The Department of Contracts and Grants (DCG) previously issued guidance and a short training regarding new federal requirements related to Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (MFTRP) under the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. A number of USC faculty have alerted us to recent solicitations to apply for MFTRP funding. These solicitations can come directly from foreign universities or from […]
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Please be advised that Cayuse will undergo scheduled monthly maintenance on Saturday, August 9th. 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 a […]
How to Expedite Your Award Set-Up 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: How to Expedite Your Award Set-Up at USC Why It Matters: Delays in award set-up can slow down spending, hiring, and research progress. Fortunately, there are a few proactive […]
NIH Issues Policy to Support Originality and Fairness in Research Application Process
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released the below update regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. July 17, 2025 ================================================================== NIH Issues Policy to Support Originality and Fairness in Research Application Process The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be helpful in limited aspects of preparing NIH research applications. However, it is critical […]
Updated NIH Implementation Guidance on Foreign Subawards for Active Projects
On July 18, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued an update to its foreign subaward policy through Guide Notice NOT-OD-25-130, expanding on the previously released NOT-OD-25-104. This update provides important implementation guidance for NIH-funded projects that were active or had applications submitted prior to May 1, 2025. As a reminder, the NIH will no longer issue […]
NSF Research Security Policy Updates (Effective Oct. 10, 2025)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued Important Notice No. 149 outlining major updates to research security policies in alignment with the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and NSPM-33. These changes impact all NSF-funded proposals and awards and are effective October 10, 2025. Key Updates Include: Research Security Assessments & Documentation NSF may conduct risk […]