Announcement: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has developed a website dedicated to providing detailed guidance on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on NSF researchers. The guidance includes: Guidance on Coronavirus (COVID-19) US Government Response to Coronavirus, COVID-19 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance Department of State (DOS) travel information NSF Guidance for […]
Announcements
Notice of Transition to New System for Issuing Certificates of Confidentiality for Non-NIH Funded Research
Announcement: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has updated its Certificate of Confidentiality request process for non-NIH funded research through a new online system. Certificates of Confidentiality protect identifiable, sensitive research information from disclosure. While Certificates of Confidentiality are issued automatically for NIH-funded research, non-NIH funded research that collects identifiable, sensitive information can request a […]
NSF Releases FAQ Regarding COVID-19
Announcement: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released FAQs related to COVID-19. Included are the below general recommendations: Contact your Program Officer (PO) regarding any impact on a project. Refer to USC guidance regarding foreign travel, in addition to the State Department’s Travel Advisories website. For conference or travel awards impacted by travel advisories, consider, […]
NRSA Stipends, Tuition, Fees, and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2020
Announcement: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued an official Guide Notice that establishes stipend levels for fiscal year (FY) 2020 Kirschstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate, predoctoral, and postdoctoral trainees and fellows. In addition, the Training Related Expenses and the Institutional Allowance for postdoctoral trainees and fellows have been increased. The Training Related Expenses and […]
Increase to NIH Salary Cap
Announcement: Since 1990, Congress has legislatively mandated a limitation on direct salary for individuals under NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards. The mandate appears in The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94), signed into law on December 20, 2019, which provides authority for NIH to incur obligations for FY 2020. The Further Consolidated […]
Additional Guidance on the NIH Policy on the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board for Multi-Site Research
Announcement: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released a notice concerning additional guidance on the NIH Policy on the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board for Multi-Site Research. The Notice reminds grantees that the Revised Common Rule is now in effect as of January 20, 2020. As a result, NIH K and F […]