Grants Bulletin

January 29, 2013

Limited Submissions

• U.S. Department of State — Democracy, Human Rights, and Rule of Law in the Near East Region — February 1
• NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant Program and Required Information for Letter of Institutional Commitment — February 11
• U.S. Department of State — Professional Fellows Program — February 11
• U.S. Department of State — U.S.-Indonesia Youth Leadership Program and Youth Leadership Program with Burma — February 11
• NIMHD Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training — February 12
• CDC — Monitoring Cause-Specific School Absenteeism for Estimating Community-Wide Influenza Transmission — February 13
• CDC — Quantifying Social Contact Rates and Mixing Patterns in the U.S. Population — February 13
• HRSA — AETC Education for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants — February 18
• NICHD Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers 2013 — February 18
• NSF — A National Repository for Geological Cores Collected in the Polar Regions — February 18
• Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences — February 20
• NIH/NIAMS — Core Centers for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine — February 20
• NIH/NIAMS — Skin Diseases Research Core Centers — February 28
• HRSA – Nursing Workforce Diversity — March 8

To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.

Human Subject Research Education Opportunity — January 30 and March 5

The Office of Research Integrity offers recurring educational sessions for students, faculty or staff new to human subject research or unfamiliar with the UK Institutional Review Board submission process. Detailed information regarding upcoming sessions is provided here (1-pg pdf).

Upcoming Sessions:

• January 30 from 1:30 to 3:30 in the Young Library Auditorium
• March 5 from 1:30 to 3:30 in Room 158 Taylor Ed Auditorium

CCTS Call for Abstracts — March 15

CCTS is accepting abstracts for the Eighth Annual Spring Conference, which will be held Monday, April 8, at the Lexington Convention Center. Abstracts are due March 15. For more information, visit http://www.ccts.uky.edu/Events/CallAbstracts.aspx.

CCTS Pilot Funding — Letter of Intent Deadline February 18

The purpose of this funding mechanism is to provide a new opportunity and resources to support innovative, collaborative research relevant to the health challenges and disparities faced by the nation. The funding for these pilot studies is derived from the CCTS program in partnership with other UK Centers, and with other universities in the Appalachian Translational Research Network. Hence, some of the awards will give priority to studies with a disease focus, community engagement, or collaboration between UK and other Universities. Investigators at all stages of career development, junior, middle level, and senior are eligible to apply. For more information, visit http://www.ccts.uky.edu/Investigators/pilotstudy.aspx.

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January 23, 2013

Limited Submissions

• Health Resources and Services Administration — Affordable Care Act New Access Points Grants — January 31
• NIH/NIGMS — Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program — January 31
• U.S. Department of State — Mexico Merida Initiative Litigation Workshop, Mexico City — January 30
• Health Resources and Services Administration — Life Course Research Network Program — February 7
• NSF ADVANCE — Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers — February 8
• Health Resources and Services Administration — Rural Training Track Technical Assistance Demonstration Program — February 11
• NSF — High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Building a More Inclusive Computing Environment for Science and Engineering — February 11

To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.

Empirical Bioethics: Emerging Trends for the 21st Century — February 21-22 in Cincinnati

The Center for Clinical & Translational Science & Training is sponsoring this two-day conference, during which participants will learn about cutting-edge research that defines the ethical framework guiding clinical and translational studies. Speakers include internationally recognized experts in the application of bioethics to clinical research and medicine, including Daniel Sulmasy, MD, PhD, Peter Ubel, MD, and Rebecca Pentz, PhD.

The conference will take place Thursday, February 21, from 1 pm to 6:15 pm, and Friday, February 22, from 8:15 am to 4:20 pm at the Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center, 151 Goodman Dr., University of Cincinnati. Online registration is required by February 15 at www.cincinnatichildrens.org. Scroll down to the Empirical Bioethics conference listing and click Register. Credit cards and checks payable to CCHMC CME accepted.

The conference brochure is available here. If you have questions, call 513-803-2610, email bettie.durant@cchmc.org, or visit http://cctst.uc.edu.

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January 16, 2013

Limited Submissions

• U.S. Department of State — Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII) — January 23

To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.

eRA Commons Users Can Now Generate a Publications Report for the PHS 2590 with My NCBI

The NIH announced it would release an enhancement to My NCBI to facilitate reporting of publications in paper progress reports (form PHS 2590). This feature is now available. My Bibliography can now generate a PDF report of publications that may be printed and submitted as Section 2.2.6, Section E. Publications, of the paper PHS 2590 progress report.

Grantees are encouraged to begin using the PDF report immediately on a voluntary basis. Submitting the My Bibliography PDF report will be required at the same time that the Research Performance Progress Report is required for all Streamlined Non-Competing Award Process and Fellowship awards, expected in the Spring of 2013 (see NOT-OD-12-142).

The My Bibliography PDF report facilitates grantee reporting in two ways. First, it quickly provides the public access compliance status of each publication arising from the award in an easy to understand format. Second, it ensures grant-paper associations reported on the PHS 2590 are captured in RePORTER and other NIH electronic systems. Instructions for the PDF report are available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/nd12/nd12_myncbi_pdf.html.

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January 14, 2013

Important Changes to National Science Foundation Reporting

The National Science Foundation (NSF) will soon implement significant changes in the way Principal Investigators (PIs) report on their NSF-funded projects. As part of a federal government-wide effort for greater consistency in research reporting formats among grant making agencies, NSF is transitioning to the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR). The new format will replace the annual, final, interim and Project Outcomes reporting currently done in FastLane.

The RPPR will have the following components: Accomplishments, Products, Participants & Other Collaborating Organizations, Impact, Changes/Problems, Special Reporting Requirements, and Appendix for Significant Contributors.

Key differences of the new project report system:

• Dashboard interface will make it easier for PIs and Co-PIs to see which reports are due or overdue
• Rich-text editor that supports scientific characters and symbols
• PDF upload to support images, charts, and other complex graphics
• Improved citation search
• Eliminates reporting on significant participants

On March 18, 2013, NSF will transfer its current project reporting service from FastLane to Research.gov. Research.gov is a modernization of FastLane, providing research-related information and grant management services in one location. PIs will login to Research.gov as “NSF Users” using their existing FastLane ID and password, so no new registration or password is required.

As part of the transition of project report submission through Research.gov, there will be a mandatory FastLane freeze. NSF awardees must stop submitting project reports in FastLane starting on February 1, 2013. To assist the grantee community with this transition, NSF will extend overdue dates for project reports that are currently scheduled to become overdue between January 31 and April 30, 2013.

What this means if you have a current NSF award:

• If you have a report due before January 31, 2013, then submit the report through FastLane before that date.
• If you have a report due between February 1, 2013 and March 17, 2013, then you will need to wait until after March 18, 2013 to submit through the new Research.gov website.
• If you have a report due after March 18, 2013, then submit by the due date using the new Research.gov website.

January 16 Webinar

NSF is offering the following free webinar to provide additional information regarding these important changes. For details, go to January 16: Project Reports on Research.gov: What’s In It for Me?

For Fact Sheets, screen shots, FAQs, Quick Reference and Getting Started Guides and other information on the RPPR format or Research.gov, go to the Project Reports page.

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January 11, 2013

Limited Submissions

• Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Grant Program — January 17
• NIH/NIGMS — Initiative for Maximizing Student Development — January 25

To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.

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January 9, 2013

Limited Submissions

• Mary Kay Foundation — Innovative/Translational Cancer Research Grant Program — February 4
• USDA — Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk Sustainable Community Projects — January 17
• St. Baldrick's Foundation — 2013 Funding Opportunities — January 18
• The Robert Machemer Foundation — Vitreoretinal Research Scholarships — January 18
• Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation — Clinical Investigator Award — January 22
• National Endowment for the Humanities — Challenge Grants — January 29
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — Nurse Faculty Scholars Program — February 12

To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.

Human Subject Protection — January 17
UK CCTS is hosting a Clinical Research Update featuring Ada Sue Selwiz from the UK Office of Research Integrity on January 17 in Pavilion A Auditorium from noon to 1 pm. Lunch will be available at 11:15 am. Please rsvp to ccts@uky.edu by Monday, January 14, to reserve your seat.

Next-Generation Synthesis in Small Molecule Probe and Drug Discovery — January 18
CCTS is hosting this Drug Discovery and Development Seminar on January 18 from 9 am to 10 am in Room 234 Bio Pharm. For more information, please contact Charolette Garland at 859-257-5265 or cawgarland@uky.edu.

New F&A Rates Tentatively Approved
Last month, consultants for the University of Kentucky completed negotiations with the Division of Cost Allocation, DHHS of a new F&A rate agreement. The on-campus research rate will increase to 50.0 percent on July 1, 2013. Other rates are shown below.

Although the new rate agreement has not been signed by the federal government, investigators should immediately begin using the new rates in proposals, including competing renewals, with projected start dates on or after July 1. Per OMB Circular A-21 (G.7.), the current rates will continue in force for the duration of existing awards or competitive segments. Existing non-federal awards that are amended to increase the scope of work and budget on or after July 1 will be subject to the new rate.

Please contact Debbie Davis at 859-257-8311 or email ddavis@uky.edu if you have implementation questions.

		F&A Rates
		FY2014 - FY2016
		% Modified Total Direct Costs
		FY13	FY14	FY15	FY16
Organized Research	On campus	48.5	50.0	50.0	50.5
	Off campus	26.0	26.0	26.0	26.0
Instruction	On campus	45.0	46.0	46.0	46.0
	Off campus	26.0	26.0	26.0	26.0
Agricultural Research	On campus	39.0	40.0	40.0	40.0
	Off campus	19.2	20.0	20.0	20.0
Other Sponsored Activity	On campus	33.9	31.5	31.5	31.5
	Off campus	21.6	21.6	21.6	21.6

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January 2, 2013

Limited Submissions

• U.S. Department of State — SportsUnited: International Sports Programming Initiative — January 9
• CDC — Prevalence and Incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease — January 14
• CDC — Building Healthcare Practitioner Capacity Around HPV Vaccine Communication — January 16
• EPA/NSF Networks for Characterizing Chemical Life Cycle — January 28
• EPA/NSF Networks for Sustainable Molecular Design and Synthesis — January 28

To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.