Entries by patcasey

NSF Offers Research.gov Video Tutorials

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Research.gov Proposal Submission System modernizes proposal submission and improves the user experience. The new system has been developed incrementally as capabilities are migrated from FastLane to Research.gov. NSF offers several Research.gov video tutorials and an FAQs webpage.

FAQs on NSF’s Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26: Extension of Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Due to Loss of Operations

Last month the National Science Foundation (NSF) issued guidance on NSF’s implementation of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum (M-20-26), titled, Extension of Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Due to Loss of Operations. NSF remains committed to working with the Administration, […]

Changes to NIH Notice of Award Coming October 1

Starting on October 1, 2020, applicants will see a new layout of Page One of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Notice of Award (NoA). This new layout is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Reinvent Grants Management initiative to standardize the NoA across various HHS systems and reduce the burden […]

From the IES Director: IES Plays the Long Game

More than a year ago, when the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) began to think about the Standards for Excellence in Education Research (SEER), no one imagined SEER would define characteristics of how IES structures so much of its work. Most of the SEER principles just seemed like good science and essential for good policy. […]

5 Essential Grants.gov Resources for New Federal Grant Applicants

No matter what screen you are on in Grants.gov, you can click the help icon which opens a new window with relevant articles. New applicants will want to bookmark several help-related resources for quick and easy access such as the following: Training Videos The Grants.gov YouTube Channel Learn Grants The Grants.gov Learn Grants section presents new […]

Awarded Projects for July 2020

Congratulations to Chonika Coleman King for her subcontract award NSF Flow Through from the University of Tennessee; Maureen Conroy for her subcontract award NIH Flow Through from Virginia Commonwealth University; Justin Ortagus for his award from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation; Philip Poekert for his award from New Profit, Inc., Philip Poekert for his […]

Submitted Projects for July 2020

Best wishes to Pasha Antonenko, Kara Dawson, Albert Ritzhaupt, and Jonathan Martin for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Pasha Antonenko for his proposal to the National Science Foundation; Maureen Conroy for her subcontract proposal SRI International Flow Through from Virginia Commonwealth University; Lynda Hayes for her proposals to the Florida Department of Education; […]

Next Steps in On-Campus Research Resumption: Progressing to Stage 3

From David P. Norton, Vice President for Research It has been four weeks since we started the process of bringing UF researchers back on campus through the UF Research Resumption Plan. I want to thank everyone for their incredible efforts. Research activities of over 4,000 UF faculty, staff, post-docs, and graduate students were successfully reviewed and approved […]

IES Offers FY 2021 Research Funding Opportunities On-Demand Webinars

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) offers a series of on-demand webinars for those interested in FY 2021 funding opportunities. Topics available include the following: IES Basic Overview of Research Grants and Information for New Applicants to IES: In this webinar, IES staff provide general information about the funding opportunities in NCER and NCSER, the […]

IES Provides Resources to Support Cost Analysis Requirement

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is committed to having its funded researchers conduct appropriate economic analysis as part of their studies. To achieve this goal, IES has developed the Cost Analysis Starter Kit, providing a three-phased approach to the basics of cost analysis. IES is hopeful that the starter kit will help counter two […]

OER Holds Second Seminar Series 2020 Workshop

The UF Office of Educational Research (OER) will hold its second OER Seminar Series 2020 workshop. Please join the OER team via Zoom for an OER seminar on National Science Foundation (NSF) funding opportunities. NSF-funded COE faculty will join the OER team to share insights and provide important information. Please check your e-mail for an […]

Strategies for Securing Early Career Research Funding

Please join presenters Melodi Moore, University of Texas Galveston; Cristal P. Sanchez, Texas Tech; and Linda Galloway, Elsevier for a webinar to share services, solutions, and strategies in supporting early-career researchers’ discovery of funding opportunities—how to find them and how to maximize proposal success. Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Time: 12:00 pm ET Click here […]

UF Supports Artificial Intelligence Workshops

UF is offering workshop support to encourage education related to data-enabled science and engineering and foster interdisciplinary growth among UF’s research community. UF has earmarked up to $25,000 annually, allowing for six to eight awards per year. The deadline to apply for a Spring 2021 Workshop is August 1, 2020. The Workshop Support program enables […]

Migrating HiPerGator Data to Blue Storage

UFIT recently installed a new “blue” file storage system for all HiPerGator users. To transition files from the /ufrc file system to /blue, rolling migrations will be scheduled between June and August 2020. HiPerGator users do not need to move their own data to prepare for using the blue storage. Users should instead remove any […]

Awarded Projects for June 2020

Congratulations to Crystal Bishop and Patricia Snyder for their award from the U.S. Department of Education/IES; Julie Brown, Mark Pacheco, and Ellen Davis for their award from the National Science Foundation; Christy Gabbard for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Ashley Pennypacker Hill for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Ashley […]