Due to the recent lapse in appropriations, implementation of the revised National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 19-1) was postponed. NSF is pleased to announce that the revised PAPPG will now be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after February 25, 2019. Significant changes include the following:
In an effort to reduce barriers for applicants seeking U.S. Department of Education (US ED) discretionary grant competition funds, the US ED has revised its common set of instructions for applying to US ED discretionary grant programs. All future individual notices inviting applications (NIAs) will reference the common instructions in order to provide a centralized source of updated information.
See the Notice by the U.S. Department of Education dated 2/13/2019 on the Federal Register website for more information. These instructions supersede the version published on 2/12/2018.
The Division of Research Compliance and Global Support (DRCGS) promotes compliance with established rules and regulations while facilitating research at UF. Faculty are encouraged to contact the DRCGS for assistance in areas such as export control rules and how they impact UF research, complex international research activities, and research integrity issues.
For more information about the DRCGS, please visit the website at http://research.ufl.edu/compliance.html or contact the main office at 352-392-9174.
The UF Data Guide, now available on the Integrated Risk Management (IRM) Fast Path Solutions website, was created to help you make informed decisions about how and where to safely store, analyze, and share data.
What are the benefits of using this tool? The UF Data Guide is
ERIC recently released a new video that addresses its working policy for making changes to records, and the kinds of changes ERIC will and will not make. The video also discusses the process used when ERIC receives a request for changes. View the video to find out more about the types of changes ERIC prioritizes and how the process used maintains the consistency of the records in the ERIC database.
Congratulations to Herman Knopf for his subcontract award DHHS Flow Through from the University of South Carolina.
For more details, see the Awarded Projects table.
Best wishes to Lynda Hayes for her proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Dennis Kramer for his subcontract proposal IES Flow Through from Mississippi State University; and Melissa Ralston and Sarah Lynne for their proposal to the National Institutes of Health.
For more details, see the Submitted Projects table.
February 1, 2019
FROM: David P. Norton, Vice President for Research
As explained in the January 3, 2019 administrative memo, regarding the disclosure of financial support from foreign entities, U.S. federal agencies have continued to express heightened concern about foreign influence on university research. In August 2018, Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), issued a letter that expressed serious concerns regarding efforts by foreign entities to exert inappropriate influence on research in the U.S. The National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Defense, and other U.S. government agencies have communicated similar concerns.
Given the importance of this issue to our federal sponsors, we are clarifying points from the January 3, 2019 administrative memo and reminding you of your obligations to report your activities involving foreign entities. Please review and adhere to the following requirements.
The federal rule governing human research, called the Common Rule, was originally adopted in 1991 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and 15 other Federal Departments and Agencies. Following a one-year delay, the revised Common Rule will go into effect on January 21, 2019.
The following is a brief highlight of those changes that will directly affect you as part of the research community. Investigators should fully read this information to remain compliant with the Revised Common Rule. Updated policies, investigator guidelines, and templates will be posted on the IRB website http://irb.ufl.edu/. The IRB will provide a “Brown Bag” in-service on the new Common Rule; a notice is forthcoming.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has posted updates regarding proposal deadlines and other important post-shutdown issues. For any recent and upcoming NSF submissions, please review the information posted at https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/postshutdown.jsp. NSF will continue to update this page as more information becomes available.
The Pardee RAND Graduate School is now accepting applications for its Faculty Leaders Program, a five-day workshop on the tools of public policy and how to engage the next generation of leaders.
All applications must be received no later than March 4, 2019
The 7th Annual Faculty Leaders Program will be held July 22 – 26, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. Fellowships that cover tuition and travel costs will be awarded to up to 15 participants. The program will include how to bring a public policy component to your research, integrate your scholarship into the public discussion, and enhance your curriculum, among other topics.
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Education Research (NCER) is accepting applications for the Meta-Analysis Training Institute on state-of-the-art advanced meta-analytic methods.
All applications must be received no later than March 12, 2019.
The Meta-Analysis Training Institute will be offered July 28 – August 3, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The goal of the training is to provide researchers with the methodological, statistical, project management, and practical experience necessary to conduct a meta-analysis focused on an important education topic. The workshop is intended to increase the number and quality of studies that use meta-analysis, particularly the number of IES Goal 1 grant applications featuring meta-analysis.
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER), in conjunction with the University of Oregon, has announced a Summer Research Training Institute on Single-Case Intervention Research Design and Analysis.
All applications must be received no later than March 15, 2019.
The Summer Training Institute will be offered June 18 – 22, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin. The purpose of the training is to increase the national capacity of education researchers to conduct methodologically rigorous single-case intervention studies.
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has updated its Distance Learning Dataset Training (DLDT) system. The DLDT is an online, interactive tool allowing you to learn about NCES data products and evaluate them for your particular purposes.
In 2018, the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) focused on creating online group design training, new tutorials on finding evidence, videos, infographics, and summaries to help users identify and apply relevant research.
