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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000">~~ Please disseminate this information with those researchers and research administrators in your department who
may find it noteworthy ~~<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><u><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">AGENCY AND UC NEWS<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<img width="295" height="59" style="width:3.075in;height:.6166in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D70151.7D9C1A00"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">NIH issued guidance for NIH Fiscal Operations for FY 2021 includes the following policies</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">:<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">FY 2021 Funding Levels: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Non-competing continuation awards made in FY 2021 will generally
be issued at the commitment level indicated on the Notice of Award.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA): </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">NIH will increase NRSA
stipends by approximately two percent for predocs and two percent for postdocs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Next Generation Researchers Initiative Policy: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">NIH will prioritize meritorious R01-equivalent
applications from Early Stage Investor (ESI) PD/PIs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">NIH Salary Cap for Grants and Cooperative Agreements:
</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Effective January 3, 2021, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $199,300.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"> For guidance details, see </span><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-058.html" title="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-058.html"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">NOT-OD-21-058</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">NIH has just released a new video, </span></b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcCo-nUKbt0&feature=youtu.be" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcCo-nUKbt0&feature=youtu.be"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Writing
an Effective "K" Application</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">.
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> It is designed for junior investigators and those who assist in the preparation of the scientific portions of an application. In addition, to preparation pointers,
the video describes how to avoid the most common mistakes in K applications, as well as some typical misconceptions about the review process.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:-.25in;line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">NIH Seeks Diversity in Conference Proposals.
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Applicants are urged to increase participation of people from diverse backgrounds.
</span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cv_WJtp7HydE7eYCMaftdUt0mfqKED94tNBDrRe5BXXPKMt07Zmre2Tz92mETNqwTtHln5M0IO3SGvl9PrukZ_snTMKOEZzxR__F_RFCUin-IbUGxRQGSjZZvAQ1lknxcQqRyV7R7ycl3oLCWgAlUDj8EMkkEVm5SJ2DUEXDfMDpP6aN1VHgQHoSHfSs7aTuwxDZ8EYDUUwqgBMG0gReLZvVTnLL1t56lbdFgA7NW6Yyt1nh0ZI3mw==&c=byUfVNBYaXAJ7AxVIG-WLZbBl0F0XbxSYFbDZsgQs5uB5LRZs8ZpgA==&ch=hLb6uU65C16mi2I713wGTZ-YzERQPiB3FfAkK8iDXo5rqz5SWfrslQ==" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Click
here for further details</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
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</b></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">in promoting National Institutes of Health(NIH) Diversity Supplements for students, postdocs, and faculty.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/pa-20-222.html">NIH Diversity Supplements</a> are an underutilized resource that allows administrative supplements
to a wide variety of funding mechanisms to enhance diversity in the scientific work force. The mechanism also provides
<b>short</b>- and <b>long-term</b> support for faculty members to conduct full-time research. The mechanism allows support for
<b>high school students</b>, <b>undergraduate</b> students, baccalaureate and <b>
master’s degree</b> holders, <b>graduate</b> and health <b>professional</b> students, and individuals in
<b>postdoctoral</b> training.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UCGHI will host a free webinar on
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">March 3, 2021 from 12:00-1:00 PM, PST</span> with a panel of expert NIH Program Officers to provide an overview of NIH Diversity Supplements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More on NIH panelists available
<a href="https://ucghi.universityofcalifornia.edu/event/nih-diversity-supplements-webinar">
here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Current TRDRP Grantees,<br>
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We are writing to provide you with additional guidance on the administrative supplements that were announced in December. These administrative supplements are designed be awarded
<u>during a grant’s No Cost Extension period</u>.<br>
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The goal of the administrative supplements is to provide limited funding to <u>current</u> grantees impacted by research facility closures and/or research activity suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
<u>Current</u> grantees are defined as those whose TRDRP-funded research was active between March-December 2020. Awards operating on a No Cost Extension (NCE) between March-December 2020 are also eligible to request an administrative supplement. COVID Emergency
Seed and COVID Continuation Awards are not eligible for administrative supplements.<br>
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Grantees may initiate an administrative supplement request through SmartSimple. This is initiated by submitting a request for a No Cost Extension (NCE) in the final year of the award. The SmartSimple instructions for completing NCE requests can be found in
the appendices of attached instructions.<br>
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To initiate the administrative supplement request, the grantee must first submit an NCE Request of at least six months and mention the intention to apply for an administrative supplement as part of the justification. The NCE request should be submitted at least
30 days prior to the end date of the award.<br>
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Grantees will then be assigned several items to complete in SmartSimple: the Annual Fiscal Forecast, Annual Scientific Report, and an Award Amount Modification. These activities will be due 30 days after the PI has been notified of their availability; however,
RGPO will not consider the administrative supplement request until all of these reports are submitted.<br>
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Grantees currently operating in a No Cost Extension may submit the Administrative Supplement Request form via an Award Amount Modification activity as soon as they can access their award in SmartSimple (beginning January 28, 2021). <br>
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We’ve attached the application instructions, application form, and a list of frequently asked questions in anticipation of what you may want to know. Please contact your program officer if you have other questions regarding this process. As a reminder, these
administrative supplements are designed to be awarded during a grant’s No Cost Extension period, so no action is required until the final year of your award.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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Tracy Richmond McKnight, PhD<br>
Director, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program<br>
University of California | Office of the President | 300 Lakeside Drive, 6<sup>th</sup> Floor | Oakland, CA 94612-3550<br>
P (510) 987-9811 | F (510) 835-4740<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">California National Primate Research Center 2021 Call for Pilot Project Letters of Intent</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) Pilot Program invites Letters of Intent for pilot project proposals to support basic and translational research using nonhuman primates
(rhesus macaque and titi monkeys) for the 2021-2022 funding period. Pilot projects that address biomedical/translational research topics across the nonhuman primate lifespan and include CNPRC scientific research unit areas (Infectious Diseases, Neuroscience
and Behavior, Reproductive Sciences and Regenerative Medicine, Respiratory Diseases) are requested. Pilot projects should be innovative and lead to tangible results in a one-year period. Full details of the call and additional information about the CNPRC Pilot
Program may be located </span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnprc.ucdavis.edu%2Four-science%2Fpilot-research-program%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cdavid.stitelman%40yale.edu%7Cdc2b5f37f1574b9ee5d008d8c4824307%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C637475411052683229%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=4%2BeSMJgedZ9vo4vksjcDHZaxnlmc8qYERhM%2FRaS5sFo%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The deadline for Letters of Intent is <b>March 1, 2021</b>. Full proposals will be requested from a subset of Letters of Intent. Applicants should note that this process is competitive at two
levels, for both the Letters of Intent and the full proposals. Questions about the CNPRC Pilot Program may be emailed to the Associate Director of Research: <span style="color:#0433FF"> </span></span><a href="mailto:lmiller@ucdavis.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">lmiller@ucdavis.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0433FF"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>I</b>nformative <b>
N</b>oontime <b>C</b>ollaboration<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#0070C0">Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) has launched a new on-demand education training portal containing<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#0070C0">video webinars and supporting resources which will walk the participant through the entire life cycle of an award.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Please join Research Administrators INC on
<b>Monday, March 1<sup>st</sup> at Noon </b>as we dive into Part 2 of a 3-part series on
<b><span style="color:#0070C0">Budgeting</span></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Are you ready to start building your sponsored project or idea, but do not know what and how much to ask for? If preparing a budget for your grant or contract is daunting for you, come learn
the basic elements of how to draft a project budget with confidence. An effective budget can be a productive tool in driving towards your goals for the entire life of the project. We also need to ensure that we have the funds needed to complete the project
successfully and do not to leave resources on the table.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">This 3-part series will walk through the development of a project budget including: what costs need to be covered, categorization of budget costs by differing sponsors, utilizing the appropriate
rates as required and more. (Each part is 90 minutes in length.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>please register </b></span><a href="https://redit.ucr.edu/OrApps/Org/OrgEvents/Default.aspx?g=inc"><b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">here</span></b></a>
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at their own pace, <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">or those wishing to jump to a particular topic of interest, are able to do so now at their convenience via the new SPA training
portal <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">How To Subscribe to this Research List-Serv</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do you know of someone in your department who is not currently registered to receive newsletters (such as this one) from the Research list-serv, but would like to be? If so, kindly forward the
following registration information onto them.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Step 1: Click on the following link to register to the research list-serve:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://lists.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/research"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">http://lists.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/research</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Farewell wishes to Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Integrity, Dario Kuzmanovic</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, who will be leaving UC Riverside
on February 16th to begin a new job opportunity at a medical research company in Los Angeles.
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">He will be missed…Best of luck to you, Dario!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Charles Greer, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, will temporarily fill the duties of Dario’s role in leading the Research Integrity Office. These include continuing the
ongoing process for our upcoming AAALAC accreditation visit. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For other matters related to the Research Integrity Office, please refer to the following contacts:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IRB, </span><a href="mailto:IRB@ucr.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IRB@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IACUC, </span><a href="mailto:IACUC@ucr.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IACUC@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IBC, </span><a href="mailto:IBC@ucr.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IBC@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conflict of Interest/PRO, </span><a href="mailto:PRO@ucr.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PRO@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For all other matters or to be connected to the correct person, please contact Karina Quezada - </span><a href="mailto:karina.quezada@ucr.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">karina.quezada@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A national search to fill the vacant position will be launched soon.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#002060">Monday, February 1</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">5<sup><span style="color:#002060">TH</span></sup><span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">UCR will be closed on Monday,
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">February 15<sup>th</sup> in observance of President’s Day.
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