The U.S. Office of Personnel Management recently released new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale. Effective January 5, 2020, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $197,300, and this is the salary cap ...
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2020 HHS Salary Cap Increase
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NSF PAPPG Webinar & Timeline
The NSF has recently announced the updates to the PAPPG. NSF will be holding a NSF Proposal & Awards Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) Update Webinar on Thursday, February 6, 2020 from 2:00-3:00PM ET (12:00-1:00PM ...
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FY21 ERE Rates Pending Negotiation
The ASU Office of Planning & Budget has prepared and submitted ASU’s FY2021 *ERE Rate Proposal to the US Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS). DHHS typically begins their review in the Spring, and ...
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NIH System Outage – Thursday, Jan 16th
All of NIH’s electronic research administration Modules and Websites will be Unavailable Thursday, January 16 from 6 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. Eastern Time For Critical Maintenance NIH will perform emergency maintenance on Thursday, January 16, ...
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Grants.gov is Preparing for SAM’s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
A recent Grants.gov article has been published discussing the SAM’s transition to the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) which will replace the currently used DUNS number and how that impacts Grants.gov. This transition is scheduled to ...
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SciENcv Biosketches for NSF
The Fulton Schools of Engineering have made great strides in encouraging their faculty to be early adopters of the SciENcv biosketch tool. They’ve shared the following issue and workaround for submitting SciENcv biosketches to NSF: ...
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SciEncv Requirement on NSF Proposals
The National Science Foundation (NSF) will be publishing the revised Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) for 2020 in the upcoming months (usually released in January/February). One of the main changes to ...
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Reminder: Knowledge-Sharing Videos Available
If community members happen to have any quiet time between semesters, it is recommended to catch-up on any RA Seminars or other Technical Knowledge videos available on the Training Toolbox page of researchadmin. In particular, ...
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Prior Approvals Needed Before Sabbatical Leaves
Most federal sponsors require prior approval of changes in Principal Investigator (PI) status and/or Absence of PI for a continuous period of 3 months or more. Sponsor rules may vary, but NIH has clarified that ...
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Sharing: Article on Choosing Correct NIH Budget
National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently posted an article, Selecting the Correct Budget Format for Your Application. A reminder to choose the budget type carefully for NIH proposals. Some funding announcements require a specific type ...
