Save the Date:  OSP January Roundtable

January 23, 2019, 10:30-11:30am in Goldstein 105 Occom Commons

 

Save the Date:  NEH Regional Grant-Writing Workshop and Consultations at Dartmouth College

February 12, 2019, 8:30am-12:30pm (Workshop)

February 12, 2019, 2:00-5:00pm and February 13, 2019, 9:00am-12:00pm (Consultations)

Sponsored by GrantsGPS

 

RAPPORT UPDATES

 

The target for Rapport Grants Product 8.5 go-live is April, 2019.

 

RAPPORT Awards will have a new workflow between the department grant manager and OSP Post Award.  Department Grant Managers will be able to provide budget breakdown via the Budget Reconciliation workflow.  Department Grant Managers will be able to submit requests within RAPPORT (No Cost Extension, Rebudget, Change in Key Personnel, etc).  We encourage you to attend the upcoming trainings to learn your role in the budget reconciliation process within RAPPORT Awards.

 

DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK TRANSITION UPDATES

 

Thank you to the OSP Pre- Award and Post-Award DH teams for all of their work on the transition.

 

POLICY AND SPONSOR UPDATES

 

NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 19-1) Issued:  NSF announces new PAPPG for proposals submitted or due on or after Jan 28, 2019.  Click Here

 

NSF Reviewing Program That Allows Graduate Students to Study Abroad:  The National Science Foundation (NSF) said today that it is "currently reviewing possible future directions" for the Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW).  Read Article

 

Working Together to Protect the Integrity of NIH-funded Research (By Mike Lauer):  When research findings are made up from thin air, misrepresented in some way, or blatantly and without credit copied from others, we risk eroding the public’s trust, damaging institutional reputation, harming careers, incurring skepticism, misleading future research, and, arguably most importantly, hurting patients. NIH takes research misconduct seriously. We are being proactive.  Continue Reading

 

Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement for Fiscal Year 2019:  NIH has released a revised Grants Policy Statement that applies to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2018. This revised version does not introduce new policies, but it does incorporate all policy changes or updates made throughout the previous year and includes significant enhancements to improve the user interface, navigation, and search.  Click Here for Policy

 

New Application Requirements for Institutional Training Grants:  Letter of Institutional Commitment to Harassment and Discrimination Protections:  NIH takes the issue of sexual harassment and discrimination very seriously. As such, beginning with applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2019, institutional training grant applications (T15, T32, T34, T35, T36, T37, T90/R90, TL1, TL4) must include a letter that describes the institutional commitment to ensuring that proper policies, procedures, and oversight are in place to prevent discriminatory harassment and other discriminatory practices.  Continue Reading 

 

Updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding NSF's Award Term and Condition Have Been Posted to the NSF Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) Sexual Harassment Website:  These FAQs, entitled "Notification Requirements Regarding Sexual Harassment, Other Forms of Harassment, or Sexual Assault", are dated November 13, 2018.  More Here 

 

Higher Education R&D Expenditures Rose by 4.7% in 2017:  Total R&D expenditures by higher education exceeded $75 billion in FY 2017. Federal funding represented 54 percent of the total.  Read Article 

 

NIH Guide LISTSERV:  Subscribe to Weekly TOC E-mail with New NIH Guide Postings. Signing up for the guide ensures that you will receive important NIH announcements directly to your inbox.  Here

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION/WEBINARS

  

Spring Into Action and Register for the 2019 NIH Regional Seminar in Baltimore Today:  Each year, the NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration continues to draw participants from all over the globe.  If you are new to working with NIH grants and would like the opportunity to learn more directly from NIH & HHS experts, then make plans now to participate in the next NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration, Spring 2019 in Baltimore, MD.  Continue reading 

 

NOTABLE DATES/EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES  

 

NCURA Traveling Workshop:  Savannah, Georgia

December 12-14, 2018 (Departmental Research Administration Workshop)  More Information Here

 

Dartmouth Postdoc Research Day

December 14, 2018, 12:00-6:00pm in Rockefeller Center 101  Register Here

  

2019 NCURA Traveling Workshops:  Las Vegas, Nevada     

March 11-12, 2019 (FRA)

March 14-15, 2019 (PRA)  More Details

 

SRA International Midwest / Northeast Section Meeting
April 28 - May 1, 2019 in Chicago, IL  Click Here

 

Save the Date:  2019 NCURA Region I Spring Meeting: Portland, Maine
April 29 - May 1, 2019 (Conference)

April 28, 2019 (Pre-Conference Workshops)  Here

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