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• Office of Research Administration (ORA) Newsletter: May-June 2009 provides valuable information on the following topics:
  (1) accreditation of the Yale University Human Research Protection Program;
  (2) National Science Foundation: ARRA Terms and Conditions;
  (3) research administration training opportunities;
  (4) conflict of interest and transactional review;
  (5) the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) and how does it influence grant terms and conditions?
  posted 6/19/09
• Join us today for our next funding/grantsmanship training program ...
  Friday, July 10, 2009
  How to Write A Successful R01
  presented by Professor R. Todd Constable
  10:00-11:30am
  The Anlyan Center Auditorium, TAC N107, 300 Cedar St.
• Training Opportunities for Faculty and Postdocs. GCA provides monthly training opportunities for faculty and postdocs to learn about identifying funding opportunities and successful grantsmanship. Sign up for these upcoming sessions at: http://www.yale.edu/training/.
  
  Brown Bag Luncheon Series:
  Corporate Contracts in Sponsored Research:
  Terms & Conditions
       June 23, 2009 -- Noon
  Funding/Grantsmanship Training Programs
  How to Write A Successful R01
       July 10, 2009 -- 10:00am
  Developing A Funded Research Plan
       August 26, 2009 -- 3:00pm
       October 8, 2009 -- 1:00pm
  Show Me The Money: Searching for Funding Opportunities on the Internet
       September 15, 2009 -- 3:00pm
  Grants.gov Hands-on Training
      September 11, 2009 -- 10:00am posted 06/15/09
• Upcoming NSPIRES changes to improve the process by which potential conflicts of interest are determined will affect NASA proposal submissions with a due date between July 11, 2009 and August 7, 2009, and become pre-requisites to proposals submitted August 8 and later. posted 6/15/09
• GCAlert! Week of June 8-12, 2009, volume 3, issue 1 ... and archives.
  (1) New Process for Industry Sponsored Clinical Trial Account Setups
  (2) Auto-Email Compliance Reminder Notifications posted 6/10/09
• GCAlert! Week of May 25-29, 2009, volume 2, issue 7 ... and archives.
  (1) Update: Computer Expenditure Type 820615 Available in SciQuest
  (2) NSF Using Fastlane Only posted 6/1/09
• The FY10 Federal Rate Agreement (dated 5/21/09) is now available. FY10 F&A rates remain the same as for FY09. New FY10 fringe benefit rates have been approved and new FY11 provisional fringe benefit rates have been established. Non-federal rates are also available on GCA's Proposal Development/Yale Facts webpage. posted 5/22/09
• As of June 1, eRA Commons and eSubmission are available and working with one caveat. There is an intermittent problem with document upload in ALL modules. NIH requests users to refrain from uploading any documents into IAR, eSNAP, JIT until notified otherwise.
  
  NIH has extended the error correction window to June 5 for funding opportunities with grants.gov receipt deadlines of May 20-29, 2009. posted 05/22-6/1/09
• Effective immediately, NSF will use Fastlane exclusively for NSF proposal submissions. Several other agencies have taken similar steps to restrict some or all of their application submissions to their own agency systems while Grants.gov tackles volume-related service issues.
• Reminder ... The NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, April 2009 is effective for all proposals submitted on or after April 6, 2009. posted 5/20/09
• GCAlert! Week of May 4-8, 2009, volume 2, issue 6 ... and archives.
  (1) Update on ARRA Proposal Submissions posted 05/11/09
• GCAlert! Week of April 27 - May 1, 2009, volume 2, issue 5 ... and archives.
  (1) GCFA Update on Financial Closeouts of
       Sponsored Projects
  (2) New! BUG 214a Sponsored Award Cash Reportposted 05/1/09
• Office of Research Administration (ORA) Newsletter: March-April 2009 provides valuable information on the following topics: program income; upcoming re-accreditation of the Animal Program at Yale; NIH policy concerning career development (K) awards; material transfer agreements; export controls -- FAQs answered; and research administration training opportunities. posted 04/23/09
• NIH has raised the stipend level for FY2009 Kirchstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate, predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees and fellows (see NOT-OD-09-075). Training-related Expenses for trainees and the Institutional Allowance for individual fellows remain as previously announced in NOT-OD-06-093.
  
  All FY2009 awards issued October 1, 2008 and thereafter using FY2008 stipend levels will be revised to increase the stipend category to the FY2009 level. posted 04/14/09
• The Salary Limitation on Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts for FY2009 has been finalized. This notice includes a very useful FAQ addressing salary adjustments for the current year. See notice: NOT-OD-09-069. posted 04/14/09
• Yale Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center -Special Announcement: Availability of Supplemental NIH Funds for Pilot Grants The Yale Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center is applying for supplemental funds intended to fund pilot and feasibility awards commencing July 1, 2009 for one year in the amount of approximately $40,000. These pilots provide seed money for investigators to explore the feasibility of diabetes related studies and to obtain sufficient data to further pursue such lines of investigation via other funding mechanisms.
  
  Those eligible to apply fall into three categories: 1) new investigators without current or past NIH research project support (R01, R21, P30) as a principal investigator, 2) established investigators with no previous work in diabetes related areas who wish to apply their expertise to a diabetes related problem, and 3) established investigators in diabetes and related disorders who propose testing innovative ideas that represent a clear departure from ongoing research interests. All eligible investigators must have faculty appointments.
  
  Deadline to submit applications is May 11, 2009. Announcement of recipients will be made by Dr. Kevan Herold, Director of the DERC Pilot and Feasibility program. Application forms may be obtained by emailing kathleen.catalano@yale.edu or in TAC S141.
  posted 04/14/09
• GCAlert! Week of March 23-27, volume 2, issue 4 ... and archives.
  (1) Important Changes - Cost Transfers Involving Sponsored Awards posted 03/27/09
• GCAlert! Week of March 23-27, volume 2, issue 3 ... and archives.
  (1) NIH Competitive Revisions (formerly known as Competitive Supplements) under ARRA are a Great Funding Opportunity for Yale Investigators
  posted 03/27/09
• The new expiration date for FWA00002571 is March 16, 2012. This expiration date should be used immediately in all applications requiring the FWA (federal-wide assurance of compliance with standards for human research protections). posted 12/3/08
• GCAlert! Week of March 9-13, volume 2, issue 2 ... and archives.
  (1) New ARRA Proposal Types added to ProSum
  (2) NIH Challenge Grants under ARRA: Prospective Impact on Grants.govposted 03/13/09
• Recovery Act Limited Competition announced:
  NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (RC1) posted 03/09
• NCRR's Recovery Act Funding Opportunities announced. posted 03/09
• GCAlert! Week of March 2-6, volume 2, issue 1 ... and archives.
  (1) SciQuest/EMS – Computer Expenditure Type
  (2) Guide 2801 GD.01 – Deposits of Sponsored
       Project Payments
  (3) Reminder: Fiscal Contact & Payment posted 03/09
• The slides are now available from the March 3 presentation of How to Write Your First Grant -- the first in a year-long series of training programs devoted to various aspects of grantsmanship. posted 03/03/09
• GCAlert! Week of February 23-27, issue 6 ... and archives. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Stimulus Funding: Impacts on Yale posted 02/27/09
• GCAlert! Week of February 23-27, issue 5 ... and archives. Grants.gov: Important Updates for March 5th NIH Proposal Submission Deadline posted 02/26/09
• Office of Research Administration (ORA) Newsletter: January-February 2009 posted 02/6/09
• GCA/GCFA Newsletter: Winter 2009 posted 01/26/09
• For budget planning . . . NIH has published an update to its "salary over the cap" limitations that will be published formally once the FY09 appropriation has been made. The current Continuing Resolution (CR) applies the terms of the FY08 appropriation until the FY09 appropriation is approved. When it is approved, the applicable "salary over the cap" will become $196,700 effective January 1, 2009. See: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/
  NOT-OD-09-037.html posted 01/21/09
• Beginning with the February 2009 R01 application cycle, NIH will give special consideration during peer review and at time of funding to Early Stage Investigators (ESI) who are within 10 years of completing their terminal research degree or medical residency. For ESI policies, see: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/ posted 01/14/09
• NIH has converted its active Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) from PureEdge to Adobe-based application packages.
  
  To ensure you are using a compatible version of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, see: http://www.grants.gov/help/download_software.jsp. posted 12/1/08
• Effective December 1, 2008, when submitting applications to GCA for review, applicants for the NIH NRSA Individual Fellowships (F30, F31, F32) must include the NRSA Fellowship Certification available as tab 6 of the Proposal Summary and Certification Form (ProSum).
  
  In addition, NIH Forms 416-1 (fellowship application) and 416-9 (fellowship progress report), rev.9/08, must be used as of December 1, 2008. posted 12/08
• GCA has revised the Proposal Summary and Certification Form effective November 1, 2008. The new Excel form includes enhanced instructions and tabs for the new Subrecipient Compliance & Certification Form and the Clinical Trial Addendum -- all in one location.
  
  Beginning November 1, 2008, proposals that include subrecipients engaged in animal and/or human subject research at the subrecipient site must be accompanied by the revised ProSum. Although you are strongly encouraged to use this version of the ProSum immediately for all submissions, the older form (rev. 8/11/08) will be accepted until December 1, 2008 for submissions that do not meet the above criteria.  More . . . posted 11/1/08
• NSF has issued a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), NSF 09-1, effective for proposals received on or after January 5, 2009. Significant changes for this revision include:
  
  Entirely new guidance that addresses and implements the mentoring requirement of the America COMPETES Act;
  
  A major revision of NSF’s faculty salary reimbursement policy, to limit compensation for senior personnel to no more than two months of their regular salary in any one year from all NSF-funded grants;
  
  Debut of the Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) and EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) mechanisms, that replace the SGER program; and
  
  Revision of the definition of co-PI for greater consistency with guidance issued by OSTP. posted 10/30/08
• GCAlert! Week of February 16-20 ... and archives
  Welcome Cheryl Magoveny, new GCAT2 Team Leader for Central Campus posted 02/20/09
• NIH has begun converting many of its active Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) from PureEdge to Adobe-based application packages.
  
  During the month of January there will still be a number of active FOAs that will continue to use Pure Edge packages so make sure that you read your FOA carefully before proceeding.
  
  To ensure you are using a compatible version of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, see: http://www.grants.gov/help/download_software.jsp.
  posted 01/15/09
• The new expiration date for FWA00002571 is November 13, 2011. This expiration date should be used immediately in all applications requiring the FWA (federalwide assurance of compliance with standards for human research protections). posted 12/3/08
• GCA/GCFA Newsletter: Fall 2008 posted 10/29/08
• Effective October 1, 2008 and beyond, all Office of Naval Research (ONR) funding opportunities -- grants or cooperative agreements -- published as Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) should be submitted via grants.gov only. posted 10/1/08
• GCA held a well-attended Grant & Contract Team Fair on September 17 to help launch and introduce its five GCA Teams. We look forward to working in partnership with faculty and staff in this new era of research administration. posted 9/17/08
• F&A rates have changed … For information and guidance on new rate applications, please refer to the following Rate Application Memo. posted 7/9/08
• See the FY09 Federal Rate Agreement signed February 27, 2008 for new indirect cost rates and fringe benefit rates effective July 1, 2008 and beyond. posted 7/1/08
• GCA's new and improved Proposal Summary and Certification Form is available in Excel and includes an easy to read Instruction Sheet! Effective August 1, 2008, use only this form. Previous versions will no longer be accepted. posted 7/1/08
• FAQ available for GCFA's new Subaward Management System, effective May 8, 2008. posted 5/1/08
• Yale implementation plan provides instruction for compliance with the mandatory Public Access Policy for peer-reviewed articles arising from NIH funding. posted 4/15/08
• NIH has revised and expanded its policy concerning concurrent support from Mentored Career Development (K) awards and Research Grant Awards (R). See: NOT-OD-08-065, effective 4/10/08. posted 4/10/08
• NIH has revised its policy concerning parental leave for NRSA Training Grant (T) and Individual Fellowship (F) awards. See: NOT-OD-08-064, effective 4/10/08. posted 4/10/08
• The newly published Sponsored Projects Handbook is designed to assist new and established investigators and business administrators in the conduct of research at Yale University. posted 4/10/08
• Effective July 1, 2008, Yale University institutes experience-based minimum salary requirements for all postdoctoral appointees. See: FY 2008-2009 Salary Plan for Postdoctoral Appointees posted 4/1/08
• NIH Salary Cap increased to $191,300 effective January 1, 2008. See: NOT-OD-08-035. posted 1/15/08
• NIH error correction window (time allowed after submission deadline to address NIH system identified errors/warnings) reduced from 5 business days to 2 for all electronically submitted grant applications. See: NOT-OD-08-018 posted 11/30/07
• NSF: All proposals received after January 5, 2008 will be reviewed against newly enhanced Intellectual Merit Review criteria that specifically include review of the extent to which a proposal also suggests and explores potentially "transformative" concepts. posted 9/24/07