Effective Oct. 15, 2015, Contracts and Grants (C&G) Accounting was given the responsibility for determining the Budget Control (KK) Level to be used with grant or contract funds at the time of project set-up, rather than the Division of Sponsored Programs (DSP) at the time of NOA. The Budget Control KK Level has been removed from DSP’s NOA. Read More…
Lawrence Professorship Symposium, Brown Bag Lunch
with Dr. Patricia Snyder
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Terrace Room
Refreshments and cookies will be provided.
RSVP to Rosie Connolly by Tuesday, Jan. 19 at: rconnolly@coe.ufl.edu
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Best wishes to Carole Beal for her proposal to the National Science Foundation; Diana Beaulieu and Cindi Flores for their OSEP proposal to the US Department of Education; Holly Lane and Nicholas Gage for their OSEP proposal to the US Department of Education; Stephen Smith and Nancy Corbett for their OSEP proposal to the US Department of Education; Timothy Jacobbe and Kent Crippen for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Richard Dickinson and David Miller for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Nicholas Gage and Scott Wasman for their proposal to the Brady Education Foundation; Dennis Kramer and Justin Ortagus for their proposal to the Association for Institutional Research; Donald Pemberton for his proposal to the Children’s Services Council of Florida, Inc.; Philip Poekert for his proposal to the Children’s Trust of Miami; and Tina Smith-Bonahue for her proposal to the Brady Education Foundation.
For more details, see the table online. Read More…
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The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and the National Center for Education Research (NCER) within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) have announced two new grant programs with a January 12, 2016 application deadline.
The IES Low-Cost Evaluation grant programs are designed to support rigorous evaluations of education and special education interventions (i.e., practices, programs, and policies) from which states or local education agencies expect significant improvements in student outcomes within a short period (e.g., within a single semester or academic year). Read More…
On November 20, 2015, the federal government announced a settlement with the University of Florida for issues related to research accounting systems from 2005-2010. The university agreed to pay $19,875,000 to resolve the matter. The settlement closes an investigation of the university by Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice primarily dealing with deficiencies first discovered nearly nine years ago that have since been remedied with significant upgrades in systems and procedures.
This incident serves as a reminder to faculty and staff regarding the importance of compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, policies, and procedures. The COE OER is committed to promoting compliance and facilitating research. We also are fortunate to have the Coordinated Services–Post Award Office led by Rosabel Ruiz and her team of fiscal support staff to assist with this effort. Read More…
As a result of an Executive Directive from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, all federal agencies will begin to require the results of federally funded research be made freely available to the general public. The National Institutes of Health has for some time required published research articles from NIH-funded research to be deposited in the NIH PubMed Central repositories.
For all new research grants and contracts received on or after January 1, 2016 from the National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, and Department of Energy, recipients will be required to deposit research articles generated as a result of federal funding in agency-specific repositories. Read More…
UF’s Division of Sponsored Programs and Contracts and Grants are pleased to announce a full line-up of Research Administration and Financials Training (RAFT) opportunities for 2016. RAFT is a professional development series providing UF research administrators with “a lifeline” to the research community. Read More…
Congratulations to Catherine Atria for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Diana Joyce Beaulieu for her award from Neuronet Learning, LLC; Christy Gabbard for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Donald Pemberton and Walter Leite for their award from Florida’s Office of Early Learning; Philip Poekert for his award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and Andrew Thomas for his award from Minnesota Sports and Entertainment.
For more details, see the table online. Read More…
Best wishes to Pasha Antonenko for his proposal to the National Science Foundation; Donald Pemberton and Walter Leite for their proposal to Florida’s Office of Early Learning; Donald Pemberton for his proposal to Lauren’s Kids; and Philip Poekert for his proposal to Promethean.
For more details, see the table online. Read More…
The U.S. Census Bureau provides the latest data on school enrollment from several different surveys and, depending on your needs, one survey may be more suitable than another.
In addition, the Career Services Network and Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University offer current information on recruiting trends, including hiring outlook and starting salaries, among other topics. Read More…
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a revised version of the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide which becomes effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 26, 2015. Per NSF, significant changes include the following: Read More…
As part of the effort that began in April 2015, NSF is continuing to transition post-award notifications and requests from FastLane to Research.gov. Notification and request policies are outlined in the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide; see the Award and Administration Guide (AAG) Chapter II.A.2.
On October 24, 2015, as the next step in this transition, the following two notifications and requests will be released in Research.gov and retired from FastLane: Read More…
As many researchers know, the “Common Rule” refers to current regulations to protect individuals who participate in research as human subjects. The regulations, which have been in place since 1991, are followed by 18 federal agencies that support research.
In September 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published proposed changes to the Common Rule through a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which is now open for public comment through December 7, 2015. Read More…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) periodically updates its application forms and instructions to accommodate changing policy, address new business needs, and reduce the amount of information it asks of PIs.
The upcoming revisions implement a number of policy changes impacting applications submitted in 2016. The changes will be made in two phases. You may want to pay particular attention to the following changes, effective for applications submitted on or after January 25, 2016: Read More…
