Announcement: The National Institutes of Health Office of Science Policy (OSP) and the Office of Extramural Research (OER) will be hosting two online webinars that will focus on the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy, which goes into effect on January 25, 2023. Webinar 1: Understanding the New NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy (Aug 11, 2022, […]
New DOE Requirement for Annual Financial Interest Disclosure
Announcement: The Department of Energy (DOE) requires that all investigators on DOE funded projects submit an annual disclosure of significant financial interests related to their USC responsibilities. Financial interests held by a spouse and any dependent children must be disclosed as well. More information on what needs to be disclosed can be found below. DOE requires that […]
Updated F&A Rate Agreement
Announcement: The University has negotiated a new Federal Rate Agreement. The latest agreement can be found on DCG’s Rates at a Glance page. Please begin utilizing the new rate agreement in proposals to extramural sponsors, effective July 1, 2022. Questions? If you have any questions, please reach out to the DCG Contracts and Grants Officer assigned to your unit.
Updated Fringe Benefit Rates
Announcement: The University has received updated federal and non-federal post-doc fringe benefit rates (highlighted below). Please begin using the new federal fringe rates in proposals to extramural sponsors as the new rates are effective July 1, 2022. Period Federal Non-Federal 7/30/2021 – 6/30/2022 28.60% 33.50% 7/01/2022 – 6/30/2023 34.30% 33.50% 7/01/2021 – 6/30/2022 23.50% (postdocs) 23.50% (postdocs) 7/01/2022 […]
Action Required for In-Progress RPPR Budget Forms By or Before June 22
Announcement: The Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) module in eRA Commons is moving June 23 to the new visual appearance of other eRA modules. This is part of a required technology upgrade that will enhance the security and stability of the module. The release will include the addition of the new unique entity identifiers (UEI) where […]
New Office of Research Zumberge Seed Grant Program
Announcement: The Office of Research is proud to announce the launching of a new Zumberge grant program! The Zumberge Research Coordination & Team Building (RCTB) award provides opportunities to foster new collaborations between USC faculty, as well as between USC and other research institutions nationally, with the goal to support faculty teams working on collaborative, multidisciplinary new research projects. The […]