News & Announcements

Standard negotiated F&A rates may again be used in federal applications without additional qualifying language.

NIH now requires senior/key personnel to provide an annual certification regarding participation in a Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program (MFTRP).

If your proposal or award is with a funded agency, business continues normally. Sponsors with impacted (unfunded) agencies may experience delays.

These NSF supplements introduce important clarifications and changes affecting proposal preparation, award management, reporting, and compliance.

NIH has issued the new Parent PF5 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supporting collaborative international research. Be sure to review the required components and compliance expectations before preparing your submission.

Her work in OSP has had a lasting impact on our community and the way we approach innovation.

NIH is requiring Common Forms and SciENcv certification starting January 25, 2026, and research security training certification starting May 25, 2026.

NSF's new research security requirements and certifications, outlined in Important Notice No. 149, take effect December 2nd.

Following the conclusion of the federal government shutdown, federal agencies have resumed operations under a continuing resolution. NIH and NSF have published guidance on operations updates.

The federal government has entered a shutdown. While this may cause temporary delays in certain federal processes, most research activities will continue uninterrupted, provided they do not require direct involvement from federal staff.

Grants & Contracts Accounting (GCA) has provided a reference guide outlining key procedures for when sponsors issue stop work orders and award terminations, along with an Orderly Closeout Workbook.

In anticipation of a possible shutdown at the end of this month, consider taking action today.

NIH notice NOT-OD-25-155 announces a major change in how foreign collaborations are structured in NIH grant applications and awarded.

Effective August 13, 2025, all NASA RPPRs must be submitted via the new webform.

This update restricts AI in grant application preparation and introduces a new limit of six applications per PI annually.

All peer-reviewed manuscripts resulting from NIH-funded research must be made freely available to the public immediately upon publication.

At the University of Utah, People are the #1 priority. These VPR guidelines are intended to support all University of Utah investigators in navigating funding loss.

Starting June 7, 2025, all PIs and co-PIs on NSF awards made on or after May 20, 2024, must annually certify in Research.gov that they are not involved in an MFTRP.

NIH has issued Notice NOT-OD-25-110, Updated NIH Processes for No-Cost Extensions. 1st time NCE requests now require submission through the prior approval module in eRA Commons.

NIH has stated it will not issue awards that include a subaward to a foreign entity until the details of its new foreign collaboration structure are released.

Funding to the federal government is set to expire at midnight Friday, March 14th. In anticipation of a possible shutdown, consider taking action today.

President Randall and University senior leadership issued a message responding to the February 7th NOT-OD-25-068 Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement on Indirect Cost Rates.

Recent presidential actions may indicate changes in federal priorities, potentially affecting your current and pending projects funded by federal agencies or other sponsors. Review recommendations and updates.

Amid changes to federal agency operations which may affect research at the University, the Vice President for Research, Dr. Erin Rothwell, has issued an Update on Federal Funding.

NIH has issued new parent opportunities for R01s, R21s, and the R03, for applications due on or after January 25, 2025. These new NOFOs use the FORMS-I package.

On January 1, 2025, DOE will require additional ID verifications to access the ARPA-E and EERE eXCHANGE sites. To avoid issues, users are encouraged to update accounts as soon as possible.

The VPR is hosting this training on November 19th from noon-1pm. All interested research community members are encouraged to attend in-person or via Zoom.

To enhance security, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is requiring MFA for Research.gov users to sign in.

The NSF 24-1 PAPPG requires documentation of written approval from all potentially impacted Tribal Nations. Projects that do not have prior written approval will not be awarded.

Starting May 20, 2024 all senior/key personnel must certify, at time of proposal and annually thereafter, that they are not a party to a malign foreign talent recruitment program (FTRP). Proposals without all necessary certifications will be rejected or withdrawn.

The University is adopting new data requirements for all foreign subrecipients effective January 1, 2024.

The NSF is mandating the use of SciENcv for the preparation of Current and Pending (Other) Support information, effective October 23, 2023

NIH is redesigning the xTrain module. This updated module will be launched in eRA Commons on March 30, 2023.

Effective Nov 21, award documents, organizational reports, and Grants.gov integration in FastLane were retired and will be decommissioned. The functionality will transition to Research.gov.

NSF issued a new PAPPG, which will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 30, 2023.

Many National Science Foundation (NSF) program solicitations now require the use of Research.gov for the preparation and submission of proposals.

A new federal rate agreement is now in place through FY 2024. The rate for Research has increased from 52.5% to 53% and should be applied to budget calculations immediately.

For NIH and HHS agency due dates on or after January 25th, Applicants must use FORMS-G application packages.

NIH will require all senior and/or key personnel to enter a valid eRA Commons username, starting on January 25, 2022.

PI's with active NSF EARS awards that have been delayed due to COVID-19 should request this supplemental funding by March 31st.

To track COVID-19 related proposals and awards, add the term “COVID:” to the short and long title.

OSP has adopted best practices to protect the safety of staff and developed telecommuting guidelines that will allow us to remain operational in the case of a community-wide spread of the virus. At this time, all OSP services are currently unaffected, including proposal review, submission, and post-award processing.

All proposals requesting funding (FY20 and beyond) for graduate research assistants should include a request for tuition costs (tuition remission), except when expressly prohibited.

Pivot gives university faculty, staff and students the ability to identify and connect with funding opportunities and other researchers.

Effective December 1st, employees paid less than $47,476 per year will be eligible for overtime - mostly affecting lab personnel and postdocs. Researchers should immediately take these compensation levels into consideration on grant proposals.

For proposals spanning fiscal years, the indirect cost rate will be automatically calculated as an average percentage. The rates will not show details for separate fiscal years so the rate will need to be explained in the budget justification.

Individual Development Plans (IDP's) for grad students and postdoc's must be included in Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPR's), though not the IDP's themselves.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has combined many federal circulars, including A21 and A110, into a single guidance document that can be used by all agencies, known as "Uniform Guidance." These new regulations become effective on December 26, 2014.

According to Notice NOT-OD-13-097, over the next year the NIH will start requiring an eRA Commons ID for all individuals in graduate and undergraduate student roles who participate in NIH-funded projects for at least one person month or more.

The Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST) is now used to prepare and submit multi--project grant applications electronically to NIH and other Public Health Service agencies.

The State of Utah has exceeded the NSF funding level that made us EPSCoR eligible, so we are not NSF EPSCoR eligible for fiscal year 2013.