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UCSF Gains Full AAHRPP Accreditation!
The UCSF program to protect research participants has gained full accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP). UCSF is one of 33 institutions nationwide to hold this distinction and is the only West Coast university medical center to do so. Participation in the program by medical institutions is voluntary. [more... ]
Advance Fund Request Form and Procedures
Effective August 15, 2005, fund advance requests that were previously processed throught EMF will now be handled at the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR). [more...]
OSR Announces the Elimination of Negative Federal Disclosures
Effectively immediately, Principal Investigators on NSF or NIH projects and subcontracts under those agencies must no longer submit a negative Disclosure of Financial Interest Form. Instead, PIs will ask participants on their grant if they have a conflict; if there are no conflicts of interest, the PI will submit the newly implemented "Federal Principal Investigator Certification: form. The rules of positive conflict of interest have not changed; if there is a conflict, the Disclosure of Financial Interest form must still be submitted. [more…]
OSR to Approve Fund Advances
The University will provide authorization to spend funds in advance of an award being received and if there was a proposal submitted through the Office of Sponsored Research (Contracts and Grants or Industry), the agency has indicated their intention to fund the project. If there is a need to start a project before the official paperwork arrives and the department agrees to guarantee the funding if the award does not materialize, the Office of Sponsored Research may approve a fund in advance of an award (Fund Advance) to allow the project to begin. [more…]
Industry Master Agreements have been set up for entire campus use, applicable to companies in the grid. Request has been made to get other UC campuses to utilize the same master agreements that we have set up, but they are currently only for UCSF use. Agreements negotiated only with those companies the Office of the President authorized first.
NATIONAL NEWS
NIH Announces Initial Plans to Transition to the SF424(R&R) Application and Electronic Submission through Grants.gov
The NIH has initial plans in place to transition from the PHS398 application to the SF424 Research and Related (R&R) application, and, simultaneously transition to electronic submission via Grants.gov by the end of 2007. [more...]
Feds Seeking Advice on Plans for Multiple PI Policy
The federal government is in the planning stages of a new policy to recognize multiple principal investigators on proposals and awards and is asking the research community for advice. The Office of Science and Technology Policy has designed a plan with six core elements and associated questions and is requesting input and comments by September 16, 2005. [more…]
Rights to Subject Inventions Made through Federal Funding to Foreign Entities
The NIH has decided to maintain its general policy by continuing to allow foreign entities to retain rights in intellectual property developed under NIH funding agreements (grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, subgrants, and subcontracts), consistent with current NIH policies and any other terms and conditions of the specific funding agreement awarded. [more...]
Changes in Submission and Review of NIH SBIR and STTR Fast-Track Grant Applications
The NIH announced two major changes in the submission and review of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Fast-Track grant applications.
Submission. Beginning with the December 1, 2005, submission date, you need only prepare one grant application package consisting of both Phase I and Phase II activities.
Review. Beginning with the December 1, 2005 , submission date, the option for reviewers of NIH SBIR and STTR Fast-Track applications to “decouple” the Phase I/Phase II applications at the time of review will be eliminated. [more...]
NIH Announces Plans to Eliminate Mailing of Paper Notifications: Summary Statements & Peer Review Outcome Letters
The NIH continues towards its goal of a paperless grants process through the elimination of the following notifications which are currently sent in hard copy: Summary Statements and Peer Review Outcome Letters. Instead, investigators are instructed to use the eRA Commons, a Web interface where NIH and the applicant organizations are able to conduct extramural research administration business electronically. [more...]
Guidelines for Inclusion of Clinical Practice Compensation (CPC) in Institutional Base Salary (IBS) Charged to NIH Grants and Contracts
The NIH has developed guidance and policy to provide enhanced clarity and flexibility in implementation regarding revision of established NIH requirements for the inclusion of CPC on IBS while maintaining appropriate stewardship and accountability for the utilization of NIH funds. [more...]
Submit NIH Closeout Reports Online
Investigators can now submit required closeout reports for National Institutes of Health grants online, using the eRA Commons. The final progress report, final Financial Status Report (FSR), and final inventions statement can be submitted independently, but NIH reminds grantees that closeout is not complete until all three reports are submitted.
The announcement is in the NIH Guide .
DHHS Issues Final Rule on Research Misconduct
NIH has finalized the conflict of interest rules. The rules relax some of the strict limitations contained in the interim rules restricting outside teaching, speaking, writing and editing; but retain requirements mandating divestiture of holdings in pharmaceutical and biotech companies. [more…]
NSF Revises Grant Policy Manual
The NSF has published a revised version of their Grant Policy Manual; this manual supersedes all prior versions and includes a summary of significant changes. One change is that the definition of Principal Investigator/Project Director has been expanded to include coverage of co-PI/PD. NSF has also added language to emphasize the required submission of the final project report—failure to provide reports will delay NSF review and processing of pending proposals for all identified PIs and co-PIs on a given award. [more…]
NIH Announces Final Ethics Rules
The NIH final regulations regarding reporting of certain financial interests, stock divestiture, outside activities, and awards was announced today. The announcement came following a careful review of all comments about the interim ethics regulation submitted by NIH staff, the public, and scientific organizations. [more…]
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