In an attempt to provide clarity as to which projects meet the definition of “Other Sponsored Activity” for the application of the University’s appropriate facilities and administration (F&A) rate, the Division of Sponsored Programs provides the following information.
Other sponsored activities includes programs and projects that involve the performance of work other than instruction and organized research. This includes the following: Read More…
Participant support costs are defined by Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.75 as direct costs for items such as stipends or subsistence allowances, travel allowances, and registration fees paid to or on behalf of participants or trainees (but not employees) in connection with conferences or training projects.
Participant support costs are excluded from the modified total direct cost (MTDC) base when calculating facilities and administration (F&A) costs. Read More…
Brown Bag Lunch
with Dr. Pedro Noguera, Distinguished Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education and Information Sciences at UCLA
Friday, October 16, 2015
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Terrace Room
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Grant Writing Workshop: Writing Grant Proposals
with Kenneth T. Henson professor of education at The Citadel—The Military College of South Carolina
The Writing Grant Proposals workshop will be offered on the following dates:
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Terrace Room
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Terrace Room
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Congratulations to Maureen Conroy, Patricia Snyder, Mary McLean, and Brian Reichow for their award from the US Department of Education/OSEP; Kara Dawson, Pasha Antonenko, Linda Lombardino, Albert Ritzhaupt, Carole Beal, and Andreas Keil for their award from the UF Division of Sponsored Programs; Griff Jones for his award from the National Math and Science Initiative; Ashley MacSuga-Gage for her award from the University of South Florida; Phil Poekert for his awards from the Early Learning Coalition Miami-Dade/Monroe; and Patricia Snyder and Mary McLean for their award from the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools.
For more details, see the table online. Read More…
Best wishes to Catherine Atria for her proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Carole Beal, Don Pemberton, and George Michailidis for their proposal to the US Department of Education/IES; Nicholas Gage and Ashley MacSuga-Gage for their proposal to the US Department of Education/IES; Meg Kamman and Amber Benedict for their proposal to the Spencer Foundation; Dennis Kramer and Walter Leite for their proposal to the US Department of Education/IES; and Phil Poekert, Don Pemberton, Thomasenia Adams, Carole Beal, Joy Schackow, and Walter Leite for their proposal to the US Department of Education/i3.
For more details, see the table online. Read More…
The Office of Educational Research (OER) is currently completing a draft of its Annual Report outlining data on externally funded projects and grants activities. Faculty productivity has been sustained, and efforts toward securing external funding remain active.
The following represents a summary of accomplishments for fiscal year 2014–2015: Read More…
Initial UFIRST Proposal Reports are now available via Enterprise Reporting. The reports are available through the myUFL portal. Anyone with the appropriate security roles has access via Enterprise Reporting>Access Reporting>Sponsored Research Information>UFIRST. Read More…
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has postponed the transition of FastLane notifications and requests to Research.gov. The following notifications and requests will continue to be submitted using FastLane until further notice: Read More…
Excerpted from Institute of Education Sciences Procedures for Peer Review of Grant Applications
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Standards and Review Office is responsible for the IES scientific peer review process. Highly qualified individuals with an in-depth knowledge of the subject review and evaluate all applications for grants and cooperative agreements exceeding $100,000.
Standards and Review Office staff work with a contractor that handles the logistics and manages the electronic system for grant application submission and review. The review process includes the following steps: Read More…
Congratulations to Maureen Conroy for her IES flow through subcontract from the Virginia Commonwealth University; and Philip Poekert for his award from the Duval County School Board.
For more details, see the table online. Read More…
Best wishes to Carole Beal and Nicholas Gage for their US Department of Education IES proposal; Mary Brownell and Nancy Corbett for their US Department of Education IES proposal; Maureen Conroy for her US Department of Education IES proposal; Ann Daunic, Nancy Corbett, Stephen Smith, and James Algina for their US Department of Education IES proposal; Brian Reichow and Patricia Snyder for their US Department of Education IES proposal; Stephen Smith, Ann Daunic, Joni Splett, and James Algina for their US Department of Education IES proposal; Holly Lane and Nicholas Gage for their University of Washington subcontract—IES flow through; Aki Murata for her Florida State University subcontract—IES flow through; Stephen Smith and Ann Daunic for their SRI International subcontract—IES flow through; Donald Pemberton for his Child Care Aware of America proposal; Philip Poekert and Raquel Diaz for their Seventh Day Adventist Church proposal; Philip Poekert for his Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe proposals; and Philip Poekert for his Duval County School Board proposal.
For more details, see the table online. Read More…
The House Appropriations Committee has released the draft FY 2016 funding bill for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.
The draft bill which is unlikely to change provides $31.2 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—$1.1 billion above the FY 2015 level and $100 million above the President’s budget request.
The bill provides $64.4 billion for the Department of Education (ED)—$2.8 billion below the FY 2015 level and $6.4 billion below the President’s budget request. Along with the decreases, many ED programs have been funded at the same FY 2015 level.
In summary, increased funding is targeted to NIH programs, IDEA special education grants to states, and Head Start as follows: Read More…
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has released The Condition of Education 2015 a congressionally mandated report to the country on education in America today. The report presents 42 indicators grouped under four areas: population characteristics, participation in education, elementary and secondary education, and postsecondary education. Read More…
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) offers a new guide for using state longitudinal data systems (SLDS) for applied research. The guide highlights the opportunities and constraints researchers may encounter in using SLDS and offers approaches to addressing some common problems. Checklists are provided to assist potential users through seven steps in considering and using SLDS data. Read More…
