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Submitted Projects for April 2015

Best wishes to Richard Lind, Jr. and Pasha Antonenko for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Michael Bowie and Nancy Waldron for their proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Christy Gabbard for her proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Joe Gagnon for his proposal to the William T. Grant Foundation; Dennis Kramer, Christopher Loschiavo, Jen Shaw, and Darren Baxley for their proposal to the U.S. Department of Justice; John Kranzler for his proposal to the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers; Philip Poekert for his proposal to the National Math and Science Initiative; and Albert Ritzhaupt for his proposal to the National Science Foundation.

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COE Shows Growth in Funded Research

The Division of Sponsored Programs (DSP) notified the college that the COE increased its total awarded research funding 102% over the previous year—from $8,111,495 in FY2014 to $16,366,828 in FY2015.

We are encouraged and excited about the efforts of COE faculty to develop new collaborations and pursue new sources of funding. Among the new collaborations are the Department of Health Outcomes and Policy, College of Medicine; Florida Museum of Natural History; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering; and Rinker School of Construction Management, College of Design, Construction, and Planning. Some of the new sources of funding include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Procter & Gamble, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Read More…

DSP Issues New Form: Award Administration Request Form (AARF)

With the launch of UFIRST the DSP-1 form has been retired from service, effective Monday, March 23rd. The DSP-1 form allowed for paper routing of approvals and was also used to collect internal UF approvals on several award administration actions. Replacing the DSP-1 form will be the Award Administration Request Form (AARF).

The AARF is used to collect the UF internal approvals on several award related actions, noted below: Read More…

UF Office of Research Updates Funding Opportunities Database

The UF Division of Research Program Development in the Office of Research is pleased to announce the release of a new funding opportunities database (OppMan) for the UF community. This database will continue to serve as the central UF information source on limited submission opportunities and other key research-related announcements. The database update occurred on March 11, 2015.

Links to the old page will redirect to the new page. You may need to login with your Gatorlink credentials (using the login link at the top right of the screen) to see the funding opportunities on the new page. Once you have done so, you can search or update your subscription. Please also update any bookmarks you may have to the Funding Opportunities page.

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IES What Works Clearinghouse Webinar Is Still Available

The March 2015 What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) webinar “Designing Quasi-Experiments: Meeting What Works Clearinghouse Standards Without Random Assignment” will be available for viewing until March 2016. For a presentation on designing strong quasi-experimental studies to test the effectiveness of education interventions in schools and classrooms, go to the event registration webpage and enter your name, email, and affiliation. Then click Launch Presentation. Click on the Resources List icon at the bottom of the webinar screen to download the following pdf attachments: Read More…

Reminder: 2015 Workshop on Quasi-Experimental Design and Analysis

Northwestern University, with a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), is hosting the 2015 Workshop on Quasi-Experimental Design and Analysis from Monday, August 3 to Friday, August 14. Applications to attend the workshop should be submitted by April 20, 2015 and decisions will be made by May 1. The workshop is for faculty from all disciplines who have an interest in causal research in education though advanced graduate students working with quasi-experimental data are also welcome. Read More…

Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement Is Now Available

If you received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, cooperative agreement, or supplement with a budget period that started anytime on or after December 26, 2014, the revised NIH Grants Policy Statement that was released on March 31, 2015 now serves as a term and condition of your award. The revised NIH Grants Policy Statement includes changes in statutes, regulations, and policies that have been implemented since the previous version, including the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for HHS Awards. Read More…

Awarded Projects for March 2015

Congratulations to Carole Beal for her subcontract from the University of Arizona; Sylvia Boynton for her award from the Alachua County School Board; and Philip Poekert for his award from the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe, Inc.

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Submitted Projects for March 2015

Best wishes to Pasha Antonenko for his proposal to the National Science Foundation; Emily Sessa and Pasha Antonenko for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Catherine Emihovich, Rose Pringle, David Julian, Janice Krieger, and Lauren Solberg for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Christy Gabbard for her proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Dennis Kramer for his proposal to the Association for Institutional Research; Philip Poekert for his proposal to the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe, Inc; and Joni Williams Splett for her proposal to the Society for the Study of School Psychology.

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UF Implements New OMB Uniform Guidance

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200 revising administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for federal awards. The modified regulations place increased emphasis on institutions to strengthen their internal control processes over the management of funds in order to provide reasonable assurance of effective and efficient operations, reliability of reporting, and compliance with laws and regulations.

The major points of emphasis and implications for UF at this time are as follows:
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