Contract and Grant News
NSF’s Plans to Transition to Research.gov for Proposal Preparation and Submission
Dear Colleagues: NSF has posted Important Notice (IN) 147,Research.gov Implementation Update. The notice states that NSF will begin taking incremental steps to move the preparation and submission of all proposals from FastLane to Research.gov with a tentative target date for completion by 2022. In the coming weeks and months, NSF will begin making changes to specific…
Read MoreNSF Updates to the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)- Effective Today, October 5th
Dear Colleagues: Please see the notice below from NSF regarding important changes to the Research Performance and Progress Report (RPPR) that are effective today, October 5, 2020. One of the notable changes is that NSF has added new questions to the RPPR that may require Principal Investigators to submit an updated current and pending support…
Read MoreEnforcement of NSF-approved Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support Formats Begins Today, 10/5/20
Dear Colleagues: Below is a reminder from NSF that the mandatory use of the NSF approved format for preparation of the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support for proposals documents is in effect as of today, October 5, 2020. The full notice below contains details regarding the changes and training resources for the preparation…
Read MoreClinical Activities as Research: When IRB Review, Consent, Research HIPAA and California Bill of Rights Apply
The University of California, Office of the President has advised when IRB Review, Consent, Research HIPAA and the California Bill of Rights apply to clinical activities that are treated as research. The following table illustrates this advisory and practice at UCI. Expanded Access Humanitarian Use Right to Try IRB Review Yes Yes Yes Consent…
Read MoreHappy Research Administrator Day
Dear Colleagues, Today is National Research Administrator Day. We celebrate today the many contributions you make to enable research at UCI. Each one of you plays a critical role in one or more aspects of what it takes to conduct research. As you know, the research enterprise is complex and ranges from generating new ideas,…
Read MoreYou are invited to the NCURA Region VI & VII Research Administrator Day Celebration!
“>You are cordially invited to join Regions VI & VII for the Research Administrator Day Virtual Celebration
Read MoreHRP Update: IRB Calendar and Tutorial Verification
The following changes will take effect on October 1, 2020: The Office of Research (OR) will decommission the IRB Calendar Web App. Researchers seeking IRB deadlines and meeting dates can view the IRB Full Committee Calendar pdf instead (see below screenshot). Please update any bookmarks in your browser with the new link. OR will also…
Read MoreHRP Update: IRB Calendar and Tutorial Verification
Institutional Review Board Human Research Protections (HRP) Program Update: Changes to IRB Calendar Web App & Tutorial Verification Tool Version September 23, 2020 The following changes will take effect on October 1, 2020: The Office of Research (OR) will decommission the IRB Calendar Web App. Researchers seeking IRB deadlines and meeting dates…
Read MoreKR Downtime tonight (9/9) from 8-9pm
Dear Kuali Research (KR) Users, KR will be unavailable tonight, 9/9, from 8-9PM for our regular monthly deployment. If you have any questions regarding tonight’s deployment, please contact us at era@research.uci.edu. Thank you, The ERA Team
Read MoreeRA Enhancement: Ability to Select Awarded Components on RPPR Screen, Instead of Manually Adding for Multi-Project Awards
Dear Colleagues: Please see an important message below regarding enhancements made to the RPPR functionality for Multi-Project awards in NIH’s ERA Commons. Nancy Nancy LewisExecutive Director, Sponsored Projects AdministrationOffice of ResearchUniversity of California, Irvine COVID-19: In response to the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 (Coronavirus ) pandemic, the Office of Research will be telecommuting. During this time, email is the…
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