Category: NSF
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NSF Mandates Use of Approved Systems for Biographical Sketches
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that after the next version of their Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) takes effect (anticipated January 2020), all biographical sketch PDFs must be generated using an NSF-approved format. This requirement is intended to reduce administrative burden by providing a compliant way to maintain and update…
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Expanded Use of Research.gov – Collaborative Proposals with Subawards and Other Enhancements
Since April of 2018, users have been able to prepare and submit non-collaborative proposals in Research.gov. As of June 24, 2019, Research.gov has been expanded to support preparation and submission of collaborative proposals with subawards. Future expansions will allow preparation and submission of collaborative proposals submitted separately by multiple organizations. In June, NSF enabled automatic…
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New Webinars and Program Now Available in ELMS
How to register: Register for the webinar/program in ELMS. To locate the webinar/program, please search using class code listed next to the corresponding webinar/program. Questions: Please contact Ashley Myers at aemyers@emory.edu.
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New Webinars Available in ELMS.
In the table below, you will find the Course Name and the Course Code of the recently added webinars. You may register for any of the following in ELMS.
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Research Terms and Conditions (RTCs) Released and Available
The revised Research Terms and Conditions (RTCs) have been made available. The RTCs address and implement the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200). The RTCs incorporate the entire Uniform Guidance by reference and clarify or supplement existing provisions where appropriate. They further incorporate by reference the most…
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Issuance of Revised NSF Award Terms and Conditions
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) entire suite of Award Terms and Conditions has been revised to implement the requirements stipulated in Appendix XII to Part 200 of 2 CFR § 200 (the Uniform Guidance) regarding the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), as well as other clarifications to the conditions. Each set of…
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NSF Implementation of the Department of Labor’s new FLSA Final Overtime Rule
As we have announced previously, the Department of Labor has revised the Fair Labor Standards Act to update rules related to overtime pay. These new rules raise the threshold for requiring overtime pay to $47,476, effective December 1, 2016. These changes may have impact on staff working on federally-funded research grants, including postdoctoral researchers. NIH…
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Program Updates from COI: New NSF SBIR Phase 1 Solicitation Requirements
In December 2015, the following terms were identified in the NSF (National Science Foundation) SBIR (Small Business Invention Research) Program Phase I instructions: “No person who is an equity holder, employee, or officer of the proposing small business may be paid through a subaward budget unless an exception is recommended by the Program Director and…