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.
United States Department of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture
NIFA issued guidance regarding an updated acknowledgement statement for USDA support by NIFA. NIFA’s Office of Grants and Financial Management will add this same statement to award terms as appropriate.
National Science Foundation
On July 24, 2015, NSF will take a next step in its transition from FastLane to Research.gov by releasing the following ten additional notifications and requests in Research.gov and retiring them from FastLane:
- Long-term Disengagement of the PI/PD or co-PI/co-PD (>3 months)
- Pre-Award Costs in Excess of 90 Days
- Significant Changes in Methods/Procedures
- Significant Changes/Delays or Events of Unusual Interest
- Changes in Objectives or Scope
- Reallocation of Funds Provided for Participant Support Costs
- Change in Person-Months Devoted to Project
- Withdrawal of PI/PD or co-PI/co-PD
- Rearrangements/Alterations in excess of $25,000 (construction)
- Conflicts of Interest