The Office of Sponsored Projects | October 2018

Regulatory Updates

Federal Updates  NIH & AHRQ have announced upcoming updates to application instructions and review criteria related to the NIH Policy on Inclusion of Individuals Across Lifespan in Research Involving Human Subjects ( NOT-OD-18-116 ). The upcoming changes will be effective for applications due on or after January 25, 2019: Research Applications (NOT-OD-18-228) Career Development (NOT-OD-18-229) Fellowship Applications (NOT-OD-18-227)

The 50 th National Science Foundation Grants Conference   will take place on November 8-9, 2018.  NSF wi ll live stream the plenary sessions of the conference. There is no cost or limit for participants to view the live stream. Click the link below to register for the event and learn about the agenda and speakers. Grants Conference Webcast Registration

UT Updates Fringe Mitigation Plan On September 1st, the University moved to a pooled fringe rate that may impact existing awards or previously submitted proposals. The University will cover fringe expenses above budget on grants submitted prior to August 10, 2018 using a University mitigation account. This change to pooled fringe will also impact budget revision requests (VTCs). Learn more about the fringe rate structure, mitigation for fringe shortfall, and budget revision requests on the OSP website. UT Fringe Rate Structure and Mitigation Process

NIH Loan Repayment Program Applications for NIH’s 2019 Loan Repayment Program are due by November 15, 2018 (5:00 PM). Also due on Nov. 15th is post-submission certification by OSP; therefore, the PI's online application and the Department Chairman’s certification letter are both due in OSP by Nov. 13th (5:00 PM) so that OSP can meet the Nov. 15th deadline. NIH Loan Repayment Program @ UT

Adjusted Effort Reporting Cycle for 3/1/18 - 8/31/18. The reporting window for this period will be 9/10/18-10/18/18, which is shortened from 45 to 40 days due to the transition to Workday. Effort Reporting Due Thursday, Oct. 18. OSP Effort Certification and Training

Continuing Education

The Office of Sponsored Projects and other research support units offer educational opportunities on campus each month. Check the OSP Calendar for free on-campus training that is applicable to CRA re-certification. Below are training opportunities that were available last month as well as those coming up in the month ahead.

MONTH IN REVIEW - SEPTEMBER - 9/6 SAMHSA on-line webinar: Prior Approvals Part II (Budget Revisions, No Cost Extensions) (OSP) 9/14 Managing Research Data (PCL) 9/14 Convergence Research Q&A with NSF Director France Cordova (VPR) 9/21 Metadata Basics (PCL) 9/24Grant Writing Workshop (OSP/VPR) 9/28 Designing Surveys with Qualtrics (PCL) Thursdays @ 12 CRA Study Group (OSP)

THE MONTH AHEAD - OCTOBER -  10/5 Organizing Data in Spreadsheets (PCL) 10/10 CPRIT Compliance webinar (OSP) 10/12 Visualizing Spacial Data (PCL) 10/19 Qualitative Data Sharing (PCL) 10/23 ARA Monthly Meeting (ARA) Thursdays @ 12 CRA Study Group (OSP)

Find the latest Federal regulation and UT Austin policy and procedures related to sponsored research on the OSP News & Alerts page.  OSP News & Alerts Reserve your seat for live-cast webinars and workshops on Research TRACKS (where your research-related continuing education credits are recorded).  Research TRACKS

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