[cid:image002.png@01D374D9.76246BE0] POLICY AND SPONSOR UPDATES MS Research Grants and Pilot Awards -- New Research Priorities Announced: The National MS Society has established research priorities with input from many different stakeholders, including MS researchers, neurologists who specialize in MS, Society volunteer scientific peer reviewers and people who are affected by MS. The Research Priorities statement describes five topic areas of critical importance to finding solutions and a cure for MS. The Society uses these priorities to determine the relevance of research proposals we receive and to identify gaps and opportunities for targeted funding. For more information, read here.<https://www.nationalmssociety.org/For-Professionals/Researchers/Society-Funding/Research-Funding-Principles-and-Priorities> NIH, Research Community Target Next Generation of Scientists: Over the past decade, the landscape for researchers has become increasingly competitive. For early career scientists, it can be hard to gain a foothold in the research community. But the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and many academic medical centers are trying to change that through targeted programs designed to support new investigators as they build their careers. To read more, visit here.<https://news.aamc.org/research/article/nih-research-community-target-next-generation-scie/> Grants.Gov – Manage Your Grant Opportunity Subscriptions: With Release 16.1, Grants.gov has redesigned its Opportunity Subscription Management feature, giving users more control over email notifications about funding opportunities. Please note that the updates to Grants.gov's opportunity subscription services will impact users who receive email notifications generated from saved search criteria. This data will not be carried over to the new subscription management system. For more information, read here.<https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support/grants-gov-notices/subscription-enhancements.html> NIH eRA: Technical Jargon? Not for Project Outcomes: Visit the NIH eRA Items of Interest — November 2017 blog written by Joe Schumaker to learn more about using plain language that everyone can understand in the Project Outcomes section of the Final and Interim Research Performance Progress Reports. Questions? If you have a question about this email, please contact the eRA Service Desk at https://grants.nih.gov/support/. NSF investments aim to address growing cybersecurity challenge: The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced $74.5 million in funding for foundational research and education that aims to address the growing cybersecurity challenge. This investment, through the NSF Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program, is critical to achieving a safe, secure, resilient and trustworthy cyberspace, including associated critical infrastructure such as the energy grid and transportation systems. To read more, visit here.<https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_images.jsp?cntn_id=243566&org=NSF> Fax Number at OSP: Dartmouth College Office of Sponsored Projects has only one primary fax number now. The fax number is 603-646-9694. Recent NIH notices about the use of human subjects in research. •Notice of Intent to Revise the NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Children as Participants in Research Involving Human Subjects (NOT-OD-18-008) National Institutes of Health (click here.<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-18-008.html>) •Revision: NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research (NOT-OD-18-014) National Institutes of Health (click here.<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-18-014.html>) NIH has broadened its definition of clinical trial: How do I know if my study is a clinical trial? NIH has four questions that researchers need to answer to determine whether their study is a clinical trial. These questions may use terminology that has a different meaning than the typical meanings understood by certain research communities. It’s important to review the FAQs and case studies provided by the NIH Office of Extramural Research. If you answer “yes” to each of these four questions, your research will be considered a clinical trial by NIH: 1. Does the study involve human participants? 2. Are the participants prospectively assigned to an intervention? 3. Is the study designed to evaluate the effect of the intervention on the participants? 4. Is the effect being evaluated a health-related biomedical or behavioral outcome? To help you determine if your research is a clinical trial, click here.<https://grants.nih.gov/ct-decision/index.htm>. NIH Single IRB Policy Reminder: As the implementation date for NIH’s Policy approaches for the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board (Single IRB) for Multi-Site Research, please be reminded of the resources available for understanding this policy. The policy affects multi-site studies involving non-exempt human subjects research funded by NIH, and applies to grant applications with due dates on or after January 25, 2018 and R&D contracts in response to solicitations issued on or after January 25, 2018. For more information, click here.<https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2017/12/07/nih-single-irb-policy-reminder/> Be Careful to Pick the Right Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA): Posted by Open Mike, NIH (click here.<https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2017/12/07/be-careful-to-pick-the-right-funding-opportunity-announcement-foa/>) Granting Researchers Success: Many grant proposals are submitted without any kind of internal review. A new study suggests a major return on investment for institutions that help their researchers write better grants. For more information, click here.<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/11/27/study-internal-grant-proposal-review-processes-demonstrates-major-return-investment> Signature Authority Policy: This Policy is intended to ensure that commitments of Dartmouth College resources are properly reviewed and approved by authorized employees. The Policy thus identifies which Dartmouth College employees are authorized to enter into transactions with external parties on behalf of Dartmouth and to submit requisitions for purchases through Dartmouth's internal procurement system. For more information, check here.<https://www.dartmouth.edu/~control/policies/signature-authority.html> Revised Standard Mileage Rates for 2017: The Internal Revenue Service announced a decrease in the optional standard mileage rates for 2017 (effective for expenses paid or incurred on or after January 1, 2017). Taxpayers may use the optional standard rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business and other purposes. The IRS normally updates the mileage rates once a year in the fall for the next calendar year. The College has adopted the optional standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) as follows: · 53.5 cents per mile for business miles driven · 17 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes · 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations The standard mileage rate for business is based on an annual study of the fixed and variable costs of operating an automobile, including depreciation, insurance, repairs, tires, maintenance, gas and oil. The rate for medical and moving purposes is based on the variable costs, such as gas and oil. The charitable rate is set by law. For more information, click here.<https://www.dartmouth.edu/~control/newsbulletins/controllers/mileagerate.html> 2017 NSF Fall Grants Conference Slides Available here.<https://nsfgrantsconferences.com/resource-center/> CONTINUING EDUCATION/WEBINARS Human Subjects Protection: All investigators and key research personnel must complete training in human subjects protection prior to initiating research activities. To fulfill this requirement, you can attend an in-person training session, or complete an online tutorial through CITI. Human subjects protection (HSP) training now requires a three (3) year refresher course available on CITI. Please Note: Certificates are no longer routinely issued for the in-person sessions. Participants names are entered into the CPHS educational database. In-Person Sessions* · Jan 16 3 - 4 PM DHMC - AUDITORIUM C Faculty Info Sessions for NIH FORMS E Changes: · Have you heard about the new NIH Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information Form? · Are you planning on submitting a NIH application? · Did you know that there are significant changes to the NIH application process as of January 25, 2018? · Do you know how the NIH changes will impact your applications? Please join representatives from OSP and CPHS who will highlight the most important aspects of these major changes for faculty at the following session: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 from 4:00 PM – 4:45PM in Auditorium B, DHMC. The presentation will cover the new NIH Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information Form by showing the additional required questions and how to select the correct FOA. NOTABLE DATES NIH will Make the Project Outcomes Section of all Interim and Final RPPRs Submitted on or After October 1, 2017 available via the NIH RePORTER (click here.<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-18-103.html>) The Office of Sponsored Projects will be closed for winter break from 5pm on Friday, December 22, 2017 through Monday, January 1, 2018. Any urgent matters should be emailed to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the ROUNDTABLE list, click the following link: https://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=ROUNDTABLE