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. […]
Announcements
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 […]
Revision of NSF Award Terms and Conditions
Announcement: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that the following sets of NSF Award Terms and Conditions have been revised: NSF Agency Specific Requirements to the Research Terms and Conditions (ASR); Grant General Conditions (GC-1). Cooperative Agreement Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions (CA-FATC). Cooperative Agreement Modifications and Supplemental Financial and Administrative Terms and Conditions for Major […]
Winter Break 2022
The Department of Contracts and Grants would like to wish you and your families a Happy Holiday season. To prepare for the Holiday season and the University’s Winter Recess, below are some important dates and reminders regarding upcoming office closures. In observance of the University’s Winter Recess, DCG’s closure for Winter Recess will begin on Monday, December 19, 2022, and […]