Dear MU Grants Community,
Is one of the things you are looking forward to this holiday
season setting your New Year’s Resolutions? No?
If you struggle with making meaningful resolutions, then maybe
these ideas will help:
Resolution
No. 1: I will use Grants.gov
Workspace for my federal research grant proposal applications. Why? Because it is required beginning January 1, 2018 when the old
Legacy PDF application packages are no longer available. Please
remember - NSF continues to use NSF Fastlane, and NIH continues to
use NIH ASSIST, other federal agencies use Workspace.
Resolution
No. 2:
I will review the significant changes to the 2018 NSF
Proposal and Award Policy and Procedure Guide (PAPPG) which are effective
January 29, 2018. The Nov/Dec Issue of the NSF Proposal
and Award Policy Newsletter includes information on these changes with
links to the corresponding section(s) of the PAPPG. Also inside this
issue is access to the recording of the live webinar where Jean Feldman,
Head, Policy Office, Division of Institution and Award Support, discusses the
changes in detail. Significant changes and Clarifications can also be found here.
Resolution
No. 3: I will
use the NIH
FORMS-E Grant Application Forms for my National Institutes of Health grant
proposals due on or after January 25, 2018. A Summary of the
Changes to the Forms is included in the Attached document provided by
NIH. An Annotated
Form Set is available online, as well as a link to a Preview of the Forms-E
Changes. A summary of form updates can also be found here.
As always, if you have questions or need assistance, please
don’t hesitate to contact your team in OSPA.
Best regards and Wishing you a Happy 2018,
Brenda