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Awardees can receive up to $100,000 of qualified educational debt repayment with a two-year contract. The LRP application cycle closes on November 15, 2019. Go to

Biosketch Update

May 23, 2019
Thursday
9:15 – 10:30 am
1117 MERF

The Office of Personnel Management has recently released new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale.  Effective January 6, 2019, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is

The University of Iowa now subscribes to the Pivot funding and collaborator database. Pivot is a dynamic, comprehensive tool that allows you to search for funding opportunities and potential collaborators around the world.

• Learn best practices for securing funding and working with the DOD

TO:          Deans, Directors, and Departmental Executive Officers
FROM:    John Keller, Interim Vice President for Research
RE:          Sponsored Programs Staffing & Proposal Routing
DATE:     January 22, 2019

The University of Iowa community now has the option to search the Pivot funding database. Click here to access.

The Division of Sponsored Programs seeks a new grant reviewer / research administrator. This job opening has become available because a senior person in DSP has left the University.

For a closer look at DSP activity for Fiscal Year 2018, please visit our By the Numbers page. A link on that page will permit downloading a PDF of the full DSP Snapshot FY18. 

October 23, 2018
Noon to 1:00 pm
2189 MERF

No registration required; please note that this is a repeat of the workshop offered on July 10, 2018

Training in Data Usage Agreements, Proposal Routing Form, Outgoing Subaward Module, and Using Research Tracker & SPRIE

DATA USAGE AGREEMENTS

Ongoing efforts are being made to improve efficiency of the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) re

An Outgoing Subaward (OGS) request module through the 

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPRED) Research Development Office, in collaboration with the Carver College of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Development, is pleased to announce that Dr.

"Wait... It's Not MY Grant?"

NIH's Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) site offers many reports on NIH spending, as well as two key tools for you to explore:

Effective January 7, 2018, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $189,600 for NIH grants and cooperative agreements.

Partnerships between university researchers and industry representatives are attractive for people on both sides, but forming effective partnerships—and taking into account sometimes differing values and interests—can make them tricky to manage.

Effective for applications due on or after January 25, 2018, the required new NIH Forms-E packet will include a new Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information form.

The University of Iowa Division of Sponsored Programs and Human Subjects Office will host two informational sessions about NIH’s new policies regarding clinical trials, CT.gov, and application package Forms-E.

International Programs will host a Boren Awards and Critical Language Scholarship information session on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, from 5-7 p.m. in 1100 University Capitol Centre.

On October 12, 2017, a panel of UI faculty and staff will lead this informational session about the funding opportunities available from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Panelists will highlight information gleaned from PC

Dr. Peg AtKisson will return to the University of Iowa campus on October 24, 2017, to lead a daylong seminar for faculty and staff.

Stay tuned for courses on new subaward processes and more, coming this Fall 2017.

Getting to Know PCORI: From Application to Closeout

CREATING A BUDGET FOR A SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECT (course #808)

Recipients of Kirschstein-NRSA institutional training grant and individual fellowship awards supporting currently active postdoctoral trainees or fellows with 0, 1, or 2 years of experience as of December 1, 2016, will received increased stipends.

Want to keep up on the latest information from DSP? There's no better way than our newsletters.

On July 25, 2016, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will release updates to FastLane that may impact the way you work.

GAO recently announced a modification to the long-existing F&A (Facilities & Administrative) rate for industry-sponsored clinical trials to be implemented on July 1, 2016. The new rate will be 26% Total Direct Costs (TDC).

Available April 9, 2016: Cayuse NIH application packages including FORMS-D

Getting to Know PCORI: From Application to Closeout

A Free Workshop for Research Administrators

January 28, 2016, 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm

January 29, 2016, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Marriott Marquis Washington, DC

The NIH Loan Repayment Programs are accepting applications now through November 16, 2015.

Should a lapse in federal funding occur after midnight on September 30, 2015, it is possible that the agency that funds your research may be shut down.

The Division of Sponsored Programs gave a presentation on "Successful Proposal Submissions to PCORI" to a group at the College of Nursing on June 16, 2015.

Grantsmanship for Team Science

Thursday, May 21, 2015, 2:30-4:00pm

C217 CPHB

Notice Number: NOT-OD-15-095

Key Dates
Release Date: April 15, 2015 

Related Announcements
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Purpose

We’re pleased to announce the launch of DSP’s new research Tracking Log at: https://uiris.uiowa.edu/combined_log/main/view.

Whistle-blower protection (41 U.S.C. §4712)

The National Institutes of Health has issued a final NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) policy to promote data sharing as a way to speed the translation of data into knowledge, products and procedures that improve health while protecting the privacy o

Informational session for researchers:

Department of Defense (DOD) health research

Navigating the funding landscape

For FY2014, the Executive Level II salary has increased to $181,500 effective January 12, 2014.

The NIH is transitioning to updated electronic application forms packages identified with a Competition ID of FORMS-C. The FORMS-C will include the changes documented at:

Unfunded? Repurpose Your Application

In the event your application doesn't fare well, e.g., scores outside the payline, keep this in mind: just because it was not funded doesn't necessarily mean it's not useable.

Dear UI Research Administrators,

MEMORANDUM

TO:         Deans, Directors, and Departmental Executive Officers

FROM:  Daniel Reed, VP for Research and Economic Development

RE:          UI and ISU now offer exclusive research licensing option to industry

The DSP is pleased to announce that, as of February 18, 2013, the current MTA & Non-Monetary Agreements Routing Form, which requires manual routing and inked signatures, will be retired and replaced by a new UIRIS-based system offering paper a

MEMO
To:      UI Research Administrators
From: The Division of Sponsored Programs
Re:      UI Routing Policy

Information on the UI Conflict of Interest policy is available through the UI Conflict of Interest in Research Office website at http://coi.research.uiowa.edu.

In response to new federal regulations, all UI project directors and key personnel must file an annual certification to disclose or dispel any financial Conflict of Interest before they may apply for sponsored project funding.

Principal investigators, study coordinators, and research administrators who need help putting corporate-funded clinical trial agreements in place are encouraged to make use of two new tools from the Division of Sponsored Programs.

NIH Salary Cap Notice

The University of Iowa has finalized its FY12 fringe benefit rates, which are now available on the Accou

UI Routing Form Update: Stem Cell Research

Research Administration Handbook 2010

Community Memo: New Guidelines for Distinguishing Gifts and Sponsored Project Funding -