Notes from the December Grant Connections meeting are included below for
your review and reference. Thanks to all who attended. We hope to see you
at the next meeting on Wednesday, January 27, 2016.
Happy New Year!
December 24, 2015
December 21, 2015
NIH Notices: For 1/25/16 due dates, revised SF424 Application Guides including new REQUIRED attachment | Revised FY16 Grants Policy Statement
MU Grants Community,
Please take note of the following NIH announcements. Should you have questions about the applicability of this guidance to current or anticipated projects, please contact your OSPA Pre-Award or Post-Award staff.
Effective for proposal with due dates on or after January 25, 2016:
Revised SF424 (R&R) Application Guides and Supplemental Instructions (NOT-OD-16-029)
Rigor and Transparency*
Change: Updated application requirements and review language to enhance reproducibility of research findings through increased scientific rigor and transparency. These changes will take effect for most research grant applications (including small business and complex research grant applications), but will not impact institutional training and individual fellowship applications until a later date. Changes include:
Please take note of the following NIH announcements. Should you have questions about the applicability of this guidance to current or anticipated projects, please contact your OSPA Pre-Award or Post-Award staff.
Effective for proposal with due dates on or after January 25, 2016:
Revised SF424 (R&R) Application Guides and Supplemental Instructions (NOT-OD-16-029)
Rigor and Transparency*
Change: Updated application requirements and review language to enhance reproducibility of research findings through increased scientific rigor and transparency. These changes will take effect for most research grant applications (including small business and complex research grant applications), but will not impact institutional training and individual fellowship applications until a later date. Changes include:
- Updates to application guide instructions for preparing your research strategy attachment
- Use of a new required attachment: "Authentication of Key Resources Plan” (uploaded in Other Attachments section of R&R Other Project Information form)
- Additional rigor and transparency questions reviewers will be asked to consider when reviewing applications
December 3, 2015
Grant Connections - December 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
11:00 a.m. – noon
Room 572 of the Bond Life Sciences Center
Agenda
11:00 a.m. – noon
Room 572 of the Bond Life Sciences Center
Agenda
- Hot Topics
- Office of Research Ongoing Strategic Initiatives and Core Research Infrastructure Support. Mark McIntosh, Ph.D., Interim Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies, and Economic Development; Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Strategic Initiatives; Director of the Research Core Facilities; and Professor and Chairman of the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. Dr. McIntosh will talk about the key role we as research administrators play in strategic initiatives for growing MU’s research enterprise.
- January 27, 2016
- February 24, 2016
- March 23, 2016
- April 27, 2016
- May 25, 2016
- Liz Bent, Grants & Contracts Administrator, CAFNR
- Marty Carter, Senior Business Operations Associate, School of Medicine
- Brandi Clements, Grants & Contracts Administrator, College of Education
- Craig David, Director, OSPA
- Jill Ferguson, Senior Compliance Manager, OSPA
- Sheryl Koenig, Grant Proposal Manager, Bond Life Sciences Center
- Julia Rodriguez, Grants & Contracts Administrator, Bond Life Sciences Center
- Jamie Szabo, Senior Compliance Manager, OSPA
October 27, 2015
OSPA Updates 10/23/2015
New Links on the OSPA website for quick reference to data management and public access resources
An article in The Chronicle of Higher Education highlights the ever-stricter administrative requirements for submitting grant proposals:
Application guidelines are nothing new, but the ferocity with which they are being enforced is. The wrong font size on a proposal could lead to its rejection, forcing the applicant to wait months until the next grant cycle to resubmit. The delay can prove damaging with the tenure and promotion clock ticking.
Grant Programs Get Persnickety
- Many funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have requirements for data sharing and data management plans. Under Proposal Development Resources on the OSPA main page, you can now find a link to an MU Libraries resource page on Data Management Plans.
- The NIH public access policy requires scientists to submit final peer-reviewed journal manuscripts that arise from NIH funds to PubMed Central immediately upon acceptance for publication. NIH will delay processing of non-competing continuation grant awards if publications arising from that award are not in compliance with the public access mandate. Under Federal Guidance and Regulations on the OSPA main page, you can now find a link to an MU Libraries resource page on the NIH Public Access Policy.
Note that NSF recently released its own public access policy. The library resource page will be updated soon to incorporate NSF and other funder policies. In the meantime, frequently asked questions about the NSF policy can be found here.
Application guidelines are nothing new, but the ferocity with which they are being enforced is. The wrong font size on a proposal could lead to its rejection, forcing the applicant to wait months until the next grant cycle to resubmit. The delay can prove damaging with the tenure and promotion clock ticking.
Grant Programs Get Persnickety
October 19, 2015
Sponsor Notices: NSF PAPPG (NSF 16-1) effective 1/25/16 | NIH Webinars; 2016 Policy, Instructions, and Form Changes
MU Grants Community,
Please take note of the following federal agency announcements. Should you have questions about the applicability of this guidance to current or anticipated projects, please contact your OSPA Pre-Award or Post-Award staff.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Please take note of the following federal agency announcements. Should you have questions about the applicability of this guidance to current or anticipated projects, please contact your OSPA Pre-Award or Post-Award staff.
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 16-1) has been issued. The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 25, 2016. Significant changes include:
- Enforcement of 5 p.m. submitter’s local time across all NSF funding opportunities
- Implementation of NSF’s Public Access Policy
- NSF’s implementation of the US Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences on Dual Use Research of Concern
- Provision of Collaborators and Other Affiliations information as a new single-copy document, instead of as part of the Biographical Sketch
- Submission of Biographical Sketches and Current and Pending Support separately for each senior personnel
- Revision of timeframe for submission of final project reports, project outcomes reports and financial closure of awards to 120 days after the award end date
October 14, 2015
Grant Connections - October 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
1:00 – 2:30pm
MU Student Center, Room 2205
Join us for a campus-wide screening of the Proposal Development webinar from the NCURA Life Cycle of the Award Series. The attached email provides more information, or click straight over to register on the OSPA Training webpage: https://apps.orcs.missouri.edu/ospa_training/login. Please note the time and location listed above, which is different from typical Grant Connections meetings.
Agenda
1:00 – 2:30pm
MU Student Center, Room 2205
Join us for a campus-wide screening of the Proposal Development webinar from the NCURA Life Cycle of the Award Series. The attached email provides more information, or click straight over to register on the OSPA Training webpage: https://apps.orcs.missouri.edu/ospa_training/login. Please note the time and location listed above, which is different from typical Grant Connections meetings.
Agenda
- NCURA Webinar: Proposal Development, Part 2. Part 1 of the series on October 14 is not a prerequisite for Part 2; however, Part 2 will pick up where Part 1 leaves off, covering the budget and justification and proposal preparation and submission.
- Hot Topics (as time allows following the webinar)
Mark your calendars! Meetings are scheduled for the following dates.
- November (no meeting)
- December 9, 2015 (note early date before the end of the semester and holidays)
- January 27, 2016
- February 24, 2016
- March 23, 2016
- April 27, 2016
- May 25, 2016
October 8, 2015
Grant Connections | September Meeting Notes
Please use these notes from the September Grant Connections meeting for your review and reference. Thanks to all who attended. We hope to see you at the next meeting on Wednesday, October 28.
September 21, 2015
Grant Connections - September 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
11:00 a.m. – noon
Reading Room (171) of the Bond Life Sciences Center
Please note: Dr. Mark McIntosh’s anticipated visit to Grant Connections will be rescheduled for a later date.
Agenda
11:00 a.m. – noon
Reading Room (171) of the Bond Life Sciences Center
Please note: Dr. Mark McIntosh’s anticipated visit to Grant Connections will be rescheduled for a later date.
Agenda
- Hot Topics
- Managing International Collaborations. International collaborations bring both exciting opportunities and unique challenges. Geographic distance, language barriers, and differences in business practices and regulatory requirements each require alternative approaches to grants administration. Heather Little, Compliance Manager in the Office of Export Controls; Christy Copeland, Assistant Director of CAFNR International Programs; and Jamie Szabo from the Office of Sponsored Programs Administration will lead a panel discussion.
- October 28, 2015
- November (no meeting)
- December 9, 2015 (note early date before the end of the semester and holidays)
- January 27, 2016
- February 24, 2016
- March 23, 2016
- April 27, 2016
- May 25, 2016
September 10, 2015
Grant Connections | August Meeting Notes
Please use these notes from the August Grant Connections meeting for your review and reference. Thanks to all who attended. We hope to see you at the next meeting on Wednesday, September 23, when Dr. Mark McIntosh will be the invited guest.
Dr. McIntosh is Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Strategic Initiatives in the Office of Research, Graduate Studies, and Economic Development, as well as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. In anticipation of our conversation with Dr. McIntosh, send questions or topics to Julia Rodriguez at rodriguezj@missouri.edu or call her at 884-1783.
Dr. McIntosh is Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Strategic Initiatives in the Office of Research, Graduate Studies, and Economic Development, as well as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. In anticipation of our conversation with Dr. McIntosh, send questions or topics to Julia Rodriguez at rodriguezj@missouri.edu or call her at 884-1783.
September 2, 2015
OSPA Policy and Procedure Updates: Investigator Form | Shared Credit Change Request | Participant Support Costs
MU Grants Community,
Please note the following updates to sponsored projects policies and procedures:
Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI): Alpha-1 Foundation and PCORI
The Investigator Form is revised to add the Alpha-1 Foundation and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) as organizations having adopted the PHS FCOI Regulation. The Sponsored Programs Procedure Guide will be updated soon to reflect the same. Because these organizations have adopted the PHS FCOI Regulation in full, UM and MU COI polices related to PHS FCOI apply without exception. Proposals will not be submitted to these organizations before confirmation that each Investigator has a current Outside Interest Disclosure Form on file.
Please note the following updates to sponsored projects policies and procedures:
Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI): Alpha-1 Foundation and PCORI
The Investigator Form is revised to add the Alpha-1 Foundation and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) as organizations having adopted the PHS FCOI Regulation. The Sponsored Programs Procedure Guide will be updated soon to reflect the same. Because these organizations have adopted the PHS FCOI Regulation in full, UM and MU COI polices related to PHS FCOI apply without exception. Proposals will not be submitted to these organizations before confirmation that each Investigator has a current Outside Interest Disclosure Form on file.
As a reminder, please be sure to access frequently-used form by way of the OSPA Forms page rather than referring back to a local copy. Investigator Forms currently in process can proceed; we will not refuse the old forms but will ask that you use the new form, dated 08/27/2015, for your next applicable project.
New Form: Shared Credit Change Request
Use the Shared Credit Change Request form to request changes in shared credit on existing awards. Correct shared credit designation ensures accurate Research Incentive Fund (RIF) distribution and reporting of expenditures in the Office of Research Annual Report. The form should be completed, approved by the impacted department chairs and deans, and then submitted to tigerteam@missouri.edu.
New Form: Shared Credit Change Request
Use the Shared Credit Change Request form to request changes in shared credit on existing awards. Correct shared credit designation ensures accurate Research Incentive Fund (RIF) distribution and reporting of expenditures in the Office of Research Annual Report. The form should be completed, approved by the impacted department chairs and deans, and then submitted to tigerteam@missouri.edu.
Addition to the Sponsored Programs Procedure Guide (SPPG): Participant Support Costs
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