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In the news week of June 20, 2021

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6/22/21:  Reps Call for Review Into Alleged FBI ‘Misconduct’ Against Chinese Scientist Accused of Spying (Nextgov) Three Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee requested a comprehensive look into the FBI’s actions against a former University of Tennessee at Knoxville professor charged with concealing his ties to China after the litigation resulted in a mistrial.  Reps.… Read More

Revised version of the NDF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures ((PAPPG) Now Available

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A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1) has been issued. The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted or due on or after October 4, 2021. Significant changes include: A new section covering requests for reasonable and accessibility accommodations regarding the proposal process or requests… Read More

NSF Current and Pending Support and Other Support Matrix

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NSF has developed a disclosure table entitled,  NSF Pre-award and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support, to identify where these disclosures must be provided in proposals as well as in project reports. Proposers and awardees may begin using this resource immediately to assist with completing the relevant proposal and… Read More

NIH Salary Cap

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The NIH has announced that effective January 7, 2018 the salary cap has been increased to $189,600. For additional information see: NOT-OD-18-137 Released: March 7, 2018

2018 Proposal Deadline Calendar

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2018 OSP Calendar This calendar lists the days when OSP is closed, NIH standard deadlines[1]; and the date by which OSP needs to receive the completed proposal, [5 business days in advance of the deadline]. Please contact anyone on the OPS preaward team with questions! January 1st           New Year’s Day January 5th           NIH STTR/SBIR [new] OSP… Read More

How to instructions for the New E-Forms

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As of January 25, 2018, the NIH is requiring that proposals be submitted on the new E-forms.  Any proposals submitted on old forms will not be accepted. Cayuse SF424 has been updated to conform with the new format but we thought that it might be useful to point out the most critically important changes. First, please note that all… Read More

NIH Form set E for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2018

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The majority of changes in the PHS Forms -E relate to the consolidation of human subjects and inclusion enrollment information in the application. Previously this information was in several different places within the application.  The new form also expands clinical trial data collection to allow reviewers the ability to improve oversight. A key focus of the… Read More

Office of Sponsored Programs Blog

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The OSP Blog provides members of the UTHSC research community with up-to-the minute information regarding institutional and sponsor policy and procedural changes related to sponsored programs administration.