Announcements

Instruction on Gender in Data Collection Per Executive Orders

The U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice is providing the following instruction and procedures and is seeking award information on or related to surveys, forms, or other data collection tools that ask about “gender” or “gender identity.”

Proposal Submission Deadline Policy

To ensure timely and accurate submission of proposals for sponsored projects and to honor our commitment to a healthy work-life balance for our staff, the following policy was developed in collaboration between the Vice President for Research, Collaborative Grant Services (CGS), Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA) and the Associate Deans for Research (ADRs). This policy outlines the timeline and responsibilities for the proposal preparation and submission process.

Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (FTRPs) Policy

As required by federal law, UK is issuing a new policy (effective Aug 9, 2024) concerning participation in foreign talent recruitment programs (FTRPs) per the CHIPS and Science Act.

Updated OSPA Staff Assignments

The Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA) has transitioned to its new organizational structure for proposal and award services that was recommended by Project GATeWAY. Research Administrators are now focused on providing pre-award or post-award support and services based on their constituency (college or other unit) assignment.

Grant Administration Forum for Investigators | Begins Sept 10

The Grant Administration Forum for Investigators (GAFI) is a new communication channel including the leadership of the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA), Collaborative Grant Services (CGS) and Research Financial Services (RFS). The first GAFI session will be on September 10 at 1 p.m. and continue the second Tuesday of every other month. Investigators can submit questions and suggested topics to be covered by providing them in advance.

MOU for Departing Investigators

The Memorandum of Understanding between a Departing Investigator and UK has been revised and is available as a fillable pdf on the OSPA website at https://www.research.uky.edu/office-sponsored-projects-administration/award-administration (Faculty and Equipment Transfers).

NSF Safe and Inclusive Working Environments Policy and Plan

NSF requires development and distribution of a Safe and Inclusive Working Environment Plan for proposals that involve off-campus or off-site research activities. See the OSPA website (Proposals tab) for information on NSF’s policy and related UK requirements/processes.

NSF Revision

NSF implemented revised versions of the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support formats for consistency with the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG). The requirement to use the revised formats is effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023. These revised formats are now available in SciENcv and on the NSF Policy Office website.

Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing

What is the new Data Management and Sharing (DMS) policy in brief?

Adjustments to NIH and AHRQ Grant Application Due Dates Announced

In response to Grants.gov’s planned system outage from 9/23/2022 to 9/29/2022, NIH and AHRQ due dates that fall on or between 9/22/2022 and 9/30/2022 will move to 10/3/2022. A list of the related program announcements is available in NIH Notice Number NOT-OD-22-190.

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