NIH Public Access Policy
NIH Public Access Policy
ALERT
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NSF Limited Submission
NSF Limited Submission
Attached is information about the NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT).
Georgetown is limited to a maximum of four preliminary proposals. An individual faculty member can be a PI on a maximum of one proposal but may serve as non senior personnel on other proposals.
If more than four faculty are interested in submitting proposals, we must convene an internal committee. Please notify Mary Schmiedel of your interest by submitting a one page description of the proposal along with an NIH type biosketch (3 page limit) in a single PDF file to by March 18th. A sample NIH biosketch may be sent to PI’s if necessary.
If you have any questions, please contact Mary Schmiedel at 202/687-3911.
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2008 Mileage Rates - Updated 6/25/08
2008 Mileage Rates
The Internal Revenue Service issued on 6/23/08 an increase in the optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business or moving purposes. Effective July 1, 2008, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car are as follows:
- 58.5 cents per mile for business miles driven.
- 27 cents per mile driven for moving expenses.
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GUShare & Grants.gov
Grants.gov proposal submission to OSP via GUShare
PI's and Administrators - Please use GUShare to submit Grants.gov proposals to OSP since this application offers secure storage and efficient transmission of large files.
Click on the links below to access guidelines and additional information on various GUShare topics -
Enabling your GUShare
Creating a Group in GUShare
Submitting a Grants.gov Proposal to OSP
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NIH New Receipt Dates
NIH Announces New Receipt Dates
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), along with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), has announced adjustments to the receipt dates for their programs. Please follow the link below for additional information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-001.html
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NIH News Update
OSP Staff
Change in NIH Salary Cap Limitation Effect January 15, 2008, the salary cap on NIH awards has increased to $191,300. The NIH annoucement may be viewed at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-035.html
Changes in Standing Receipt Dates for NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Beginning January 2007 The National Institutes of Health (NIH), along with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), has announced adjustments to the receipt dates for their programs. Please follow the link below for additional information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-001.html
Website for new NIH investigators The NIH has constructed a website for use by new investigators. It includes, among other resources, an overview of the grants application process, a grant tutorial, frequently asked questions, and a guide to institute and center policies concerning new investigators. For additional information, please see: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/index.htm
NRSA (Kirschstein) Awards
The updated NRSA stipends levels can be viewed at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-026.html
Updated 2/26/08.
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Archived Notices
OSP Staff
NIH Guidance on Research Using Coded Information or Biological Specimens
The NIH has issued new guidance to IRBs and investigators concerning the use of coded private information or biological specimens in grant funded projects. For additional information, please see:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-05-020.html
Revised Policy on Applications that Include Consortium Costs
For any NIH program announcements that include a limitation on direct costs, the University is permitted to exclude from that limit the facilities and administrative (F&A) costs requested by subgrantees when determining if a proposal budget is in compliance with the direct cost limitation on a solicited application. For additional information, please see:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-05-004.html
Updated Criteria for Reviewing Research Grants
The NIH has announced updated criteria for use during the peer review of the grant applications. These updated criteria will be used beginning in the summer of 2005. All applications are strongly recommended to address these new criteria. For additional information, please see:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-05-002.html
New Address for Centralized Receipt of Non-Competing Continuation Applications
The NIH has centralized the initial receipt and processing of the non-competing continuation applications. After October 1, 2004, all non-competing continuations for all Institutes and Centers should be submitted to the following address:
Division of Extramural Activities Support, OER
National Institutes of Health
6705 Rockledge Drive, Room 2207, MSC 7987
Bethesda, MD 20892-7987 (for regular or US Postal Service Express mail)
Bethesda, MD 20817 (for other courier/express mail delivery only)
Phone Number: (301) 594-6584
Note that new and competing continuation applications will continue to be sent directly to the Center for Scientific Review. For additional information, please see:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-04-063.html
Delivery of Grant Applications to NIH
All United States Postal Service (USPS) mail addressed to the National Institutes of Health must use the unique NIH Zip Code 20892. All USPS mail addressed to the National Library of Medicine should bear the unique NLM Zip Code of 20894. All mail using 20892 and 20894 Zip Codes will be cleared through the NIH North Stone Street Mail Facility. This will ensure that special procedures and precautions will be used to screen the mail before it is delivered to the various NIH offices on and off campus. This is an important measure to provide for the safety of all individuals who must handle mail.
This procedure does not apply to courier deliveries (i.e. FEDEX, UPS, DHL, etc.) for the receipt of grant applications addressed to the Center for Scientific Review. The Zip Code for these deliveries is 20817. All applications and other deliveries to the Center for Scientific Review must either come via courier delivery or the USPS.
APPLICATIONS DELIVERED BY INDIVIDUALS TO THE CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED.
With regard to Type 5 (non-competing continuation) progress reports, the USPS mailing label included with the face page of the report should be used. Type 5 progress reports delivered by courier should use the geographic Zip Code provided by the Institute/Center.
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NSF News Update - 2008 Proposal and Award Policies
OSP Staff
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has published a revised version of the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (NSF 08-1) effective on or after January 5, 2008.
To read the press release, please click on Advisories.
Click on NSF 08-1 to access the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide.
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New ACS PRF Guidelines
New ACS PRF Guidelines
ACS PRF issues technical guidelines for "new, unexplored research projects." Click on the link below to read the press release dated 5/8/07.
ACS PRF Type AC Grant Program
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Closing Cost Centers
OSP Staff
Please be advised that the Office of Sponsored Accounting has a deadline to close cost centers within 6 months of the award end date.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY:
If departmental adjustments have not been posted within 5 months of the award end date, the department will be contacted to make the proposed adjustments within 10 business days. After this period, the financial report that has been issued to the sponsor will be revised in the 6th month to reflect the actual expenditures on the Center Status Report (CSR). The budget on the CSR will be reduced to equal the financial report. A copy of the revised report will be submitted to the Administrator, Principal Investigator, and Chair.
The procedure for overdrafts is similar. During the 5th month after the award end date, the department will be notified that the overdraft should be removed within 10 business days. All overdrafts that remain on the Center Status Reports will be transferred against the department's general fund during the 6th month after the award end date.
As of Tuesday, January 26, 2006, the process will begin to transfer overdrafts to department general funds for all cost centers that have been expired for more than 6 months. This timeframe falls within 10 business days of this communication.
Please feel free to contact Jim Reisert at 7-2313, jlr23 @ georgetown.edu if you have any questions.
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