August 31, 2012
Starting on October 1, 2012, NIH will begin to transition payments for all foreign grantee institutions to the Payment Management System (PMS) using B subaccounts. This new policy affects the procedure for carrying over an unobligated balance into FY2013. In order to carryover an unobligated, foreign grantees will need to follow the procedure outlined in … Continue reading “NIH Moves Towards Electronic Payments to Foreign Institutions”
August 30, 2012
The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are terrific programs for researchers who have incurred significant educational debt.The 2013 application cycle opens Sept. 1 and closes Nov. 15 at 8:00 p.m. EST.
August 30, 2012
The August 14 webinar on Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) reporting requirements and demo of the new eRA Commons FCOI module is now archived online.
August 29, 2012
NRSA applicants may attach Letters of Support to section 4.4 Other Project Information Component under #12. Other Attachments, part B. Additional Attachments, 1. Collaborators and Dissertation Advisors(s). This information is found on of the SF424 (R&R) Individual Fellowship Application Guide for NIH and AHRQ (p. I-65).
August 29, 2012
In an earlier post we examined the number of competing applications for investigator-initiated research project grants (RPGs) over time and found that, in the past decade or so, most of the increase in submitted applications is due to more applicants rather than more applications per investigator.
August 28, 2012
Learn more about submitting the Federal Financial Report (FFR).
August 24, 2012
NIH added a new set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), NIH Fiscal Policy, to address applicant budget submissions under the Fiscal Policy announced in NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-12-036 regarding cost-of-living/inflationary increases in awards, and related issues.
August 24, 2012
As you may remember, last summer the Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule in the Federal Register revising the regulations on financial conflicts of interest of extramural investigators.
August 23, 2012
The current salary cap is $179,700 (Executive Level II), effective for awards issued 12/23/11 or later. If an individual’s institutional-based salary exceeds the cap, the grantee may not charge more than the limit in effect at the time of the initial issue date (see FAQs for more details). Grantee organizations may provide additional salary–just not with … Continue reading “What Is the Current Salary Cap?”
August 21, 2012
NIH (including help desks) will be closed September 3 (Monday), 2012. If a standard postmark/submission date falls on this federal holiday, the application deadline is automatically extended to the next business day.
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