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The National Science Foundation has issued an update explaining the impact of Sequestration on NSF operations for the remainder of the current fiscal year.

The key information from the update is:

  • NSF will fully fund all existing continuing grant increments in FY 2013;
  • NSF directorates have now received full-year funding allocations, which will allow funding decisions to be made prior to the end of the fiscal year on September 30th;
  • NSF expects to make fewer new awards in FY 2013;
  • NSF will fully fund all FY 2013 major research equipment and facilities construction projects;
  • Competitions for some programs and solicitations may not be conducted in FY 2013; and
  • NSF staff will not be furloughed, allowing for no interruptions to the NSF proposal review and award decision making processes.

The original notice (Notice 133) indicated that 1000 fewer new awards would be issued this year. Read the entire update (Important Notice 133A).

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The first two modules of UGA’s integrated electronic research administration system, Grants and IRB, went live this summer.  The integrated system will simplify and streamline administrative processes, ease the burden these processes place on faculty, and serve the University community better via transparency and better communication.

The new eResearch Grants and Awards Portal (“Grants portal”) went live on June 11.  As of this date, users must login to this new system with MyID  to submit proposals of all types to Sponsored Programs.  This new portal will also handle all electronic  grants.gov submissions to federal sponsors. Weekly training sessions are offered. Find out more.

The new eResearch Portal for Institutional Research Board (“IRB portal”) went live on May 30. UGA researchers users must login to this new system with MyID  to submit new Human Subjects proposals, amendments and continuing reviews. Training is available online.  Find out more.

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As of Mon., July 29 at 11 a.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time, the CITI Program website will be unavailable for approximately two to three days to complete a major software upgrade.

This software change will update many internal features of the CITI Program platform, and provide a changed user interface across the site designed to improve the experience of both learners and administrators. Learners will find all their familiar links and tools, but in a format that is easier to navigate. In particular, the main learner menu and other learner sections will be divided into areas that expand and contract on a click, to allow easier focus on particular information.
Please plan on completing your IRB training accordingly to avoid any delay in submitting your IRB Applications through Click IRB; you are also advised to log off prior to this time.  If you have any questions, please contact the Human Subjects Office at irb@uga.edu or 706.542.3199.

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OVPR and Office of International Education have partnered with EITS to create procedures that help assure these mid- to long-term visitors have access to services and facilities, from libraries to research services, transportation and housing.  Key to accessing services is an UGA ID.  A new OVPR web page provides a step-by-step guide to assuring visiting researchers are provided with a UGA ID, from before 3 months before arrival, to on and just after arrival, with clear assignment of roles for the sponsoring department, the visitor, and the unit HR representative.

Resources – from airport information to transportation information to housing and child care – also are available to help assure productive visits to UGA.

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Whether you want to gain more familiarity with the NIH peer review process, or are looking for a comprehensive description of the purpose, principles, and core values of peer review, a new NIH report, “NIH Peer Review: Grants and Cooperative Agreements,” is for you. This report is a one-stop explanation of the core values of peer review and the NIH policies that uphold them. More information about peer review can also be found online on grants.nih.gov and on the Center for Scientific Review website.

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NIH has set up a new website to keep the small business research community abreast of its implementation plan for the many changes resulting from the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act.  Applicants and grantees interested in the SBIR program can stay tuned to this website, as well as the SBIR listserv and Twitter feed, for news as the implementation plan rolls out.

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The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 (P.L. 113-6, enacted on March 26, 2013) contains a provision that places restrictions on the types of research projects that can be funded through the Political Science Program. Read more from NSF.

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The new pricing structure is available as a result of a partnership between Fisher Scientific and Atlanta-based COSH Healthcare, Ltd., a minority/woman-owned supplier of scientific, medical, laboratory and research supplies, equipment and furniture. Use of COSH Healthcare can assist researchers in meeting goals established in Small Business Subcontracting Plan in two separate areas:  Small Disadvantaged and Woman-Owned. More information:  770-939-2007. Download COSH_Healthcare flyer.