Announcement: As mentioned in a previous Newsflash, the Department of Defense (DoD) is taking action to provide greater flexibility to the research community during this challenging time. DoD’s guidance is consistent with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-20-17 “Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the […]
Announcements
Research.gov Expanded – Separately Submitted Collaborative Proposals from Multiple Organizations Now Available
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that, effective March 30, 2020, the research community can prepare and submit separately submitted collaborative proposals from multiple organizations in Research.gov. Proposers can now prepare Full, Research proposals in Research.gov that are: Single submissions from one organization (available since April 2018) Single submission collaborative proposals with subawards (available […]
Responding to Frequent Questions on Flexibilities Related to NIH Funding and COVID-19
Announcement: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recently updated their Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients website with a number of additional FAQs, new funding opportunities, as well as a video message addressing some of the most common questions. Since the recording of the video, in response to community concerns […]
DOD Issues FAQs for Proposers and Awardees Impacted by COVID-19
Announcement: The Department of Defense (DOD) has issued a notice regarding Frequently Asked Questions for DOD Research Proposers and Awardees Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Please review the below summary: Extension of Due DatesThe DOD will allow grantees to delay submission of financial, performance and other reports on currently-active award accounts up to three […]
Minimum Level of Effort for NCI-Funded Awards
Announcement: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) released a notice requiring a minimum level of effort for funding consideration for NCI-funded grants. In addition to previously established policies for specific grant mechanisms described in funding opportunity announcements (FOAs), Principal Investigators (PIs), including Project Leaders on multi-project grants, will be required to commit a minimum level of […]
NSF Implementation of OMB Memo M-20-17 – Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus due to Loss of Operations
Announcement:The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued important guidance to the community regarding COVID-19: Important Notice No 146 to the Community Regarding COVID-19 Guidance on NSF’s implementation of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum (M-20-17) Please review the above guidance, in addition to the below summary of the flexibilities that NSF is implementing […]