Announcement: In a previous NewsFlash, it was noted that for the below upcoming scheduled downtime for Grants.gov, Cayuse S2S users would still be able to submit their S2S proposals during the maintenance window. Cayuse has since released an updated correspondence that this is no longer accurate. Proposals will not be able to be submitted using Proposals […]
Announcements
Grants.gov Scheduled Maintenance Outage
Announcement: The Grants.gov Program Management Office (PMO) schedules system-wide software releases to bring users new features and fixes. During these releases, downtime is scheduled to deploy new enhancements. Please note that there will be several days of scheduled downtime coming up this week: Scheduled Maintenance Outage: Cayuse S2S users will still be able to submit […]
NIH eRA Enhancements – New Look Coming to xTRACT
Announcement: On Monday, October 16, 2023, the Extramural Trainee Reporting and Career Tracking (xTRACT) module within eRA Commons will begin to feature refreshed screens and new user-friendly features. All xTRACT screens will move to the new visual appearance being adopted by other eRA modules, as part of a required technology upgrade. However, the capabilities will remain […]
NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution
Announcement: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), operates under the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 118-015) signed by President Biden on September 30, 2023. This Act (CR) continues government operations through November 17, 2023, at the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 enacted level, with no reduction. Consistent with NIH […]
NIH Guide Notice-Prior Approval Requests for Revisions to an Approved DMS Plan
Reminder: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that any changes to an approved Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMS Plan) (for funded awards subject to the Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy) requires the recipient to submit a timely formal prior approval request to the funding NIH Institute, Center, or Office (ICO). Recipients must submit […]
Potential Government Shutdown
Announcement: Negotiations continue as Congress works to pass a budget by the close of the federal fiscal year on September 30, 2023. If Congress fails to fund the budget, the US Government will be required to shut down until a budget agreement is reached by Congress and signed by the President. At this time, the Office of […]