Notice Number: NOT-OD-11-015
Key Dates
Release Date: October 18, 2010
Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Purpose
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) continues to operate on a continuing resolution (CR) as specified in Public Law 111-242, which was signed by the President on September 30, 2010. The CR continues government operations at 2010 enacted levels through December 3, 2010.
Until the final FY 2011 appropriation is enacted, NIH will issue non-competing research grant awards at a level below that indicated on the most recent Notice of Award (generally up to 90% of the previously committed level). This is consistent with our practice during the CRs of FY 2006 - 2010. NIH will consider upward adjustments to these levels after the final appropriation is enacted, but expects institutions to monitor their expenditures carefully during this period.
Inquiries
Questions regarding adjustments applied to individual grant awards may be directed to the Grants Management Specialist identified on the Notice of Award.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
NIH revises the Grants Policy Statement (from COGR)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) published the revised NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS, rev. 10/1/2010) today, October 15, 2010. The Notice appears in the NIH Guide at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-003.html . This revision is applicable to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2010.
The NIHGPS provides up-to-date policy guidance that serves as NIH standard terms and conditions of awards for grants and cooperative agreements. This revision incorporates NIH policy changes since the December 2003 version, policy clarifications, public policy changes, terminology changes, new chapters, chapter revisions, reorganization of the document, as well as other document enhancements such as a new chapter numbering schema. Some sections have been rewritten to provide clarity; however, the overall policies in these sections have not changed. A document is available that summarizes the significant changes that are implemented with the October 1, 2010. There is a link to the summary document in the Guide notice (NOT-OD-11-003).
The NIHGPS provides up-to-date policy guidance that serves as NIH standard terms and conditions of awards for grants and cooperative agreements. This revision incorporates NIH policy changes since the December 2003 version, policy clarifications, public policy changes, terminology changes, new chapters, chapter revisions, reorganization of the document, as well as other document enhancements such as a new chapter numbering schema. Some sections have been rewritten to provide clarity; however, the overall policies in these sections have not changed. A document is available that summarizes the significant changes that are implemented with the October 1, 2010. There is a link to the summary document in the Guide notice (NOT-OD-11-003).
Friday, October 15, 2010
Dartmouth Post Doc Association Annual Research Symposium
The Dartmouth College Postdoc Association will be holding their Annual Research Symposium on November 2.
The Association aims to aid in the professional development of postdocs, foster a sense of community and identity among them, and enhance their overall experience at Dartmouth College.
The Annual Research Symposium will be held on Nov. 2nd at the Top of the HOP from 6.30 until 9pm. It is a great opportunity for postdocs to show their work to other members of the Dartmouth community. Among the several awards that will be granted, this year we will also provide an Excellence in Mentorship Award, to reward mentors for excellent leadership and support of postdocs.
The Dartmouth community is encouraged to attend. The DCPDA would also greatly appreciate faculty who volunteer to become judges of the poster session. Interested faculty can contact the DCPDA directly, desirably, at least one week before the event.
The Association aims to aid in the professional development of postdocs, foster a sense of community and identity among them, and enhance their overall experience at Dartmouth College.
The Annual Research Symposium will be held on Nov. 2nd at the Top of the HOP from 6.30 until 9pm. It is a great opportunity for postdocs to show their work to other members of the Dartmouth community. Among the several awards that will be granted, this year we will also provide an Excellence in Mentorship Award, to reward mentors for excellent leadership and support of postdocs.
The Dartmouth community is encouraged to attend. The DCPDA would also greatly appreciate faculty who volunteer to become judges of the poster session. Interested faculty can contact the DCPDA directly, desirably, at least one week before the event.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Essentials of Sponsored Research in Boston
The popular one-day Region I workshop “Essentials of Sponsored Research Administration” will be held again on November 17th in Boston. Cost: $125 for NCURA members, $150 for non-members. Registration and further information may be found at the Region I website at: http://www.ncuraregion1.org/meetings/essentials.html
The purpose of this workshop is to provide participants with a broad overview of the various aspects involved in sponsored projects administration, from coordination and review of proposals and proposal budgets through closeout and audit.
The workshop is meant for newcomers to research administration and individuals looking for a broader understanding of the field. Please forward this email to others who would benefit from this session.
Sincerely,
Karen Woodward Massey
NCURA Region I 2010 Curriculum Committee Chair
curriculum@ncuraregion1.org
The purpose of this workshop is to provide participants with a broad overview of the various aspects involved in sponsored projects administration, from coordination and review of proposals and proposal budgets through closeout and audit.
The workshop is meant for newcomers to research administration and individuals looking for a broader understanding of the field. Please forward this email to others who would benefit from this session.
Sincerely,
Karen Woodward Massey
NCURA Region I 2010 Curriculum Committee Chair
curriculum@ncuraregion1.org
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Postdoctoral Fellowship Jane Coffin Childs for Medical Research
Fellowship Awards of the Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research
The Fund awards fellowships to suitably qualified individuals for full time postdoctoral studies in the medical and related sciences bearing on cancer.
Deadline 2/1/2011
http://www.jccfund.org/
ELIGIBILITY
The conditions under which these awards are made are as follows:
Applicants in general should not have more than ONE YEAR of postdoctoral experience. They must hold either the M.D. degree or the Ph.D. degree in the field in which they propose to study or furnish evidence of equivalent training and experience.
The appointment will normally be for three years. The Fund recognizes that in some instances there may be valid reasons for changing both laboratory and sponsor. Such changes require the permission of the Director with the advice of the Board of Scientific Advisers. Applicants who, at the time of initiation of the fellowship, will have completed one year in a position as postdoctoral fellow or equivalent will usually be awarded a maximum of two years of fellowship support from this foundation. Only under exceptional circumstances will an award be made to an individual who will have had two years or more of postdoctoral research experience.
Applicants may be citizens of any country but for foreign nationals awards will be made only for study in the United States. American citizens may hold a fellowship either in the United States or in a foreign country.
An applicant in addition to submitting evidence as to pre- and postdoctoral training must supply (a) the names and addresses of three individuals personally acquainted both with the applicant and with the applicant’s professional work, one of whom should be the principal predoctoral advisor, (b) a suitably documented outline of the research problem proposed, and (c) the written consent of the chief of laboratory and a responsible fiscal officer of the host institution indicating their willingness to accept and provide necessary facilities for the Fellow. (Please note that in the event of multiple applications, it is the policy of the Fund to initiate no more than one fellowship under a particular sponsor in any fiscal year.)
STIPEND AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCE
The basic stipend at present is $43,000 the first year, $44,000 the second year, and $46,000 the third year, with an additional $1000 for each dependent child. There is no dependency allowance for a spouse.
An allowance of $1,500 a year toward the cost of the research usually will be made available to the laboratory sponsoring the fellow. A travel award will be made to the Fellow and family for travel to the sponsoring laboratory. Return travel for Fellows will be considered depending upon the Fellow’s plans and situation at the time.
The Fund awards fellowships to suitably qualified individuals for full time postdoctoral studies in the medical and related sciences bearing on cancer.
Deadline 2/1/2011
http://www.jccfund.org/
ELIGIBILITY
The conditions under which these awards are made are as follows:
Applicants in general should not have more than ONE YEAR of postdoctoral experience. They must hold either the M.D. degree or the Ph.D. degree in the field in which they propose to study or furnish evidence of equivalent training and experience.
The appointment will normally be for three years. The Fund recognizes that in some instances there may be valid reasons for changing both laboratory and sponsor. Such changes require the permission of the Director with the advice of the Board of Scientific Advisers. Applicants who, at the time of initiation of the fellowship, will have completed one year in a position as postdoctoral fellow or equivalent will usually be awarded a maximum of two years of fellowship support from this foundation. Only under exceptional circumstances will an award be made to an individual who will have had two years or more of postdoctoral research experience.
Applicants may be citizens of any country but for foreign nationals awards will be made only for study in the United States. American citizens may hold a fellowship either in the United States or in a foreign country.
An applicant in addition to submitting evidence as to pre- and postdoctoral training must supply (a) the names and addresses of three individuals personally acquainted both with the applicant and with the applicant’s professional work, one of whom should be the principal predoctoral advisor, (b) a suitably documented outline of the research problem proposed, and (c) the written consent of the chief of laboratory and a responsible fiscal officer of the host institution indicating their willingness to accept and provide necessary facilities for the Fellow. (Please note that in the event of multiple applications, it is the policy of the Fund to initiate no more than one fellowship under a particular sponsor in any fiscal year.)
STIPEND AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCE
The basic stipend at present is $43,000 the first year, $44,000 the second year, and $46,000 the third year, with an additional $1000 for each dependent child. There is no dependency allowance for a spouse.
An allowance of $1,500 a year toward the cost of the research usually will be made available to the laboratory sponsoring the fellow. A travel award will be made to the Fellow and family for travel to the sponsoring laboratory. Return travel for Fellows will be considered depending upon the Fellow’s plans and situation at the time.
2011 Ellison Medical Foundation/AFAR Postdoctoral Fellows in Aging Research Program
The Program
The Ellison Medical Foundation, in partnership with the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), created the Ellison/AFAR Postdoctoral Fellows in Aging Research Program to encourage and further the careers of postdoctoral fellows with outstanding promise in the basic biological and biomedical sciences relevant to understanding aging processes and age-related diseases and disabilities. The award is intended to provide significant support to permit these postdoctoral fellows to become established in the field of aging. Projects concerned with understanding the basic mechanisms of aging will be considered. Projects investigating age-related diseases are also supported, if approached from the point of view of how basic aging processes may lead to these outcomes. Projects concerning mechanisms underlying common geriatric functional disorders are also considered. Projects that deal strictly with clinical problems such as the diagnosis and treatment of disease, health outcomes, or the social context of aging are not eligible.
It is anticipated that up to 15 one-year grants will be awarded in 2011, ranging from $45,218 for a first-year fellow to up to $59,402 for a fellow with more than 7 years of training. Of the award, up to $7,850 may be requested for expenses such as research supplies, equipment, health insurance and travel to scientific meetings.
Recipients of this award are expected to attend the AFAR Grantee Conference; funds will be withheld from the grant for this purpose. The goal of the meeting is to promote scientific and personal exchanges among recent AFAR grantees and experts in aging research.
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant must be a postdoctoral fellow (MD and/or PhD degree) at the start date of the award (July 1, 2011.) The proposed research must be conducted at any type of not-for-profit setting in the United States. Individuals who are employees in the NIH Intramural program are not eligible.
Fellows may not hold any concurrent foundation or not-for-profit funding.
Former Ellison/AFAR postdoctoral fellowship awardees may apply if the criteria above are met.
Application Guidelines
The following criteria are used to determine the merit of an application:
Qualifications of the applicant
Quality of the proposed research and relevance to aging
Excellence of the research environment
Likelihood that the project will advance the applicant's career in aging research
Mentor's strength and qualifications to guide the applicant's research and career planning
Proposed training opportunities
If you are using animals in your research, please review Principles of Animal Use for Gerontological Research.
Application Procedures
The deadline for receipt of all applications and supporting materials is December 15, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Please refer to the Ellison/AFAR instruction sheet and application for complete application procedures. Incomplete applications cannot be considered.
All candidates must submit applications endorsed by their institution. Applications are reviewed in two stages: An initial screening is made by an international team of reviewers after which candidates are advised of the status of their applications via email by mid-April. Proposals that are successful in the initial screening are then reviewed by members of a second committee and final awards are announced by early June. The award start date is July 1, 2011. AFAR can only provide critiques for those applications that went through to the second level of review.
For an application, click here.
Reporting Requirements
Investigators will be required to submit a brief narrative report on the progress of their research. Final narrative and financial reports are required within three months following the end date of the award.
The Ellison Medical Foundation, established and supported by Lawrence J. Ellison, fosters creativity in biomedical research by supporting basic biomedical research on aging relevant to understanding aging processes and age-related diseases and disabilities. The Foundation particularly wishes to stimulate new, creative, research that might not be funded by traditional sources or that is often under-funded in the U.S. The Ellison Medical Foundation fosters research by means of grants-in-aid to investigators at universities and laboratories within the United States using a variety of award mechanisms.
The Ellison Medical Foundation, in partnership with the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), created the Ellison/AFAR Postdoctoral Fellows in Aging Research Program to encourage and further the careers of postdoctoral fellows with outstanding promise in the basic biological and biomedical sciences relevant to understanding aging processes and age-related diseases and disabilities. The award is intended to provide significant support to permit these postdoctoral fellows to become established in the field of aging. Projects concerned with understanding the basic mechanisms of aging will be considered. Projects investigating age-related diseases are also supported, if approached from the point of view of how basic aging processes may lead to these outcomes. Projects concerning mechanisms underlying common geriatric functional disorders are also considered. Projects that deal strictly with clinical problems such as the diagnosis and treatment of disease, health outcomes, or the social context of aging are not eligible.
It is anticipated that up to 15 one-year grants will be awarded in 2011, ranging from $45,218 for a first-year fellow to up to $59,402 for a fellow with more than 7 years of training. Of the award, up to $7,850 may be requested for expenses such as research supplies, equipment, health insurance and travel to scientific meetings.
Recipients of this award are expected to attend the AFAR Grantee Conference; funds will be withheld from the grant for this purpose. The goal of the meeting is to promote scientific and personal exchanges among recent AFAR grantees and experts in aging research.
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant must be a postdoctoral fellow (MD and/or PhD degree) at the start date of the award (July 1, 2011.) The proposed research must be conducted at any type of not-for-profit setting in the United States. Individuals who are employees in the NIH Intramural program are not eligible.
Fellows may not hold any concurrent foundation or not-for-profit funding.
Former Ellison/AFAR postdoctoral fellowship awardees may apply if the criteria above are met.
Application Guidelines
The following criteria are used to determine the merit of an application:
Qualifications of the applicant
Quality of the proposed research and relevance to aging
Excellence of the research environment
Likelihood that the project will advance the applicant's career in aging research
Mentor's strength and qualifications to guide the applicant's research and career planning
Proposed training opportunities
If you are using animals in your research, please review Principles of Animal Use for Gerontological Research.
Application Procedures
The deadline for receipt of all applications and supporting materials is December 15, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Please refer to the Ellison/AFAR instruction sheet and application for complete application procedures. Incomplete applications cannot be considered.
All candidates must submit applications endorsed by their institution. Applications are reviewed in two stages: An initial screening is made by an international team of reviewers after which candidates are advised of the status of their applications via email by mid-April. Proposals that are successful in the initial screening are then reviewed by members of a second committee and final awards are announced by early June. The award start date is July 1, 2011. AFAR can only provide critiques for those applications that went through to the second level of review.
For an application, click here.
Reporting Requirements
Investigators will be required to submit a brief narrative report on the progress of their research. Final narrative and financial reports are required within three months following the end date of the award.
The Ellison Medical Foundation, established and supported by Lawrence J. Ellison, fosters creativity in biomedical research by supporting basic biomedical research on aging relevant to understanding aging processes and age-related diseases and disabilities. The Foundation particularly wishes to stimulate new, creative, research that might not be funded by traditional sources or that is often under-funded in the U.S. The Ellison Medical Foundation fosters research by means of grants-in-aid to investigators at universities and laboratories within the United States using a variety of award mechanisms.
Friday, October 1, 2010
NSF Updates Proposal Policies
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a revised Proposal and Award Policies & Procedures Guide – the PAPP.
Dear Colleagues:
We have published a revised version of the version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 11-1): http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf11001/. The document is available in html, and, a pdf version of the document will be posted in the near future.
The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 18, 2011. Clarifications and changes include:
• Chapter II.C.2.j, Special Information and Supplementary Documentation, contains a clarification of NSF’s long standing data policy. All proposals must describe plans for data management and sharing of the products of research, or assert the absence of the need for such plans. Fastlane will not permit submission of a proposal that is missing the Data Management Plan. The Data Management Plan will be reviewed as part of the intellectual merit or broader impacts of the proposal, or both, as appropriate.
• Chapter II.C.2.g(xi), Cost Sharing, has been revised to implement the National Science Board’s recommendations regarding cost sharing. Inclusion of voluntary committed cost sharing is prohibited. In order to assess the scope of the project, all organizational resources necessary for the project must be described in the Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources section of the proposal. The description should be narrative in nature and must not include any quantifiable financial information. Mandatory cost sharing will only be required when explicitly authorized by the NSF Director.
• Chapter II.C.2.a, Cover Sheet, has been revised for consistency with the requirements of the Federal Funding & Accountability Act, to replace the Performing/Research Organization information with Project/Performance Site Primary Location information. This change already has been made on a government-wide basis in the SF 424 family of forms. If the project will be performed at a location other than the awardee, additional geographic information must be provided.
A by-chapter summary of significant changes is provided at the beginning of both the Grant Proposal Guide and the Award & Administration Guide to assist you in identifying the changes.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf11001/gpg_sigchanges.jsp
Dear Colleagues:
We have published a revised version of the version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 11-1): http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf11001/. The document is available in html, and, a pdf version of the document will be posted in the near future.
The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 18, 2011. Clarifications and changes include:
• Chapter II.C.2.j, Special Information and Supplementary Documentation, contains a clarification of NSF’s long standing data policy. All proposals must describe plans for data management and sharing of the products of research, or assert the absence of the need for such plans. Fastlane will not permit submission of a proposal that is missing the Data Management Plan. The Data Management Plan will be reviewed as part of the intellectual merit or broader impacts of the proposal, or both, as appropriate.
• Chapter II.C.2.g(xi), Cost Sharing, has been revised to implement the National Science Board’s recommendations regarding cost sharing. Inclusion of voluntary committed cost sharing is prohibited. In order to assess the scope of the project, all organizational resources necessary for the project must be described in the Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources section of the proposal. The description should be narrative in nature and must not include any quantifiable financial information. Mandatory cost sharing will only be required when explicitly authorized by the NSF Director.
• Chapter II.C.2.a, Cover Sheet, has been revised for consistency with the requirements of the Federal Funding & Accountability Act, to replace the Performing/Research Organization information with Project/Performance Site Primary Location information. This change already has been made on a government-wide basis in the SF 424 family of forms. If the project will be performed at a location other than the awardee, additional geographic information must be provided.
A by-chapter summary of significant changes is provided at the beginning of both the Grant Proposal Guide and the Award & Administration Guide to assist you in identifying the changes.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf11001/gpg_sigchanges.jsp
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