October 18, 2019

Federal Demonstration Partnership September 2019 Meeting Updates

The University of Missouri-Columbia is a member of the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP). FDP is an association of federal agencies, academic and nonprofit research institutions, and research policy organizations that work together to streamline the administration of federally sponsored research. FDP meets three times a year in which faculty and administrators talk face-to-face with decision-makers from agencies that sponsor and regulate research. Member institutions have an administrative representative and a faculty representative. MU’s representatives are Jeremy Cox, OSPA (Administrative Representative) and Sara Gable, Office of Research Faculty Fellow (Faculty Representative).

Presentation slides from the September 2019 meeting can be found here, including the Federal Agency Updates, linked below.

One item of interest from NSF is that their annual update to the Proposal & Award Policy & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) will be delayed.  In a typical year,  the PAPPG is posted in October, with a January implementation date.  Due to comments received in response to the draft PAPPG, many related to coverage on Current and Pending Support, the actual dates of posting & implementation remain TBD.  OSPA will keep the Grants community apprised of the status of this important guide.

Another hot topic discussed, and can be found in the presentation slides, is Foreign Influence, what various Institutions are doing to stay compliant, and what our federal FDP partners are doing to address this topic.  Here at Mizzou, this website has been dedicated, containing a plethora of information useful to the grant community, including best practices to follow, FAQ’s, and who to contact for questions.