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2009-2010 Fringe Rate Table Published

August 18, 2009

The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) has updated the Fringe Rate Table.  Please see the table at http://oregonstate.edu/research/osp/submission/rates.htm

NIH Limits Awards Under Continuing Resolution

October 10 , 2008

On September 30, 2008, President Bush signed the continuing resolution (H.R. 2638) to fund most of the federal agencies at FY 2008 levels through March 6, 2009.  The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has provided notice to its awardees of reductions in funding levels for non-competing grant awards under the continuing resolution. Please see link for more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-002.html

 

New NIH Policy on Resubmission (Amended) Applications

October 10 , 2008

NIH announces a change in the existing policy on resubmission (amended) applications. Beginning with original new applications (i.e., never submitted) and competing renewal applications submitted for the January 25, 2009 due dates and beyond, the NIH will accept only a single amendment to the original application.  Failure to receive funding after two submissions (i.e., the original and the single amendment) will mean that the applicant should substantially re-design the project rather than simply change the application in response to previous reviews.  It is expected that this policy will lead to funding high quality applications earlier, with fewer resubmissions.

Link to amended policy
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-003.html

 

Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Fringe Benefit Rates Posted

August 22, 2008

Fiscal year 08-09 fringe benefit rates have been posted on the OSU Sponsored Programs web site. For the new rates please go to:

http://oregonstate.edu/research/osprc/submission/rates.htm#ope

There has also been some modifications to the health insurance for graduate students and OPE rate for undergraduate students

NIH Public Access Policy Information

April 2, 2008

Introduction:

New legislation passed in December 2007  ensures that the public has access to published results of NIH-funded research: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html  The new rules require researchers to submit all peer-reviewed journal articles that arise from NIH funds to PubMed Central (PMC) within twelve months of publication.  PubMed Central (PMC) www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov is a free online archive of full-text biomedical journal articles.

Complete document:  http://oregonstate.edu/research/osp/NIHPublicAccessPolicyInformation.htm

 

Revised Proposal Transmittal Form Available for Use

March 12, 2008

The Office of Sponsored Programs has posted a revised proposal transmittal form on their website at http://oregonstate.edu/research/osp/submission/Forms_Feb_08.htm. The form is available in both MSWord and Adobe formats. Please discontinue use of other versions immediately. Older versions of the proposal transmittal form will not be accepted after April 30, 2008.

 

Can I use Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional to complete and submit an Adobe Reader application package with Grants.gov? March 7, 2008

http://www.grants.gov/help/general_faqs.jsp#88

 

Depending on the version of Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional software you have installed on your computer you may be able to open, complete and submit an Adobe Reader application package to Grants.gov.

Adobe Acrobat software allows you to perform all tasks performed by the corresponding version of Adobe Reader software. The version number of Adobe Acrobat (Standard or Professional) software and Adobe Reader software that perform the same tasks have matching version numbers (i.e. Adobe Reader 8.1.2, parallels Acrobat Standard or Professional 8.1.2 viewing function). To complete a Grants.gov application package you must either install the Grants.gov compatible version of Adobe Reader for free or have an equivalent version of Acrobat Standard or Professional software already installed on your computer.

To check which version of Acrobat you are using go to the Help menu in Acrobat then select About Acrobat (version #), a text box will appear containing an Adobe logo with a number, under that information you will see another number, this is the version number of your software (i.e. 8.1.2).

Or click here to verify your Adobe Reader or Acrobat Standard or Professional Software version is compatible with Grants.gov.

If you have an earlier version of Acrobat or you are unsure which Acrobat or Adobe Reader software version you are using, you may download the Grants.gov compatible version of Adobe Reader for free and use it instead of Acrobat to complete your Grants.gov application package. See the FAQ below for instructions on using Adobe Reader instead of Acrobat without changing your computer settings.

 

Urgent Notification from Department of Energy regarding Protection of Personally Identifiable Information.

February, 2008

Please be advised that Protected Personally Identifiable Information (PII) which includes information such as birth date, Social Security Number, etc. is not to be included in any technical reports submitted to DOE.  If you have submitted report(s) to DOE containing Protected PII, please contact your DOE contracting officer immediately.  IF you have any questions regarding this notification and request, contact Eric Simpson at (630) 252-2108 or Patricia Schuneman at (630) 252-2956.

 

 

 

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