On September 23, 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released their Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Administration Research and Development Budget Priorities and Crosscutting Actions memo. Though federal FY26 begins October 1, 2025, this guidance is issued now to direct agency planning well in […]
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MicroLearning Monday – Updated Limited Submission Process at USC
Welcome back to MicroLearning Mondays, our biweekly series of bite-sized research administration trainings brought to you by the Department of Contracts and Grants. This week’s topic: Updated Limited Submission Process at USC Why It Matters: Some funding opportunities come with restrictions on the number of proposals USC can submit. These are called limited submissions, and they require extra […]
Cayuse Monthly Maintenance
Please be advised that Cayuse will undergo scheduled monthly maintenance on Saturday, September 13th. During this time, all Cayuse applications may experience brief and intermittent interruptions as updates are applied. 🕘 Maintenance Window: Start:9:00 AM PST / 12:00 PM EST End: 9:00 PM PST / 12:00 AM EST If you experience login issues during the maintenance window, please wait […]
Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) in Research Training
*** Please see the below update from the USC Office of Culture, Ethics and Compliance *** A new course titled “Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) in Research Training” was released in TrojanLearn last week. This course replaces the former training that was titled “HHS Conflicts of Interest in Research Training”. As before, this course meets the at least every […]
Important Updates from the Office of Financial Analysis (OFA)
Please see the below update from the Office of Financial Analysis (OFA) regarding recent changes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Colleagues, As part of USC’s broader Reduction in Force initiative, I want to share key updates from the Office of Financial Analysis (OFA) that will affect our service levels and communication protocols moving forward. 🔍 Audit RequestsPlease continue to send all audit-related inquiries to ofa@usc.edu. […]
NIH Will Stop Posting Funding Opportunities in the NIH Guide Starting FY2026
Effective October 1, 2025 (start of FY2026), NIH will no longer post Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. Instead, Grants.gov will serve as the sole official source for NIH grant and cooperative agreement funding opportunities. The NIH Guide will continue to publish policy and informational notices only. Why This MattersFaculty and administrators […]