Grants.gov is being migrated to the cloud. To ensure a smooth and successful transition, an extended period of downtime has been scheduled for Grants.gov.

Although the transition is expected to be completely seamless to applicants, Grants.gov has compiled a Q&A to address the primary questions and concerns of applicants regarding the migration (information provided below)....

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On July 15, 2022, Notice NOT-OD-22-182 was released to announce that eRA’s ASSIST module will retire application form versions prior to FORMS-E, effective Wednesday, August 31, 2022. 

Users who anticipate needing to copy information from applications prepared with a form set prior to FORMS-E should ... Read more about eRA's ASSIST: August 31 Retirement of Form Versions Prior to FORMS-E

Participant Support Costs Guidance, recently released in March 2022, now has an additional resource. The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) consists of 13 questions and answers and addresses topics such as prior approval requirements, account set-up, and specific supply purchases. 

Refer to the Participant Support Costs Guidance and the ...

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The August issue of the Harvard e-News is now available. Some of the articles contain details about how Harvard administrative systems and processes are changing in response to COVID-19 and the current work environment. As this is an evolving situation, please refer to the departmental websites listed in the articles for the latest updates.

Research Administration & Compliance Systems were recently updated. For more detailed information, refer to the full Harvard e-News post.

Summary of Updates:

• ESTR-IRB has improved study team member views
• Agreements-DUA and Data Safety include new...

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Proposals for the next call for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (formerly Individual Fellowships) under Horizon Europe, are due to sponsor on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 11 AM. Please note, this means that the proposals are due to SPA for internal review on Tuesday, September 6 at 10 AM.

For detailed information, refer to OSP's Blog post. For specific information about the call, ... Read more about Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowships Due to SPA on September 6

As the NIH fiscal year comes to an end on September 30, 2022, they have released Notice NOT-OD-22-194 to encourage Signing Officials to verify the accuracy of their grant assignments to departments or components within institutions of higher education using the Grant Re-assign function in eRA Commons. Any corrections to the data must be made by 8:00 PM EDT on Monday, October 3, 2022 to be reflected in NIH annual reports. 

For more information,... Read more about Review Accuracy of NIH Grants By October 3

On August 2, 2022, NIH updated the Data Management & Sharing Policy (effective January 25, 2023), see 2023 Data Management & Sharing FAQs. 

As NIH works towards the January 25, 2023 effective date of the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, they continue to develop resources and implementation... Read more about Updated FAQs for 2023 Data Management & Sharing Policy 

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) has rolled out its new iEdison system, following the transfer from NIH eRA. Users will be greeted by a modern, feature-rich, user-friendly iEdison system.

For more information, please refer to the eRA News Post on August 9, 2022.

The NIH requests ideas for potential new Common Fund programs that may be supported in fiscal year 2025 or beyond. Responses must be received by 11:59:59 pm on Friday, September 30, 2022

For more information, please refer to the NOT-RM-22-016 notice or NIH, Office of the Director Stephanie Courchesne.

In April 2021, recognizing the high cost of childcare, NIH began allowing recipients of full-time National Research Service Awards (NRSA) fellowships to request support for childcare costs. Fellows could make these requests in new and continuation applications or as administrative supplements to existing awards. Each fellow is now eligible to receive up to $2,500 per budget period to defray childcare costs.... Read more about Preliminary Data on Childcare Cost Support for NRSA Individual Fellows

OVPR and OTD have issued updated guidance regarding Participation Agreements (PA) and Visitor Participation Agreements (VPA) as they relate to researchers who have left or will be leaving the University. Specifically, the guidance clarifies that such individuals continue to be subject to the...

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As the NIH fiscal year comes to an end on September 30, 2022, they have released Notice NOT-OD-22-194 to encourage Signing Officials to verify the accuracy of their grant assignments to departments or components within institutions of higher education using the Grant Re-assign function in eRA Commons. Any corrections to the data must be made by 8:00 PM EDT on Monday, October 3, 2022 to be reflected in NIH annual reports. 

NIH develops standard reporting...

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In preparation for the fall semester, Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) released updated guidance on COVID-19 and Monkeypox to share more about the University's plans. 

As NIH works towards the January 25, 2023 effective date of the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, they continue to develop resources and implementation information to help the community prepare (see recently released NOT-OD-22-189). For some scientific communities, data sharing is already standard and things will largely be business as usual. For others, this policy may require some pretty...

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