Announcement: In addition to the below Cayuse training resources, the Department of Contracts and Grants has released a Cayuse SP Frequently Asked Questions webpage. The FAQ is a compendium of key questions and answers raised during Cayuse SP trainings with research administrators across the campus. Cayuse SP will be available to the campus community on […]
Implementation of the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing
Announcement: Today, January 25, 2023, marks the implementation date for the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS Policy). As such, for all applicable research, researchers will be required to submit a plan for outlining how scientific data and accompanying metadata will be managed and shared. NIH will continue to work with the […]
Issuance of the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide
Announcement: NSF has published a revised version of the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide (NSF 23-006). Overall, the Guide has been updated to align with the revisions to NSF’s Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1). Changes include: Editorial changes to either clarify or enhance the intended meaning of a sentence or section. […]
Increase to NIH Salary Cap FY 2023
Announcement: NIH recently released a Notice regarding the salary limitation for NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards and extramural research and development contract awards. The Office of Personnel Management recently released new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale. Effective January 1, 2023, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $212,100. For active awards, including awards […]
Upcoming Release of Cayuse SP
Announcement: The Department of Contracts and Grants is excited to announce the upcoming release of Cayuse Sponsored Projects (SP). On February 28, 2023, Cayuse SP will replace Kuali Coeus (KC) as the University-wide grants management pre-award and non-financial post-award system. Cayuse SP will integrate with several USC compliance software platforms as well as Workday […]
Salary Limitation on AHRQ FY2023 Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts
Announcement: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a Notice regarding salary cap limitations imposed for Fiscal Year 2023. Effective January 1, 2023, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $212,100. For active awards, including awards that have been issued in FY 2023 (continuation and new), that were restricted to the previous Executive […]