Office of Sponsored Programs Administration & Accounting
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Notice:Business Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 - 5:00pm |
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Updates from the Director |
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Training OpportunitiesGrant Proposal Development or "What can Sponsored Programs Do for You?" (TD1501)October 17, 2-4PM This workshop will provide an overview of the functions of JMU's Office of Sponsored Programs Pre-Award. The focus will be on how our team can best assist you with proposal development. While there will be some discussion of the federal, state, and university regulations that govern proposal development, the emphasis will be on the services available to help you with the process of applying for external funded projects from searching for appropriate funding sources, projecting budgets, completing agency forms, to submitting the application to the sponsor. Time will be provided to address specific questions. Facilitator: Tamara Hatch, Interim Director - Pre-Award Register For Professional Development Workshops Here Grants: Post-Award Practices & Procedures (TD1502)November 14, 2-4PM This workshop is intended for individuals that expect to receive grant funding in the near future or will be expected to provide administrative oversight to a project. This post-award overview will discuss accounting practices and procedures, documentation and record retention, re-budgeting and no-cost extension requests and close-out of a sponsored project. Several areas of compliance will also be discussed including Effort Reporting and Matching. Time will be provided to address specific questions. Facilitator: John Hulvey, Director of Sponsored Programs Accounting |
Featured Funding Opportunities |
Three Limited Submission ProgramsAttention: There are 3 very popular funding opportunities coming up with deadlines right after Winter Break, which have limitations on the number of submissions. NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI) Instrument Acquisition or Development: 1/11/2017Internal Deadline: 11/28/2016NSF 15-504 Program Solicitation**A new solicitation will be released in the coming weeks and we expect some changes to the guidelines NSF MRI Action Required: Those interested in submitting either an acquisition or development MRI grant application should send an "MRI notice of interest" e-mail to jmu_grants@jmu.edu along with a Limited Submission Form by November 28 to inform us of interested parties.
Limited to 2 acquisition grants and 1 development grant. Jeffress Trust Awards Program in Interdisciplinary Research: 1/10/2017Internal Deadline: 11/28/2016https://hria.org/tmf/jeffress/ Limited to 4 Letters of Intent and Applications Eligibility: PI must be within seven years of their first faculty appointment and propose a project in an eligible research area, including astronomy, biosciences, chemistry, computer sciences, engineering, environmental sciences, material science, mathematics and physics. Total Award: $100,000 Previous Application Materials
Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) Matching Funds Program: Required Letters of Intent: 11/10/2016; Full Application: 1/19/2017Internal Deadline: 10/28/2016
Only 4 LOI submissions may move forward from the university. Total Award: $100,000; Matching: 1 to 1 match required Briefing/Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund CRCF Webinars:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To participate in any of these competitions you must submit a Limited Submission Form to jmu_grants@jmu.edu. If necessary, the Office of Sponsored Programs will coordinate panel reviews of interested applicants to each competition prior to the deadline so that all parties know which proposals will move forward. |
NIH Update |
NIH Center for Scientific Review Hosts Webinar on Peer ReviewThe NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) is the portal for receipt and referral of NIH grant applications, and, for the majority of those applications, carries out the peer review process for assessing scientific and technical merit. In November and December, CSR will host three different "online briefings" on peer review for: fellowship grant applicants; R01 applicants; and researchers who are proposing and/or reviewing basic science applications. All of the briefings will be approximately one hour long, including a 30 minute question and answer period.
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NSF Update |
New FastLane Compliance Checks Effective September 26A message from Jean Felderman, Head of the National Science Foundation Policy Office:Dear Colleagues: Effective September 26, 2016, FastLane will now check to ensure that the combined text of the Project Summary text boxes (or uploaded PDF if the Project Summary contains special characters) does not exceed one page prior to submission, rather than the current check of 4,600 characters. See the Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), Chapter II.C.2.b, for further information. The compliance check will trigger an error message in the following circumstances:
Proposal File Update (PFU) Implications: (Note from OSP to PI's): This means that if you update any section of a proposal that you submitted prior to September 26, you will also need to modify your Project Summary if it exceeds the one-page limit. Failure to do so will cause the proposal not to be accepted. Grants.gov Implications: Jean Feldman __________________________________________________________________________ Compliance CornerNews from the NIH Office of Science PolicySeptember 28, 2016 3rd Annual OSP National Biosafety Month Coming in OcotoberThe NIH Office of Science Policy is pleased to announce the 3rd annual National Biosafety Month is coming in October. National Biosafety Month is a period during which institutions are encouraged to refocus their attention on biosafety policies, practices and procedures. Institutions should use National Biosafety Month as an opportunity to talk to investigators and research administrators about the importance of biosafety, raise awareness, and seek input on ways to strengthen institutional biosafety programs. The theme of this year's National Biosafety Month is: Evaluation, Collaboration, and Commitment. |