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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>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#20558A">ITS PLANNED OUTAGE / HARDWARE REPLACEMENT - TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 1ST, AT 12:01AM UNTIL 3AM<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please be advised that there is a <i>planned server outage and hardware replacement</i> with an Oracle field engineer lined up between:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Tuesday morning, March 1st, at 12:01am until 3am<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">to perform the work. The affected servers currently host the following applications which ITS will work to ensure that everything is up and running thereafter.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h2>Impacted Applications:<span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="color:#1D1C1D;background:#F8F8F8">iTravel</span><span style="color:#1D1C1D"><br>
<span style="background:#F8F8F8">PAMIS</span><br>
<span style="background:#F8F8F8">Enterprise Access Control System (EACS)</span><br>
<span style="background:#F8F8F8">Fleet Services System</span><br>
<span style="background:#F8F8F8">Cash Collection Reporting & Reconciliation System (CCRRS)</span><br>
<span style="background:#F8F8F8">FAU Change Tool</span><br>
<span style="background:#F8F8F8">SCT Salary Cost Transfer request tool</span><br>
<span style="background:#F8F8F8">SuperDOPE-v2</span></span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="color:#1D1C1D;background:#F8F8F8">UCPath (ODS/RI)</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="color:#1D1C1D">Legacy SuperDOPE (v1)</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if you need any additional information or concerns,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:#0B5AB2"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:#0B5AB2">Brian Griffin</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">l</span> Associate Director of Financial Systems<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">l</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
</span><a href="https://its.ucr.edu/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Information Technology Solutions</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#F1AB00">O</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#7A6E67">:
</span>951.827.3336 | <b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#F1AB00">E</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#7A6E67">:</span>
<a href="mailto:brian.griffin@ucr.edu">brian.griffin@ucr.edu</a> | <a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/my/briangriffin">
Zoom</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#20558A"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.2pt;background:white"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:navy">N</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">SF</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:navy"> NEWS</span></u></b><span style="color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#20558A"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#20558A">NOW EFFECTIVE: USE OF THE NEW SAM UEI IN NSF SYSTEMS IN PLACE OF DUNS NUMBER<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#20558A"><img border="0" width="624" height="59" style="width:6.5in;height:.6166in" id="Picture_x0020_14" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D82CB4.26699A20"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#20558A"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:105%">Dear Colleague:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Effective February 28, 2022, the National Science Foundation (NSF) began using the new System for Award Management (SAM) issued Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in Research.gov and FastLane. This update was made in
 accordance with the government-wide transition by April 4, 2022, away from the use of the Dun & Bradstreet issued Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and toward the new SAM UEI as the primary means of entity identification for Federal awards. 
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">The new SAM UEI process eliminates the requirement for organizations to obtain an identifier from a third-party website and streamlines entity registration, identification, validation, and ongoing management in
 one place, <a href="https://sam.gov/content/home">SAM.gov</a>. For information about NSF's SAM registration requirements for organizations with proposals for consideration and active awards, refer to the
<i>Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide</i> (PAPPG) <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappg22_1/pappg_1.jsp#IG2">
Chapter I.G.2.</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Here's what to know about the SAM UEI implementation at NSF. 
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>UEI Updates Effective as of February 28, 2022<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">SAM.gov-assigned UEIs for organizations already registered with NSF are populated in NSF systems and have replaced the associated DUNS numbers.
<b>NSF-registered organizations (such as UCR) do not need to manually replace DUNS with their SAM UEI in NSF systems.</b>
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">A SAM.gov-issued UEI is required for registering at NSF going forward.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:56.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo5">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> 
</span></span></span><![endif]>New organizations will enter their SAM UEI to register with NSF in Research.gov.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:56.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo5">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> 
</span></span></span><![endif]>Although a DUNS number is still required to register in SAM.gov and to receive a SAM.gov-issued UEI until April 4, 2022, DUNS numbers will no longer be used at NSF.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">A DUNS number is required for registering in SAM.gov until April 4, 2022.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:56.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo5">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> 
</span></span></span><![endif]>Between the February 28, 2022 NSF UEI implementation date and April 4, 2022, organizations must still obtain a DUNS number in order to register in SAM.gov and to receive a SAM.gov-issued UEI.<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Any subrecipients named in a proposal are also required to obtain a SAM UEI and register in Research.gov. Subrecipients named in the proposal, however, do not need to be registered in SAM.
 Refer to the PAPPG <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappg22_1/pappg_1.jsp#IG2">
Chapter I.G.2</a>.  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">All SAM Legal Business Name and SAM Physical Address updates are now made in SAM.gov, and NSF is receiving daily data extract updates directly from SAM.gov.
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:56.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo5">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> 
</span></span></span><![endif]>The SAM Physical Address is the address of record for organizations registered with NSF.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:56.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo5">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> 
</span></span></span><![endif]>Organizational address changes are no longer accepted in FastLane.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The SAM Legal Business Name displays along with the NSF-managed Organization Name on Research.gov and FastLane proposal Cover Sheets, NSF Award Notices, Research.gov Project Reports, and
 NSF Award Search results. Proposal validation checks will verify the organization's SAM UEI rather than DUNS number. The proposing organization must have an active SAM registration to submit a proposal to NSF.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%">
<b>UEI Updates Effective on April 4, 2022<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">A SAM.gov-issued UEI is required for registering at NSF, but organizations will no longer obtain a DUNS number as of April 4, 2022.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">A DUNS number is
<b><u>not</u></b> required for registering in SAM.gov or to obtain a SAM UEI as of April 4, 2022.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">DUNS numbers cannot be used or displayed except for historical reference (e.g., the Cover Sheet for a proposal submitted prior to NSF's SAM UEI implementation on February 28, 2022, will
 still display the organization's DUNS number).<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%">
<b>SAM UEI Help Resources<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">General Services Administration (GSA)
<a href="https://www.fsd.gov/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=a8e8e202db237810060d5425f3961978">
UEI Fact Sheet</a> <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">SAM.gov <a href="https://sam.gov/content/duns-uei">
DUNS to Unique Entity ID (SAM) Transition page</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<b>Registering a New Organization with NSF<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Guidance on registering a new organization with NSF is available in the
<a href="https://www.research.gov/common/attachment/Desktop/Single_ID_Help.pdf#page=12">
Account Management Guide</a> on the Research.gov <a href="https://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/InstitutionAndUserManagement.html">
About Account Management</a> page.  <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>Questions?</b> If you have IT system-related questions regarding NSF's transition to the SAM UEI, please contact the NSF Help Desk at 1-800-381-1532 (7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET; Monday - Friday
 except federal holidays) or to <a href="mailto:rgov@nsf.gov">rgov@nsf.gov</a>. Policy-related questions should be directed to
<a href="mailto:policy@nsf.gov">policy@nsf.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;text-autospace:none">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;text-autospace:none">Division of Information Systems<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;text-autospace:none">National Science Foundation<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.2pt;background:white"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:navy">NCURA e-Xtra</span></u></b><span style="color:black"> 2/28/2022</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.2pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Scientific Publishers to Track Diversity in Research Journals:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">More than 50 publishers plan to ask scientists about their race, ethnicity and gender when they submit papers or reviewer or edit manuscripts. The initiative comes in the wake
 of concerns about structural racism in science and publishing.</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA">
</span></b><span style="color:black"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001LW5ROdLfwgGYmjxENoMtc8b4PYxuaBySVlC1hsP06gvSdyMt9kB2ybHFTGGNbizB3Ow9_EMiVu23BcVixVJ0oX3x1RoeDsxWbFSiOSFn37XLQb-9LjSgQUaBGk3JUv3DAvwHaqIVT60ivuYqIj769U4JOX0BKn6UqtoK33VKb69YZghROQJ2QA==&c=S1xaMQisWuO2dNyEP0E7C1wiqMnR_SKlrwg1Nwb4-WCbdhfkxcsxpg==&ch=Glba7UnnGgjvI_dLbbwk25LxcTx6aIoD8bqmM1igyG2BoDkGnznqTA==" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA">READ
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Research Administrators</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>I</b>nformative <b>
N</b>oontime <b>C</b>ollaboration<span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>Collaborate ~ Communicate ~ Connect</i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Please join Research Administrators INC on
<b>April 4<sup>th</sup></b>, <b>May 3<sup>rd</sup></b>, <b><u>and</u> June 6<sup>th</sup></b> for the (taped) webinar, “<b><span style="color:#20558A">Agency Updates with OMB, NSF, and NIH</span></b>.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Note:  Due to the lengthiness of  ‘live’ webinar (which NCURA is hosting next month), SPA has purchased the MP4 to enable the later showing of the webinar in
 three separate sessions (i.e., one session per agency).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Please register separately for
<u>each</u> specific agency update you plan to attend</span></b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">, as each session will be different. 
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">The MP4 will be posted on the RA webpage for those who are unable to join us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A">Session 1:  OMB Update<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A">The Office of Management and Budget oversees the implementation of the President’s vision across the Executive Branch. Join us for the latest updates from OMB.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black">Monday, April 4<sup>th</sup></span></b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black"> from
<b>Noon – 1:15PM</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black">Via ZOOM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black">To attend this Research Administrators INC session, please
</span><a href="http://research.ucr.edu/OrApps/Org/OrgEvents/Default.aspx?g=inc" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">register here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">A Zoom link will then be emailed to each registrant on the morning of the RA INC session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Presenter:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Gilbert Tran, Senior Policy Analyst, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A">Session 2:  NSF Update<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A">This session will cover new developments related to proposal and award policy at NSF.  NSF staff will provide a comprehensive review of recent policy changes as well as major
 updates to NSF’s proposal system modernization efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black">Tuesday, May 3<sup>rd</sup>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black">from <b>Noon – 1:00PM</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black">Via ZOOM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black">To attend this Research Administrators INC session, please
</span><a href="http://research.ucr.edu/OrApps/Org/OrgEvents/Default.aspx?g=inc" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">register here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">A Zoom link will then be emailed to each registrant on the morning of the RA INC session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Learning Objectives: 
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Participants will learn and be able to ask questions about NSF proposal and award policies and procedures, agency priorities, and advances with proposal submission modernization and Research.gov.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Presenter:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A">
</span><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Jean Feldman, Head, Policy Office, Division of Institution and Award Support, Office of Budget, Finance & Award Mgmt., National Science Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A">Session 3:  NIH Update<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A">Don’t miss this opportunity to hear about what is new and what is being developed within the National Institute of Health's (NIH) programs, policies, and budgets. In this comprehensive
 review, participants will learn about the newest policy updates and how their respective institutions may be impacted. Topics include recent and upcoming changes to NIH policy, compliance requirements, and so much more!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#20558A"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black">Monday, June 6<sup>th</sup>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black">from <b>Noon – 1:00PM</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black">Via ZOOM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black">To attend this Research Administrators INC session, please
</span><a href="http://research.ucr.edu/OrApps/Org/OrgEvents/Default.aspx?g=inc" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">register here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">A Zoom link will then be emailed to each registrant on the morning of the RA INC session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Learning Objectives:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Participants will learn about NIH’s budget priorities. Participants will learn about new policies and compliance initiatives. Participants will gain insight into current issues at NIH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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