Office of Sponsored Projects

Federal Updates & Reminders

Roundtable –March 20, 2014DHMC

NIH salary cap has gone up to $181,500 effective January 12, 2014

Grant application project titles will no longer be truncated in eRA system to the previous 81 character limit. You now have up to 200 characters!

Please Note: When submitting a Revision application, applicants must use the exact project title as displayed in Commons.

NIH~ What’s New?

NIH requires RPPR module for ( SNAP), fellowship and multi-year funded awards. This change went into effect January 31, 2014.

Non-SNAP progress reports are now able to be submitted using the RPPR. This is NOT mandatory at this time. Paper PHS 2590 will be accepted until NIH makes RPPR a requirement. NOT-OD-14-064

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-14-064.html

Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/rppr/

WebinarsPowerpoint TrainingNIH RPPR Instruction GuideScreen ShotsHow does RPPR differ from eSNAPFrequently Asked Questions

RPPR Resources:

Activity Codes Program Description Original Due Date

New Due Date

P Series Program Project and Center Grants

May 25, 2014

May 29, 2014

R18, U18, R25 Research Demonstration Education Programs

May 25, 2014

May 29, 2014

T Series, D Series

Institutional National Research Service Awards and Other Training Grants

May 25, 2014

May 29, 2014

C06/UC6 Construction Grants May 25, 2014

May 29, 2014

G07, G08, G11, G13, G20, S11, S21, S22, SC1, SC2, SC3

Other Activity Codes May 25, 2014

May 29, 2014

G12, R10, U10, UG1, R24, U24, S06, U19, U45, U54, U56

Other Activity Codes May 25, 2014

May 29, 2014

NIH -Adjustments to May 23-28 Application Due Dates

Date adjustments to accommodate scheduled federal system downtime.

Changes to STANDARD due Dates:

Changes for FOAs with Non- standard Due Dates

Applicants preparing multi-project applications using ASSIST will not have access to their applications during the downtime and should plan according for May deadlines.

http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-14-070.html

Funding Opportunity Original Due Date New Due DatePAR-12-084 May 25, 2014 May 29, 2014PAR-13-112 May 25, 2014 May 29, 2014PAR-13-205 May 25, 2014 May 29, 2014PAR-14-017 May 25, 2014 May 29, 2014PAR-14-018 May 25, 2014 May 29, 2014PAR-14-019 May 25, 2014 May 29, 2014PAR-14-021 May 25, 2014 May 29, 2014PAR-14-120 May 25, 2014 May 29, 2014PAR-13-258 May 27, 2014 May 29, 2014PAR-13-327 May 28, 2014 May 29, 2014PAR-14-081 May 28, 2014 May 29, 2014

After Memorial Day weekend upgrade the system will be able to recognize and store Greek and other scientific characters that the systems can’t handle today.

  As a result of this upgrade, eRA systems will be able to accept

Greek characters as they appear in the original scientific text submitted by grantees. For instance, Greek characters will appear in progress reports without resulting in garbled text.

NOTE: Greek characters in the Project Title field are still problematic until Grants.gov is able to accept and process them.

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-14-071.html

eRA Commons will support Greek & Other Unicode Characters

Reviewer section in PIs Personal Profile now displays Continuous Submission information

PIs can review their eligibility based on current appointed membership and/or recent substantial service.

~~~~~~ Signing Officials also have access to this

information.

Eligibility for Continuous Submission

Individuals with Graduate or Undergraduate Student roles participating in a NIH project for at least one person month or more will be required to have an eRA Commons ID.

Contact your OSP Grants Officer now to get students set up with appropriate role and avoid system warnings

NIH plans to make this MANDATORY in October 2014.

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-13-097.html

eRA Commons User IDs

For proposals submitted or due on or after February 24, 2014:

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf14001/index.jsp

NSF 14-1The Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide

Part I - Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) http://

www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf14001/gpg_index.jsp

GPG Summary of Significant Changes http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf14001/gpg_sigchanges.jsp

NSF 14-1The Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide

Part II - Award and Administration Guide (AAG)http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf14001/aag_index.jsp

AAG Summary of Significant Changes http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf14001/aag_sigchanges.jsp

NSF 14-1The Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide

The NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts is the official publication for NIH medical and behavioral research grant policies, guidelines and funding opportunities:

http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/listserv.htm

NSF weekly Bulletin: http://

www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=NSF&ord=date

NIH and NSF weekly updates

Where should PIs go for help with project reports?

  - Online Help:

http://www.research.gov/common/robohelp/public/WebHelp/Research.htm#Welcome_to_the_Research_gov_Help_System.htm

  - Project Report Informational Page:

http://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/PublicOutcomesReport.html

  - NSF Help Desk:

http://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_contact_us

NSF Progress Report

NIH subscription to weekly Guide TOC:

The NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts is the official publication for NIH medical and behavioral research Grant Policies, Guidelines and Funding Opportunities.

http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/listserv.htm

NSF weekly Bulletin: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=NSF&ord=date

NIH and NSF weekly news