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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"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">A messages from NSF dated 4/13/22:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">NSF published a notice today in the <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/04/13/2022-07941/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request-national-science-foundation-proposalaward">
Federal Register</a> announcing the availability of a “For comment” draft of the <i>
Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide </i>(PAPPG). The Foundation is accepting comments from the external community until
<b>cob June 13, 2022</b>. The draft PAPPG is available on the <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/">
Policy Office website</a>.<span style="color:#000099"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To facilitate review, revised text has been highlighted in yellow throughout the document and explanatory comments have been included in the margins, where appropriate.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any questions should be directed to the Policy Office at <a href="mailto:policy@nsf.gov">
policy@nsf.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We appreciate the research and education community’s interest and look forward to your input.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jean<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="73" height="73" style="width:.7583in;height:.7583in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image003.png@01D8501B.2717CD40" alt="nsflogo"></span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Jean Feldman<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Head, Policy Office<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Division of Institution & Award Support<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">National Science Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">4201 Wilson Boulevard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Arlington, VA 22230<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">email:
</span></b><a href="mailto:jfeldman@nsf.gov"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">jfeldman@nsf.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">Information Extracted from NIH‘s Extramural Nexus publication dated 4/7/2022
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">iEdison, the Invention Reporting System, Transitioning to NIST This Summer<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">The management of iEdison, the system used to report inventions, patents and utilization data resulting from federally funded research grants and contracts, is moving
from NIH eRA to the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST). <b><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2022/03/30/iedison-the-invention-reporting-system-transitioning-to-nist-this-summer/">Read more</a></b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><strong><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060">Introducing NIH’s New Scientific Data Sharing Website</span></u></strong><strong><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></h1>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">I am very pleased to announce the availability of a new website on Scientific Data Sharing. Whether you are involved in an NIH-funded project and want to understand which sharing policies apply to your research
and how to comply, or you are a researcher looking to access scientific data from NIH-affiliated repositories, this site is for you.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2022/04/05/introducing-nihs-new-scientific-data-sharing-website/">Read more</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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</span></span></span></strong><![endif]><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Tips Before You Submit</span></u><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060;font-weight:normal">:
</span></u><strong><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060">Top 10 Problems Reviewers Cite in Applications</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></h1>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal">As you prepare your grant application, avoid these common pitfalls!
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2022/04/01/top-10-problems-reviewers-cite-in-applications/">Read on</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal"> for a list of the most frequent problems reviewers in
the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) cite when they critique grant applications.<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p style="background:white"><i><span style="color:#455A64"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/NCURA1959"><span style="color:#F4002B">NCURA “YouTube Tuesdays”</span></a> are videos produced by the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA).
These short videos (typically 2 – 5 minutes in length), are presented by various research administrators from around the country, and provide educational information on various pre and post award
</span></i><span style="color:#455A64">administration topics. <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please note that these videos do not specifically represent the University of California’s or UC Riverside's policies or procedures. (The link
to NCURA YouTube Tuesdays is also posted at the bottom of the following SPA website for future reference</span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal">: <a href="https://research.ucr.edu/spa"><i>https://research.ucr.edu/spa</i></a></span></em></span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-style:normal">.)</span></em><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Research Administrators</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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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>
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<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 18<sup>th</sup></b>, <b>May 3<sup>rd</sup></b>, <b>and 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>
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<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
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">18<sup><span style="color:black">th</span></sup></span></b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:black"> from
<b>Noon – 1:15PM</b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif"> <o:p>
</o:p></span></b></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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<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>
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<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>
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<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:
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<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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</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>
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<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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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Michelle Bulls, Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, National Institutes of Health<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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