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 […]
Announcements
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 […]
Revised Postdoctoral Scholar Minimum Salary Requirement
Announcement: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced the publication of the revised NIH Grants Policy Statement. This revision is applicable to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2019. Previous versions of the NIHGPS remain applicable as a standard term and condition for all NIH […]
Launching DCG Training (Adobe Flash Update)
Announcement: The Department of Contracts and Grants (DCG) has three major training programs aimed at research administrators and faculty: Grants Management Training for Faculty Grants Management Training for Staff The Cardinal & Gold Curriculum All three of these programs have traditionally utilized Adobe Flash for their development and playback. Recently, browsers such as Google Chrome, […]