Office for Research Affairs (ORA) Newsletter

Week ending 08/16/02

Section 1 – Don't Forget

Section 2 - What's New

Section 3 – New Funding Opportunities
Section 4– Conferences

Section 5 – Reminders

Section 6 – Closing Information and Unsubscribe Instructions

 

DON'T FORGET   

IDC Return Distribution form

Don't forget to attach ORA's IDC Return Distribution form to the DSR-1. Click here to access the COM IDC Return Distribution form.

If you have any questions or having problems with accessing this form, please contact Aundrea Corbit at 392-5398.

This announcement appeared in the August 9, 2002, ORA Newsletter. (Posted 08/16/02)

UF Staffing Options

Be reminded, ORA has posted the new UF Staffing Options from the University Personnel Office. This listing list the type of appointment, pay policy, employer costs/benefits, UF Budget Category, etc.

This announcement appeared in the July 12, 2002, ORA Newsletter. (Posted 08/16/02)

 

 

WHAT’S NEW   

 

 

New Web Design for ORA

The College of Medicine Office for Research Affairs website has a new design. The new look which was designed using Dreamweaver MX Education Version was created by Nichole Smith, a student in the Computer Engineering Department at the University of Florida.

Please note the site contains javascript that is best viewed in MS Internet Explorer. There are still a few minor things that need to be worked out before the site is fully operational. ORA welcomes any suggestions you may have in making the site better. For questions or suggestions, please e-mail Aundrea Corbit or Cindy Weinbrecht.

(Posted 08/16/02)

NIH Opens Website with Non-Competing Grant Progress Report Due Date Information

As discussed in the May 2, 2002 Notice http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-047.html,
the last hard copy mailing of pre-printed face pages was mailed in late June for those progress reports with November 2002 start dates. Beginning with December 2002 start dates and beyond; e.g., those progress reports due on/after October 1, 2002, grantees will need to access a website to determine which progress reports are due.

Now available at: http://era.nih.gov/userreports/pr_due.cfm the NIH
Office of Extramural Research has launched a website of Non-competing Progress Report due date information. Principal Investigators and Grants Administrators can query using their Institutional Profile Number (IPF) to return a list of "due" progress reports. The University of Florida's IFP number is 513806. If for some reason you are not certain of the IPF, a companion query is also available at the site to help determine the appropriate Institutional Profile Number. Information will be updated around the 30th of each month.

Electronic submission of the Progress Report is still in the development stage, therefore, Progress reports should continue to be mailed directly to the NIH awarding Institute/Center. A list of Institute/ Center mailing addresses for progress reports is found at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/type5_mailing_addresses.htm.

Since The Division of Sponsored Research will no longer receive pre-printed Face pages from NIH with the due dates, the College of Medicine, Office of Research Affairs will make an effort to notify PI's/Grant Administrators that a particular deadline is approaching . This e-mail notification will begin with those Progress reports due on October 1, 2002. However, it is ultimately the PI's responsibility to make sure his/her Report is on time.

Questions concerning this query should be addressed to the eRA Helpdesk: e-mail: Commons@od.nih.gov. Questions concerning submission of progress reports should be directed to the specific NIH Institute/Center.

This announcement appeared in the August 16, 2002, NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. (Posted 08/16/02)

 

 

 NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

No new funding opportunities received by ORA this week.

For funding opportunities annouced by Research and Graduate Programs FYI http://rgp.ufl.edu/fyi/

New NIH notices, requests for applications and program announcements can be found at NIH Notice

 

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

No new conferences this week!

REMINDERS!

The Robert Johnson Foundation is requesting applications for "The Substance Abuse Research Program". Letter of Intent due to agency by 08/22/02 (Posted 08/16/02)

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is requesting applications for the "JDF Grants Program". First two pages of the Application are due to the agency by 08/22/02. (Posted 08/16/02)

 

CLOSING INFORMATION

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