New Proposal Notification Process Principal Investigators planning to submit a proposal for external funding will now need to notify SPA of their submission by completing
Read moreGrant Time and Effort Reporting Reminder
In early May Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) will be distributing Effort Statements (aka Time & Effort Reports, Effort Certification) for the period July 1, 2022,
Read moreNSF FAQs Safe and Inclusive Work Environments BIO/GEO Pilot
On 3/27/2023 NSF released Frequently Asked Questions clarifying expectations when a solicitation requires submission of a Safe and Inclusive Work Environment (SAI) Plan. Currently, several
Read moreImportant Changes for NSF Proposals and Awards
Important Changes for NSF Proposals and Awards The National Science Foundation is issuing several important policy changes with the NEW Proposal Award Policies and Procedures
Read moreNew NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan Requirement
In line with NIH’s Final Data Management and Sharing Policy, Principal Investigators must include a Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMSP) with any new and
Read moreProposed Common Disclosure Forms for Biographical Sketches and Current and Pending (Other) Support
NSTC Research Security Subcommittee NSPM-33 Implementation Guidance Disclosure Requirements & Standardization Over the past several months, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Research Security
Read moreTransition to InfoEd Budget Development
As part of ongoing modernization efforts, SPA will develop budgets for a subset of grant and contract proposal submissions in NIU’s InfoEd proposal development and
Read moreNSF Announces New Research.gov Proposal Prep Functionality
The NSF has announced new Research.gov proposal preparation functionality available May 2, 2022. This new functionality is part of NSF’s plan to move the preparation
Read moreNSF Requires Use of Research.gov for Certain Proposal Submissions
On March 21, 2022, NSF released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) alerting the community that they are now requiring the use of Research.gov to prepare
Read moreNew NIH Biosketch and Other Support Forms as of January 25, 2022
This Notice is related to the implementation of NIH Notice NOT-OD-21-073 announcing changes to the Biosketch and Other Support format pages. As of January 25,
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