The National Science Foundation (NSF) has published a revised version of Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1). The PAPPG will be effective for applications submitted or due, on or after October 4, 2021.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is currently seeking reviewers for proposals. If you are interested, please complete the survey using the following link: Reviewer Interest Survey. You can also find more information here about reviewing for the NSF.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) invites you to participate in a town hall meeting to stimulate a national conversation on the topic of Data Science in Education. This town hall meeting will explore Data Science and its impact across all levels of education from K-12 through higher education, including community colleges, minority serving institutions, and graduate institutions. The town hall will be conducted virtually via Zoom. Pre-registration is required.
October 8, 2021
10:00 am – 3:45 pm EDT Read more →
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released its NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2025. This updated plan articulates NIH’s highest priorities over the next 5 years.
The plan is organized around a framework of three key objectives:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will hold its Fall 2021 Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration Monday, November 1 – Thursday, November 4. Mark your calendar for an opportunity to learn, share, and meet virtually with NIH and HHS experts.
Effective January 2022, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will require updated formats for the biosketch and other support documents. NIH recommends transitioning now to the updated formats and instructions. Resources are accessible from the biosketch and other support webpages.
To help navigate the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants systems, the electronic Research Administration (eRA) website provides numerous resources. Here are the three most commonly accessed resources you may find helpful:
Join UF senior leaders for an interactive discussion on research integrity and ethical decision making. Spots are limited. Register at https://research.ufl.edu/rcr/rcr-training/2021-uf-leadership-roundtable/. You will receive a link to the livestream once registration is confirmed.
Don’t forget to submit your questions to the panelists here!
August 24, 2021
10:00 am – 11:30 am EDT
Two free, fully online trainings on statistics software will be offered during the fall term. Faculty, staff, postdocs, TAs, and graduate students can learn how to perform statistical analyses on research data while earning a certificate in SPSS and SamplePower 3 or the R programming language. Pre-registration is required. Use the links below to view the course flyer and to register:
SPSS and SamplePower 3
Aug. 23 – Oct. 7, 2021
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R Programming Training: An Introduction for Data Analysis and Graphics
Oct. 4 – Dec. 3, 2021
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You have been approached by a company that is interested in your research work and potentially sponsoring a research project. They want to meet with you to discuss the possibilities. They send you a confidential disclosure agreement (CDA) or a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to be signed and sent back. You are about to sign the CDA and then you think, “Should I sign this CDA? And what does it cover?” The answer to the first question is a definite “no.” CDAs and other agreements related to your sponsored research require the signature of an authorized signatory of the university obtained via submission of the document to UFIRST.
Updating documents is at the heart of many revisions and changes requested in myIRB. Whether it is the study protocol, the informed consent document, recruitment flyers, or questionnaires, making sure the IRB has the most recent version of your study documents is key to compliance. Learn more about how to update documents in myIRB to ensure that your changes can be processed quickly and smoothly.
The Study Title and Staff Smart Form is the first step in filling out an IRB submission in myIRB. Questions 5 and 6 ask for information about the study PI and study staff who will be carrying out the study. Here are some tips on how to best assign functions to your research team in myIRB.
Accurately acknowledging federal funding is important to help ensure proper stewardship of taxpayer funds and to recognize federally sponsored research. Principal Investigators should review the terms of their awards from each federal agency to determine the requirements for proper acknowledgments of all work resulting from federal support. Non-federal sponsors may also have requirements for acknowledgments. See the following agency links for more information:
Congratulations to Christy Gabbard for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Herman Knopf for his award from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation; Philip Poekert for his subcontract awards DHHS Flow Through from Florida’s Office of Early Learning; Paige Pullen for her award from Trident United Way; and Wanli Xing for his award from Schwab Charitable.
For more details, see the Awarded Projects table.
Best wishes to Pasha Antonenko, Swarup Bhunia, and Mary Jo Koroly for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Benjamin Lok and Pasha Antonenko for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Anthony Botelho for his subcontract proposal NSF Flow Through from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lynda Hayes for her proposals to the Florida Department of Education; Maya Israel for her proposal to the National Science Foundation; Wei Li for his proposal to the National Science Foundation; Elliott Douglas and Erica McCray for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Robert Moore for his subcontract proposal NSF Flow Through from North Carolina State University; Philip Poekert for his proposal to the Lafayette Parish School System; Matthew Schmidt for his subcontract proposal NIH Flow Through from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Darbianne Shannon for her subcontract proposal Administration for Children and Families Flow Through from the University of South Carolina; Patricia Snyder and James Algina for their subcontract proposal IES Flow Through from Vanderbilt University; Patricia Snyder and Mary McLean for their subcontract proposal California Department of Education Flow Through from Napa County; Joni Splett for her subcontract proposal U.S. Department of Education/OSERS Flow Through from the University of South Florida; Wanli Xing, Wei Li, and Huan Chen for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Philip Feng, Wanli Xing, Jing Guo, and Glorida Kim for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Sandip Ray, Wanli Xing, and Janise McNair for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Wanli Xing for his subcontract proposal NSF Flow Through from the University of California San Diego; Sharon Chuyew Yee and Wanli Xing for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Wanli Xing for his proposal to the National Science Foundation; and Kejun Huang, Swarup Bhunia, and Wanli Xing for their proposal to the National Science Foundation.
For more details, see the Submitted Projects table.
