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Dear Colleagues:   Have you ever wondered if the proposal budget you are preparing for your PI includes cost sharing? Here is a quick 1-minute video to give you the basic definition of cost sharing, which can help you identify when you are/are not cost sharing on a project.  If you have questions about cost […]

Please join us for the next Quality Research Administration Meeting on Tuesday, March 12th at 1:30 pm at the UCI Student Center in Emerald Bay B. The agenda is as follows: 1:30 – 1:40 Meet and Greet 1:40 – 3:30 Kuali Coeus/Kuali Financial System Update Federal Update Federal Budget and Sequestration Subcontracting Process Update Reminders:

Dear Colleagues:   NSF released a revised Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program Announcement today: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=5517&ods_key=nsf13542   There is a notable change in the Program Announcement (see below), as to the recovery of indirect costs on Participant Support costs.   Effective with this REU Program Announcement, NSF no longer permits the recovery of IDC on

Dear Colleagues,   For your information:     Inside NCURA              February 2013 See what the world’s first and largest association for research administrators has to offer!   This message is brought to you by your NCURA Campus Liaison. Supporting research…together NCURA serves its members and advances the field of

Dear Colleagues: Beginning March 18, 2013, the NSF will enhance the FastLane system to begin automated compliance checking of all required sections of proposals. This will bring NSF systems in line with long-standing proposal preparation requirements as outlined in the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) ( Chapter II.C.2 of the Grant

[mailto:ERA_COMMONS_ADMIN-L@list.nih.gov] On Behalf Of eRA Communications Office Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:23 PM eRA Update: eRA Commons Offline Tuesday, February 19, 2013 The technical issue that made eRA Commons unavailable has been resolved. We are sorry for this inconvenience. (Original message sent Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 3:45PM EST) ________________________________ eRA Alert: eRA Commons

[mailto:ERA_COMMONS_ADMIN-L@list.nih.gov] On Behalf Of eRA Communications Office Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:45 PM eRA Alert: eRA Commons Offline Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Due to a technical issue, eRA Commons is currently unavailable. We are working to identify and resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We will send an additional notification when we have

Dear Colleagues: NIH has initiated an enhancement to My NCBI to facilitate the reporting of publications in paper progress reports (PHS Form 2590).  The My Bibliography feature in My NCBI may be used to generate a PDF report of publications  that may be printed and submitted as Section 2.2.6, Section E “Publications,” of the paper

Dear Colleagues: Please find attached, for your information, a recently updated FAQ on Proposal Preparation and Award Administration from the NSF. Best regards, ________________________________ Greg Ruth Communications Manager Office of Research faqs13_1

Dear Colleagues: NIH has issued a reminder and update to its policy on post-submission application materials. Post-submission application materials are those submitted after submission of the grant application but prior to the initial peer review. * Reminders and Updates: NIH Policy on Post-Submission Application Materials (NOT-OD-13-030) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-13-030.html National Institutes of Health Effective immediately, NIH has