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POLICY AND SPONSOR UPDATES



NIH Announces Stipend and Benefit Increases for National Research Service Award Recipients.  Read more here.<https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2018/05/16/nih-announces-stipend-and-benefit-increases-for-national-research-service-award-recipients/>



Experts Debate Methods to Overcome Clinical Trial Enrollment Barriers.  Read more here.<https://www.centerwatch.com/cwweekly/2018/05/14/experts-debate-methods-to-overcome-clinical-trial-enrollment-barriers/>



HHS Announces Planned Rules Affecting IRBs and Clinical Trials.  Read more here<https://www.centerwatch.com/cwweekly/2018/05/14/hhs-announces-planned-rules-affecting-irbs-and-clinical-trials/>



FDA issues final guidance in effort to protect clinical trial participants.  Click here<https://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Article/2018/05/17/FDA-issues-final-guidance-in-effort-to-protect-clinical-trial-participants?utm_source=copyright&utm_medium=OnSite&utm_campaign=copyright> for more..



USAF, NSF Partner for National Security R&D Effort.  Read Heather Wilson's comments here.<http://www.executivegov.com/2018/05/usaf-nsf-partner-for-national-security-r-heather-wilson-comments/>



NIH:  Changing the Status of a PD/PI: Reminder of the NIH Prior Approval Policy.  Read more here.<https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2018/05/29/changing-the-status-of-a-pd-pi-reminder-of-the-nih-prior-approval-policy/>



NIH Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2018 here.<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-18-181.html>



NIH Notice of Fiscal Policies in Effect for FY 2018 here.<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-18-180.html>



NIH:  Now Available: Delegate Tasks When Working on Interim or Final RPPRs.  Read more here.<https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2018/05/21/now-available-delegate-tasks-when-working-on-interim-or-final-rpprs/>



NIH Working with Human Subjects? New Human Subjects System Replaces NIH's Inclusion Management System.  More info is here.<https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2018/05/21/working-with-human-subjects-new-human-subjects-system-replaces-nihs-inclusion-management-system/>



House Continues Refuting White House Science Budgets:  NASA, NSF, and energy science were winners in this week's spending bills, while veterans' health and agricultural research would receive more modest boosts.  Read more here.<https://www.aaas.org/news/week-appropriations-house-continues-refuting-white-house-science-budgets?et_rid=49309053&et_cid=2034811>



Gates Foundation, CZI Announce Education R&D Initiative here.<http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/gates-foundation-czi-announce-education-r-d-initiative?utm_medium=email&utm_source=PND%20Newsletter%20Subscribers&utm_campaign=pnd20180515>



NIH Weekly Funding Opportunities and Notices here.<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=05-25-2018>  These notices have been previously forwarded by OSP.  We are now encouraging you to review these weekly notices via the Listserv system.



NIH:  Subscribing to any of the NIH Listservs will provide updates related to the NIH grants process via the email address you provide.  You will be able to unsubscribe at any time.  Visit here<https://grants.nih.gov/news/subscribe-and-follow/listservs_and_rss.htm> for more info.



NSF:  To sign up for updates or to access your subscriber preferences, please enter your contact information here.<https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNSF/subscriber/new>



FY18 DoD HRRP and SCIRP Program Announcements- Detailed descriptions of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Program Announcements. The Program Announcements are available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov), the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prgdefault.shtml), and the electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal (eBRAP) (https://eBRAP.org).



The Policy Office in the Division of Institution & Award Support at the National Science Foundation is pleased to release the latest edition of the NSF Proposal & Award Policy Newsletter<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnsf.gov%2Fbfa%2Fdias%2Fpolicy%2Fnewsletter.jsp&data=02%7C01%7Cjill.m.mortali%40DARTMOUTH.EDU%7C24fcdf91f2054564960f08d5c7cd808d%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C636634607797076434&sdata=fkkg99l8YC23rO7z%2BVOd8QF5yRxpeLsCSu%2F7UVItkQ0%3D&reserved=0>.  You may sign up to receive this newsletter automatically via NSF Update. This mechanism allows you to choose to be notified about NSF programs, policies and events. To do this, navigate to www.nsf.gov<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov&data=02%7C01%7Cjill.m.mortali%40DARTMOUTH.EDU%7C24fcdf91f2054564960f08d5c7cd808d%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C636634607797076434&sdata=CkS%2BcauJD4a30pePpqacY7zPKu65xljFgXZpemN4EPE%3D&reserved=0>, and click on the envelope icon in the "Follow Us" section of the website. After entering your e-mail address, you can select the topics you're interested in learning about. To receive this newsletter, check the boxes for Newsletters/ Journals and Publications: Policies and Procedures.



Horizon 2020 Webinar Week for American research and innovation community and their partners in Europe is this week.  For more information, read here.<http://www.euussciencetechnology.eu/event/68>



NSF- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Research Initiation Initiative (CRII)<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6ImphbmVuZS5tLnJvYmllQGRhcnRtb3V0aC5lZHUiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoiMTAxIiwic3Vic2NyaWJlcl9pZCI6Ijc0ODUzMjI3NyIsImxpbmtfaWQiOiIzODEyOTEwOTciLCJ1cmkiOiJicDI6ZGlnZXN0IiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnNmLmdvdi9wdWJzLzIwMTgvbnNmMTgwNzkvbnNmMTgwNzkuanNwP1dULm1jX2lkPVVTTlNGXzI1JldULm1jX2V2PWNsaWNrIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDE4MDYwMS45MDYwMzUxMSJ9.9WA6HDp0RTNIWqf8s0pDSXwPtwLmYnI1HUzTzOxLDZA&data=02%7C01%7Cjanene.m.robie%40dartmouth.edu%7C5c9b00f4a0a94ceec33908d5c9a372dd%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C636636626209055774&sdata=yowjzK0MK1a7Yvp%2Bs7wmmWQjyM14KyyaM6cWeyvkIn8%3D&reserved=0> can be found here.<https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18079/nsf18079.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click>



NSF Proposal and Award Policy Newsletter is now available here.<https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18078/nsf18078.pdf>



NIH- Data Security:  Learn how NIH protects various types of data in a new podcast.<https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2018/05/31/new-podcast-data-privacy-access-and-security-of-the-personal-data-nih-collects-on-grantees-applicants-investigators-and-trainees/>



Pacific Standard magazine topic:  Can Auditing Scientific Research Help Fix Its Reproducibility Crisis?  Read more here.<https://psmag.com/news/can-auditing-scientific-research-help-fix-its-reproducibility-crisis>



NIH Releases Strategic Plan for Data Science.  Read more here.<https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-releases-strategic-plan-data-science>



Bloomberg Commits $375 Million to Improve Education in the U.S.  Read more here.<http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/bloomberg-commits-375-million-to-improve-education-in-the-u.s?utm_medium=email&utm_source=PND%20Newsletter%20Subscribers&utm_campaign=pnd20180605>



Facebook requests information about novel approaches to perform noninvasive optical sensing of brain activity.  Responses close July 31, 2018.  Contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> for more details.



NIH Funding Opportunities Available for High-Risk, High-Reward Research.  Click here.<https://activecho.cit.nih.gov/node_share_links/2183?token=b3f2fa4a-ddb2-40a8-9d61-44a986b66013>



NSF announced Science of Learning (SL) which supports potentially transformative basic research to advance the science of learning.  Read more here.<https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5567&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click>



NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) full proposal deadline date: July 18, 2018.  Read more here.<https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503214&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click>



NIH- Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial:  This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages the submission of applications that propose to advance research in cancer etiology and early detection biomarkers, utilizing the advantages of the unique biorepository resources of the NCI-sponsored Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer (PLCO) Screening Trial.  Read more here.<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-15-297.html>



NSF Statement on National Academies Sexual Harassment Study<https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=245752&org=NSF&from=news>



House Bill Gives NIH a 3% Boost in 2019, to $38.3 Billion.  Read more here.<http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/house-bill-gives-nih-3-boost-2019-383-billion>



Check out OSP's updated listing of Limited Funding Opportunities.<http://www.dartmouth.edu/~osp/funding/limited_submit.html>



CONTINUING EDUCATION/WEBINARS



Interested in watching an OSP-hosted webinar on your own time?  Check out a variety of webinar information on the Canvas training site.  Module buckets include Preparation of Grant Applications, Research Administrator's Toolkit, Compliance, Industry Sponsored (Grants and Research), Post-Award, and Financial Management.  These are accessible via your Dartmouth College login.  Access the training info here.<https://canvas.dartmouth.edu/courses/11363>



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