wanted to take a moment to let you know about a new online training opportunity:

NCURA Recorded Webinar: NSF Fundamentals Virtual Workshop (Recorded 3/20/24)

Description: This NSF Fundamentals Virtual Workshop hosted by NCURA provides a primary basis of understandingof proposals to and awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The program is...

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Registration is open for the Spring 2024 NSF Grants Conference

April 10, 2024

Dear colleagues, 

Please see the message below from the National Science Foundation.

Registration for the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Spring 2024 NSF Grants Conference is open! The hybrid conference will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from June 3 to 5, 2024.   

The Grants Conference provides new faculty, researchers, and administrators with valuable insights into various current issues at NSF. Program officers from each NSF Directorate will be present to offer the latest information on specific...

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How Grant Success Rates Do (Or Do Not) Track With the NIH Budget: A Model of Funding Dynamics

April 3, 2024

Under the provisions of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, effective August 9, 2024, federal agencies are prohibited from providing funding for any proposal in which a “Covered Individual” (a term used for PI, Co-PI, Senior or Key Personnel, Investigator, etc.) is participating in a Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program (MFTRP). The National Science Foundation (NSF) has established an effective date earlier than required and will implement this requirement for new proposals and awards as of May 20, 2024. To meet...

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Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program

April 3, 2024
As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, President Biden signed the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, prohibiting the use of TikTok on devices owned by the federal government. Following this ban, on June 2, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) was amended to implement the prohibition and expanded the prohibition to “contractors” and their employees. To meet the requirements of this interim contract clause, OVPR, working with various stakeholders, developed the guidance... Read more about Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program
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Prohibitions on Use of TikTok

April 3, 2024
As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, President Biden signed the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, prohibiting the use of TikTok on devices owned by the federal government. Following this ban, on June 2, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) was amended to implement the prohibition and expanded the prohibition to “contractors” and their employees. To meet the requirements of this interim contract clause, OVPR, working with various stakeholders, developed the guidance... Read more about Prohibitions on Use of TikTok
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NHLBI Announces New Policies Regarding Budget Guidelines for SBIR/STTR Applications

March 26, 2024
Notice NOT-HL-24-008 informs potential applicants of the new National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) SBIR/STTR programs policies regarding total funding support (i.e., the sum of direct costs, indirect costs, and fee) for grant applications that exceed the NIH-wide budget guidelines set by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The current NIH... Read more about NHLBI Announces New Policies Regarding Budget Guidelines for SBIR/STTR Applications
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