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April 2020

NSF ERA Forum Webinar on New NSF Proposal Requirement and More

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is hosting an NSF Electronic Research Administration (ERA) Forum Webinar on May 14, 2020 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern Time. The topics for this Forum webinar will cover the new requirement beginning June 1, 2020, to use an NSF-approved format for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support sections of NSF proposals; the new Award Notice; and Research.gov Demo of Separately Submitted Collaborative Proposals from Multiple Organizations. To participate, please register for the forum...

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Procurement Updates with B2P Rollout

There is a new addendum to the University Procurement Policy that notes that debarment forms will only be required for purchases on federal contracts equal to or greater than $25,000. The effective date of this addendum, 4/27/20, is to comply with the Buy-to-Pay (B2P) go-live date for cohort 0. Visual Compliance runs daily checks in the Supplier Portal, which will suffice for debarment regulations regarding grants and cooperative agreements.

The following updates to the OSP...

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NSF-Approved Formats for Biographical Sketch and Current & Pending Support

National Science Foundation (NSF) recently recorded a webinar about the requirement to use an NSF-approved format for both the biographical sketch and current & pending support documents as part of proposals submitted or due on or after June 1, 2020. The two NSF-approved formats are SciENcv: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae, and an NSF Fillable...

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eRA Cloud Migration: eRA Modules Unavailable April 17-20 (Fri-Mon)

At the end of this week, the electronic Research Administration (eRA) is planning to migrate its modules and data to the cloud.

All eRA modules (eRA Commons, ASSIST, IAR, iEdison, etc.) and all informational websites (era.nih.gov, etc.) will be unavailable from 8 a.m. ET on Friday, April 17, to 8 p.m. ET on Monday, April 20. No action is required by users before or after the migration.

Any affected due dates will be covered under ...

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Upcoming Training Opportunities

Dear Research Administrators,

We wanted to take a moment to tell you about the upcoming virtual training opportunities available in April 2020. Please see below for session details and how to register.

Introduction to ORCID for Research Administrators: Live Webinar

Date/Time:

Tuesday, April 14th, 2020, 2:00pm - 3:00pm. Live webinar via Zoom

Description:This webinar will cover the basics of ORCID and the benefits of ORCID for research institutions, including how ORCID can be used to mitigate confusion caused by name...

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GMAS Cost Sharing Enhancements – Roadshow Presentation Available

GMAS cost sharing enhancements will be available on Monday, April 27.

In preparation, the GMAS team & the Cost Sharing Committee have been hosting the traditional “Roadshows” over the past few weeks. However, for this release they were presented via Zoom.

We have made a Zoom recording of the roadshow presentation which includes a transcript of the audio for those who...

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