NSF Faculty Salary Policy: Two-Month Rule

The National Science Foundation (NSF) policy on faculty salary compensation states that compensation for senior project personnel is generally limited to “no more than two months of their regular salary in any one year. This limit includes salary compensation received from all NSF-funded grants… If anticipated, any compensation for such personnel in excess of two months must be disclosed in the proposal budget, justified in the budget justification, and must be specifically approved by NSF in the award notice budget.”

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Save the Date: The Fall 2017 NSF Grants Conference

The Fall 2017 National Science Foundation (NSF) Grants Conference will take place on November 13-14, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. The two-day event will be held at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel. Registration will open on Thursday, September 7 at 12:00 PM EST. Read more →

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IES Invites Public Comment on Two Research Goals

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is seeking input on its education and special education research programs, specifically around two of its five research goals—Efficacy and Replication (Goal 3) and Effectiveness (Goal 4).

IES is requesting feedback on whether these goals, as currently configured, are meeting the needs of the field, or whether changes should be considered to incentivize and support more replication and effectiveness studies.

Those wishing to respond may send comments by email to Comments.Research@ed.gov by Monday, October 2, 2017. Read more →

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IES Announces Additional Research Funding Webinars

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) announces additional on-demand webinars for those who are interested in Fiscal Year 2018 funding opportunities and learning more about IES.

These pre-recorded webinars are hosted by staff from the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and the National Center for Education Research (NCER) and can be accessed on the IES Webinar Series website. The first round of on-demand webinars was posted in mid-July and a second round was posted this month. Read more →

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UF Research Computing Offers Wider Availability of ResearchVault

UF faculty are encouraged to utilize ResearchVault (or ResVault), UF’s secure computing environment enabling collaboration and research on restricted and confidential data. ResVault provides a secure, pre-approved information system with the capacity for large-scale data storage and computation. Read more →

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Awarded Projects for July 2017

Congratulations to Mary Brownell and Amber Benedict for their award from the US Department of Education/IES; Herman Knopf for his subcontract US DHHS Flow Through from the University of South Carolina; Dennis Kramer for his award from Take Stock in Children; Philip Poekert for his awards from the Mt. Vernon School District, School Board of Clay County, and Episcopal Children’s Services; and Patricia Snyder for her award from the Florida Department of Health.

For more details, see the Awarded Projects table. Read more →

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Submitted Projects for July 2017

Best wishes to Mary Brownell, Meg Kamman, and Erica McCray for their proposal to the US Department of Education/OSEP; Susan Butler for her proposal to the Honda Foundation; Isaac McFarlin for his proposals to the Walton Family Foundation and the Spencer Foundation; Philip Poekert for his proposals to the Episcopal Children’s Services and to the National Career Academy Coalition; and Melissa Ralston for her subcontract Monique Burr Foundation Flow Through from the University of New Hampshire.

For more details, see the Submitted Projects table. Read more →

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UF Recommends All Dropbox Users Migrate to the UF Dropbox for Education Service

In 2016, UF licensed Dropbox for Education for faculty, and the service has now been expanded to include all staff. The use of the free, personal version of Dropbox for university business is not allowed. UF strongly encourages all Dropbox users sharing university or research data to migrate to UF Dropbox for Education.

To establish a free UF Dropbox for Education account, visit https://it.ufl.edu/services/dropbox-for-education. Click on “Go To Service” and login with your GatorLink ID and password. You must use your primary e-mail address username@ufl.edu rather than your username@coe.ufl.edu address to establish your UF Dropbox for Education account.

Anyone needing assistance in establishing a free UF Dropbox for Education account may contact the UF Help Desk at 352-392-HELP (4357). Read more →

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30 Reasons Your Grant Proposal May Not Have Been Funded

Why was my outstanding grant application disliked by the reviewer panel? Assuming that critiques of the proposal from the review panel are available, a careful and objective consideration of the comments provided will almost always provide an answer to this question.

One or more of the following 30 reasons may be identified. Among one of the easiest items in the list to address is failure to get a critical review from colleagues prior to submission, including a review of grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors that collectively detract from the quality of the proposal. Therefore, it is essential that every applicant receive critical feedback from others before submitting any grant application. Read more →

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Grant Writing Costs and Benefits

A new study of grant-writing costs and benefits finds that academics who wrote more grant applications did receive more funding for research. The study surveyed 195 researchers active in applying for federally funded grants between 2009-2012.

The survey found that
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Awarded Projects for June 2017

Congratulations to Joni Splett, Stephen Smith, and Sarah Lynne Landsman for their award from the UF Office of Research and Philip Poekert for his award from Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

For more details, see the Awarded Projects table. Read more →

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Submitted Projects for June 2017

Best wishes to Ashley Pennypacker-Hill for her proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Herman Knopf for his Subcontract—DHHS Flow Through to the University of South Carolina; Walter Leite and Corinne Huggins-Manley for their proposal to the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences; Philip Poekert, Susan Butler, and Alyson Adams for their proposal to the US Department of Education/OII; and Philip Poekert for his proposals to Orange County Public Schools, School Board of Clay County, and School Board of Seminole County.

For more details, see the Submitted Projects table. Read more →

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UFIRST: Updating Project IDC Returns

Each year, the Office of the Vice President for Research returns indirect costs collected from grants and contracts during the preceding fiscal year (July 1 – June 30) to principal investigators, department chairs, and if appropriate, directors of certain authorized centers. The last day to make changes to FY2017 distributions is June 30. Read more →

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UFIRST: Subawards Update

The Division of Sponsored Programs (DSP) would like to thank everyone for their patience as the outgoing subaward team undergoes transitions to new personnel and systems. This transition includes improvements to the process and procedures that will enhance the ability to issue subawards more efficiently and compliantly. Read more →

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NSF Explains Participant Support Costs

Excerpted from the NSF Proposal & Award Policy Newsletter, Issue 2, May/June

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) Chapter II.C.2g(v) defines the participant support budget category as direct costs such as stipends, travel or subsistence allowances, and participant or trainee (but not employees) registration fees for NSF-sponsored conferences or training projects. Read more →

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