December 30, 2014

NIH Notices: Biosketches | Genomic Data Sharing | Late Submissions | Resubmissions

Please take note of the following NIH Notices:
  • Update: New Biographical Sketch Format Required for NIH and AHRQ Grant Applications Submitted for Due Dates on or After May 25, 2015 (NOT-OD-15-032)
NIH and AHRQ will require use of the new biosketch format for all applications submitted for due dates on or after May 25, 2015. Between now and that time, applicants will have the choice of using the old or new biosketch format. This Notice supersedes a prior notice specifying that the new format would be required for applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2015.
  • Reminder for the Extramural Scientific Community: Implementation of the Genomic Data Sharing Policy Begins January 25, 2015 (NOT-OD-15-027)
The NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy becomes effective with NIH grant applications submitted for the January 25, 2015, due date and thereafter. The policy sets forth expectations that ensure the broad and responsible sharing of genomic research data. The GDS Policy applies to all NIH-funded research that generates large-scale human or non-human genomic data, regardless of the funding level, as well as the use of these data for subsequent research. 
  • Simplifying the NIH Policy for Late Application Submission (NOT-OD-15-039)
Effective for applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2015, there is a two week window of consideration after the application due date, during which time NIH might consider accepting a late application. This is a significant change from previous policy, which tied different late windows of consideration to different types of applications and provided no late window of consideration for applications submitted to any funding opportunity with special application due dates.
  • NIH Modification to Guidance on Marking Changes in Resubmission Applications (NOT-OD-15-030)
NIH has removed the requirement to identify “substantial scientific changes” in the text of a Resubmission application by “bracketing, indenting, or change of typography.” Effective immediately, it is sufficient to outline the changes made to the Resubmission application in the Introduction attachment.



Should you have questions about the applicability of these policies to current or anticipated projects, please contact your OSPA pre-award or post-award staff. 

December 23, 2014

Grant Fact Sheet Update: New Mileage Rates

MU Grants Community, 

A new version of the Grant Fact Sheet, dated 12/23/2014, is available on the OSPA website. Please access the current version here, noting new mileage rates on page 3.

December 5, 2014

OSPA Update

MU Grants Community,

Greetings from OSPA! It is a busy time of year and – as we all well know – research doesn’t take a holiday. The following update covers several key developments and items of note. Should you have any questions, please contact your OSPA Pre-Award or Post-Award staff.

Sponsored Programs Procedure Guide (SPPG) and Forms
The OSPA website is updated with revisions to the SPPG and the OSPA Forms page. The image below describes revisions and additions in detail. Please note in particular that a new F&A Waiver form replaces the Request for University Contribution (RUC) form, effective immediately. RUC forms currently in process can proceed; we will not refuse the old forms but will ask that you use the new form for your next request.


OMB Uniform Guidance
On December 1, the UM System Controller’s Office and MU OSPA provided a campus training session on the new Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards that will become effective December 26, 2014. Presentation slides are available on the MU OSPA OMB Uniform Guidance page.

NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 15-1)
NSF has released its implementation of the OMB Uniform Guidance by way of a revised PAPPG (NSF 15-1), effective for (1) proposals with submission deadlines on or after December 26, 2014, and (2) awards issued on or after December 26, 2014. Until the effective date, the guidelines contained in the current PAPPG (NSF 14-1) continue to apply. A brief summary of the significant changes is included below for reference.

October 30, 2014

NIH Grantees: Disregard Reference to Form 2590 in Reminders for Non-SNAP Reports

The following notice was issued by the eRA Division of Communication and Outreach on Wednesday, October 29, 2014.

All Non-SNAP progress reports submitted on or after October 17, 2014 are required to be submitted using the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) format, per Guide Notices NOT-OD-14-092 and NOT-OD-15-014,

Please disregard the language in the Progress Report Reminder email notifications that references using form PHS 2590 - Grant Progress Report.  We will be updating the language in the reminder notifications, in a future release, to correctly reflect the requirement to use RPPR for all Non-SNAP progress reports.

We are sorry for any inconvenience it may cause.

eRA Communications
Division of Communications and Outreach

NIH Office of Extramural Research

Should you have questions, please contact your OSPA Pre-Award or Post-Award staff.

October 28, 2014

Grant Connections - October 2014

Wednesday, October 29, 2014
11:00 a.m. – noon
Room 572 (Collaboratory) of the Bond Life Sciences Center


Agenda
  • Open Floor and Hot Topics 
  • Grants and the Graduate School – Karen Gruen and Ruth Erwin
    The focus of the discussion will be the areas of the Graduate School’s processes and policies that impact sponsored projects, such as budgeting and best practices for paying student tuition and effort on sponsored projects.
  • Uniform Guidance 101– Julia Rodriguez
    Curious about the “why” before the “what” of the Uniform Guidance? Julia will provide a brief history of Federal Grant Reform that led to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, effective December 26, 2014. 

October 23, 2014

eRA Information: Quick Queries are Moving in November

The following alert was issued by the Division of Communication and Outreach on Thursday, October 23, 2014.

Quick Queries are a series of search tools designed to help find important information concerning your NIH awarded grant(s) without the need for having an eRA Commons account. There are currently four query options available on the eRA Commons Quick Queries page:

In late November, these queries will all be moving to the eRA Commons system. You will be able to access all the queries from the eRA Commons home page (no log in required) using Commons Quick Queries link under Additional Links along the right side of the page. This move will result in a change in the URLs for each tool. If you have any of the tools bookmarked, please note that after the update the URL will no longer function and you will need to bookmark the new URLs.

October 22, 2014

NIH Notices: NIH RPPR Requirements | AHRQ RPPR Implementation and Uniform Due Dates

MU Grants Community,

Please take note of the following: 

  • Reminder: NIH Requires the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) for All Type 5 Progress Reports
    (NOT-OD-15-014)
    As of October 17, 2014, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requires grantees to submit all type 5 progress reports using the RPPR module in eRA Commons. Annual progress reports submitted in any format other than the RPPR will not be processed by the NIH and will require resubmission through the RPPR.   
  • AHRQ Implements the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) and Uniform Progress Report Due Dates
    (NOT-HS-15-001)
    All Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) grantees, exclusive of recipients of multi-year funded awards, will have the ability to use the eRA commons RPPR module beginning October 19, 2014. Effective January 1, 2015, AHRQ will require use of the RPPR module. Also, effective October 19, 2014, AHRQ will standardize all annual progress report due dates. 
Should you have questions about the applicability of these policies to current or anticipated projects, please contact your OSPA Pre-Award or Post-Award staff.

October 15, 2014

RE: NIH Notices of Career Development Applicants

MU Grants Community,

NIH issued the following correction as a follow-up to the eSubmission Items of Interest communication below which we posted on October 3, 2014.

NIH Division of Receipt and Referral staff are checking each new K99/R00 application received for the October 14 deadline and will reach out to any applicants whose application is missing the required budget information on the SF424 R&R cover form.


Slight change in course for K99/R00 applications

The Items of Interest sent on October 2nd included the following statement that we need to retract:

“Similarly, the ‘Estimated Project Funding’ section of the SF424 R&R cover form need only reflect the K99 funding request.”

We actually DO need the ‘Estimated Project Funding’ section of the SF424 R&R cover form (item 15)  to reflect both the K99 and R00 phases (i.e., the detailed budget total for the K99 phase plus up to $249,000 total costs per year for each year of the R00 phase). The Proposed Project Period (item 12 of the cover form) should span both the K99 and R00 phases, as well.


From the NIH Office of Extramural Research 

October 10, 2014

NSF FastLane Notice

MU Grants Community,

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has provided notice (below) that FastLane will be unavailable from 9:30 PM CT tonight (Friday, October 10) until Tuesday, October 14, at 5:00 AM CT. Should you have questions or concerns, please your OSPA Pre-Award or Post-Award staff. 


October 8, 2014

NIH Notices: Continuing Resolution | Application Webinars | New Inclusion Management System

MU Grants Community,

Please take note of the following:

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including NIH, operates under the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 signed by President Obama on September 19, 2014. The Continuing Resolution continues government operations through December 11, 2014 at 99.9 percent of the FY 2014 enacted level.

NIH will issue non-competing research grant awards at a level below that indicated on the most recent Notice of Award (generally up to 90% of the previously committed level). Upward adjustments to awarded levels will be considered after FY 2015 appropriations are enacted, but NIH expects institutions to monitor their expenditures carefully during this period. All legislative mandates that were in effect in FY 2014 (see NOT-OD-14-053 and NOT-OD-14-046) remain in effect under this CR including the salary limitation set at Executive Level II of the Federal Pay Scale as described in NOT-OD-14-052.

October 3, 2014

NIH Notices for Career Development Applicants

NIH eSubmission Items of Interest for Career Development Applicants - October 2, 2014

K99/R00 Budget Confusion

Are you planning to apply to the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00) opportunity? If so, you may be wondering just what we are looking for in the budget.

The original budget instructions stated:

In the initial application, an itemized budget is not required for the R00 phase. The applicant should indicate a minimum of 9-months effort for him/herself for each project period. The exact amount of direct and indirect costs does not need to be specified, and a zero may be used as a placeholder in these sections. Total costs of $249,000 should be entered in Total Direct and Indirect Costs. At the time of transition to the R00 phase, the R00 applicant institution will submit a detailed budget for each budget period of the R00 project period that reflects the direct and indirect costs at the R00 applicant institution.

September 30, 2014

InFocus - OMB Guidance

The following update from Susan Cessac, Manager of Cost Analysis, Office of the Controller, was included in the InFocus - F&A Quarterly Newsletter released on September 26, 2014.

Sponsored Programs Update


The new Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Guidance will be effective December 26, 2014 and implementation will be applicable to new awards and incremental funding awarded on or after that date. The Controller’s office has prepared a Uniform Guidance Summary that provides information on several of the new requirements that will impact the University Research Community. The summary and links to federal websites with additional information on the Uniform Guidance are posted on the Controller’s website under the Cost Analysis division.

The A-133 audit is underway for fiscal year 2014. We currently have eight major programs that are being audited, including Student Financial Aid, Research and Development, and other smaller programs. If you handle federally-funded sponsored projects you may be contacted for documentation to support expenditures charged to federal programs during fiscal year 2014. If you have questions, please contact your campus Sponsored Programs Office or the Controller’s Office.

You may access the original InFocus post and leave a comment here.

The Office of Sponsored Programs Administration has put together a dedicated OMB Uniform Guidance page which includes a summary of key reforms, important dates to remember, and additional information and resources about the new guidance.  To access this page please visit http://research.missouri.edu/ospa/omb

September 18, 2014

NIH eSubmission Items of Interest - September 18, 2014

The following Items of Interest notice was issued by the National Institutes of Health Thursday, September 18, 2014:

Systematic Application Compliance Checking – What It Is and What It’s Not

Automated enforcement of business rules by NIH eRA systems plays an important role in the application submission process – it helps you and it helps NIH. Understanding what that role covers can be the difference between your application moving forward to review and not.

System-enforced application validations are what they are – nothing more, nothing less.



They ARE

… a strategy for providing users with the opportunity to identify and fix many showstopper errors prior to submission deadlines.

September 16, 2014

Grant Fact Sheet Update: Educational Fees

A new version of the Grant Fact Sheet, dated 9/12/2014, is available on the OSPA website. Please access the current version here, noting the following change:
  • Updated amounts for various incidental fees per credit hour (p. 4)

NIH eRA Items of Interest - September 11, 2014

The following Items of Interest notice was issued by the eRA Division of Communication and Outreach on Thursday, September 11, 2014:

Take Notice!

If there is one concept that we are reminded about daily and that we try to remind you about, it is that the grant application and award process is complex.  Part of what makes it so complex is that it is highly dynamic; ever changing, adjusting and adapting to political, economic, and technological forces.  As a result we need to communicate critical changes with regards to processes and policy to you.  We accomplish this through a variety of the methods, such as Items of Interest newsletters (eRA and eSubmission), the Extramural Nexus, Dr. Rockey’s Rock Talk blog, etc.

The most formal method of communication is via Guide Notices.  Guide Notices (NOT) are official NIH announcements relating to a change in policy, procedure, form, or system.  Notices can be searched for at the NIH Guide.  And searches can be subscribed to via the recently added subscription service. Watch this tutorial to learn more about the subscribe feature.

You may wish to take note of these recent and/or important notices:

September 12, 2014

Grant Connections Meeting - September 2014

Wednesday, September 24, 2014
11:00 a.m. – noon
Room 171 (Reading Room) of the Bond Life Sciences Center


Join us for the next Grant Connections conversation to discuss two timely topics: Broader Impacts and the NIH Public Access Policy. Please bring any questions you have or discussion points for the Open Floor and Hot Topics portion of the agenda, which will lead off the meeting.

Agenda

  • Open Floor and Hot Topics
  • Broader Impacts Network
    Dr. Susan D. Renoe | Director, Broader Impacts Network
    Researchers who submit proposals to NSF are evaluated on their intellectual merit (science) and broader impacts (societal benefit). The MU Broader Impacts Network(BIN) assists researchers as they design, implement, and evaluate their broader impacts plans. This discussion will provide a greater understanding of the BIN and the services it provides, free of charge, to MU researchers.
  • NIH Public Access Policy
    Kate Anderson | Head, Zalk Veterinary Medical Library
    Cynthia Haydon | Senior Grant Writer, School of Medicine

    NIH has recently returned focus to its Public Access Policy and is enforcing it more stringently by withholding or placing restrictions on continuation funding until all publications resulting from a grant-funded project are compliant. We will discuss how research administrators can best support PIs in meeting the requirements of the policy. 

September 8, 2014

eRA Alert: System Issue Affecting Submissions to NIH

The following alert was issued by the eRA Division of Communication and Outreach on Monday, September 8, 2014:

The NIH eRA team is seeing an unusually high number of applications encountering ‘System Issues’ upon submission . If you encounter a system issue that impacts your ability to submit on time, please refrain from submitting again and follow our standard Guidelines for Applicants Experiencing System Issues for guidance.

The NIH eRA Production Support team is proactively identifying and reprocessing applications that encounter system issues. Applications are typically identified and reprocessed within 2 hours of submission. Due to this reprocessing, you may see subsequent email notifications for the same application. You will know the application has reprocessed successfully if you receive a notification indicating you should check your application in eRA Commons, you can access a list of errors/warnings in eRA Commons for your submission or if you can access your application image in eRA Commons.

August 25, 2014

Grant Connections Meeting - August 2014


Wednesday, August 27, 2014
11:00 a.m. – noon
Room 171 (Reading Room) of the Bond Life Sciences Center

Join us for the next Grant Connections conversation to discuss existing PeopleSoft queries with special guests Jamie Szabo from the Office of Sponsored Programs Administration and Susan Cessac from the Controller’s Office. Please bring any questions you have or discussion points for the Open Floor and Hot Topics portion of the agenda, which will lead off the meeting. We also welcome your participation in the queries discussion.

Agenda
  • Open Floor and Hot Topics
  • Data Analytics: Making PeopleSoft Queries Work for You, and What Exactly is in the AAU Metrics?

Grant Connections Meeting - July 2014

  
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
11:00 a.m. – noon
Room 171 (Reading Room) of the Bond Life Sciences Center

Agenda
  • Open Floor and Hot Topics
  • Industry Funding and EntrepreneurshipThe University recently relaxed its stance on the disposition of potential intellectual property from industry-funded research in order to further support a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. Dr. Hank Foley, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies, and Chris Fender, OTMIR Director, will discuss the impacts of these changes across campus. To prepare for this session, please review the attached previously-disseminated communication as well as Dr. Foley’s April 2014 presentation to faculty, “Let’s Talk Research,” available at http://research.missouri.edu/about/lets_talk_research.php.

August 21, 2014

Grant Fact Sheet Update: Per Diem Allowance, GRA Stipends


A new version of the Grant Fact Sheet, dated 07/23/2014, is available on the OSPA website.  Please access the current version here, noting the following changes: 

1. AAALAC Accreditation Date (p. 3)
The AAALAC Accreditation Date for all accredited areas of Columbia campus has been updated to 06/29/2014.

2. Travel and Meal Reimbursement Rates (p. 3)
As of July 1, 2014, the University changed its per diem allowance for domestic overnight travel outside of the state of Missouri to Contiguous United States (CONUS) rates as determined by the federal government.

3. Institutional Minimum Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant Stipends (p. 4)
Updated for the 2014-2015 academic year, including both master's/specialist and doctoral levels.

Data Sharing Expectations for NIMH-funded Clinical Trials


(NOT-MH-14-015) National Institutes of Health

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) intends to establish the National Database for Clinical Trials Related to Mental Illness (http://ndct.nimh.nih.gov, NDCT), a common informatics platform for exchanging data from clinical trials. Awardees from relevant funding opportunity announcements are strongly encouraged to deposit data into NCDT. 


Should you have questions about the applicability of this policy to current or anticipated projects, please contact me or email the OSPA Clinical Trials Team at muresearchospact@missouri.edu. 

June 4, 2014

NIH Application Submission Reminders

NIH eSubmission Items of Interest - June 4, 2014

Don’t Forget the eSubmission Basics

I had the privilege of spending some time last week with the eRA Commons Help Desk and posed the question - “If you could tell the applicant community one thing about application submission what would it be?” I was a bit surprised to hear the same key messages that we have been pushing for years. On the other hand, that’s why we consider them ‘the eSubmission basics’.

June 3, 2014

NSF Releases Video Tutorial on Research.gov’s BibTeX Feature

Please review the following announcement from NSF and Research.gov.


Colleagues,


On Wednesday, May 21, NSF released a video tutorial on Research.gov’s feature to capture citations in annual and final project reports through the uploading of a BibTeX file. This tutorial walks awardees through the creation and uploading process of a BibTeX file to a project report via Research.gov. To view the tutorial, visit the Research.gov Project Reporting page or click here.

The Research.gov BibTeX video tutorial is one in a series of tutorials that NSF is releasing to help awardees. This past February, NSF released the Project Reporting video tutorial, which highlights the process and tools available to complete and submit a project report.

We hope that you find these tutorials helpful. If you have any questions, please contact us at feedback@research.gov.

Sincerely,

The Research.gov Team at the National Science Foundation

May 30, 2014

NIH Notices: RPPR | Biosketch Pilot | NIOSH Application Submission Policy

Please take note of the following:
  • NIH Will Require the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) for All Type 5 Non-SNAP Progress Reports on October 17, 2014
    (NOT-OD-14-092) National Institutes of Health
  • Piloting Modified NIH Biosketches
    (NOT-OD-14-091) National Institutes of Health

  • NIOSH Announces Updated Policy for Application Submission
    (NOT-OH-14-006) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Effective immediately, for application due dates after May 28, 2014, following an unsuccessful resubmission (A1) application, applicants may submit the same idea as a new (A0) application for the next appropriate due date. NIOSH will not assess the similarity of the science in the new (A0) application to any previously reviewed submission when accepting an application for review. Although a new (A0) application does not allow an introduction or responses to the previous reviews, the NIOSH encourages applicants to refine and strengthen all application submissions.

Should you have questions about the applicability of these policies to current or anticipated projects, please contact me or your OSPA Pre-Award or Post-Award staff. 

May 27, 2014

RE: New Position on Intellectual Property

The following policy and procedure documents and forms are available on the OSPA website:


F&A Cost Recovery
Revision date: May 2014

Intellectual Property
Revision date: May 2014

OSPA Forms page

Industry-Sponsored Project Agreement

  • Applicable for research or service activities funded entirely by a for-profit entity, with no federal or federal flow-through fund involvement, when the Company requires rights in data to the exclusion of the University and/or claims ownership rights to intellectual property that may be developed by the University under the project.
  • Requires an accompanying Industry-Sponsored Project Agreement Intellectual Property Waiver.

Intellectual Property Waiver

  • Utilize for projects governed by any agreement other than the MU industry-sponsored project template agreement (above).

May 25, 2014

Upcoming NIH Submission Deadlines and eRA Downtime

A busy NIH deadline period approaches. Please be aware of the following: 


  • Adjustments to May 25-28 Grant Application Due Dates(NOT-OD-14-070) National Institutes of Health. 
    Reminder: Over Memorial Day weekend, all eRA services will be completely shut down (this means both Commons and ASSIST). 
    The systems will be brought down at 8:00pm on Friday, May 23 and are expected to be restored to service by Tuesday, May 27 at 6:00am.  This downtime is to complete the upgrade of all eRA systems so they are Unicode capable. 
    Applications are due to
    your OSPA Satellite Office five (5) full business days prior to the applicable due date and time.
  • Due Date: Thursday, June 5, 5:00 pm CT
    R01: NIH Research Project Grant Program (PA-13-302)
    U01: Research Project Cooperative Agreement
    Applications are due to your OSPA Satellite Office by 8:00am on Friday, May 30.  
  • Due date: Thursday, June 12, 5:00 pm CTK series: Career Development AwardsApplications are due to your OSPA Satellite Office by 8:00am on Friday, June 6.
  • Due Date: Monday, June 16, 5:00 pm CTR21: NIH Exploratory/Development Research Grant Program (PA-13-303)Applications are due to your OSPA Satellite Office by 8:00am on Tuesday, June 10.  

Should you have questions, please contact me or your OSPA Pre-Award staff.

Have a safe and happy holiday weekend,


Jill 

May 9, 2014

New Position on Intellectual Property

Please see below for an announcement from Dr. Foley, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies. Related policy and procedure documents and forms will be posted to the OSPA website shortly.

The next campus Grant Connections meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, at 11:00am in the Bond Life Sciences Center (Room 171). If you have questions, please submit them to me between now and then in anticipation of a Q&A session specific to this topic. Of course questions and conversation on the day of the meeting are most welcome, too.  

April 18, 2014

NIH Notices: Updated Application Submission Policy | RPPR for All Type 5 Non-SNAP | HeLa Data Policy

Please take note of the following NIH Notices:
  • NIH and AHRQ Announce Updated Policy for Application Submission
    (NOT-OD-14-074) National Institutes of Health
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Effective immediately, the NIH and AHRQ will accept a new (A0) application following an unsuccessful resubmission (A1) application. The subsequent new application need not demonstrate substantial changes in scientific direction compared to previously reviewed submissions, and must not contain an introduction to respond to the critiques from the previous review.
  • NIH Will Open the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) for All Type 5 Non-SNAP Progress Reports on April 25, 2014
    (NOT-OD-14-079) National Institutes of Health
  • Notice of NIH HeLa Genome Sequence Data Submission and Access Policy
    (NOT-OD-14-080) Office of the Director, NIH


Should you have questions about the applicability of these policies to current or anticipated projects, please contact me or your OSPA pre-award or post-award staff. 

February 17, 2014

NIH Notices: FY2014 Funding

Please take note of the following NIH Notices applicable to FY2014 funding: 

  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2014
    (NOT-OD-14-046) Office of the Director, NIH
  • Notice of Salary Limitation on Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts
    (NOT-OD-14-052) National Institutes of Health
  • Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY2014
    (NOT-OD-14-053) National Institutes of Health
  • NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards FY 2014
    (NOT-OD-14-055) Office of the Director, NIH

Should you have questions about the applicability of these policies to current or anticipated projects, please contact your OSPA pre-award or post-award staff. 

February 11, 2014

American Asthma Foundation: PHS FCOI Regulations apply

The American Asthma Foundation (AAF) was identified today as an organization having adopted the current PHS Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) Regulations. The Investigator Form, Sponsored Programs Procedure Guide (SPPG), and other related documents will be revised, re-posted, and announced shortly. In the meantime, for all AAF proposals and awards, please follow the established FCOI processes for PHS funding.

An Investigator Form, along with confirmed current disclosures for all Investigators, is required for all proposal submissions, including for the February 12, 2014, application deadline.

Should you have questions or concerns about impending submissions or the applicability of the Rule, please don’t hesitate to contact me. 

February 5, 2014

Delays in Grant Application Submissions Due to Weather Problems: NIH and NSF Guidance



We hope you are safe and warm during the current full MU-campus closure due to extensive winter storms.

The OSPA central email inbox (grantsdc@missouri.edu) has been and will continue to be monitored during the closure, and time-sensitive proposal submissions and other urgent needs are being addressed. For the duration of the closure, please direct inquiries there as needed. Otherwise, your Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator (SGCA) will be ready to assist with questions, concerns, and business as usual when campus operations resume.

As a reminder, NIH and NSF have previously issued guidance for such conditions (below). For other sponsors with submission deadlines during the closure, we advise similarly working with agency/organizational contacts to make them aware of the situation, if possible, and upon submission, including a cover letter noting the reason for the delay.   


National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Notice Number: NOT-OD-10-061
Key Dates
Release Date: February 9, 2010
Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)
The NIH realizes that there may be problems for organizations in submitting grant applications due to the extensive winter storms.  The usual NIH practice for such circumstances will apply.  Electronic and paper applications submitted late because of weather problems must include a cover letter noting the reasons for the delay.  It is not necessary to get permission in advance for weather-related delays in grant application submissions.  The delay should not exceed the time period that an applicant organization/institution is closed. 



National Science Foundation (NSF)