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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="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<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<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>Collaborate ~ Communicate ~ Connect</i><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496">Please join Research Administrators INC on Wednesday,<b>
</b></span><b><s><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">April 26<sup>th</sup></span></s></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <span style="color:#2F5496;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">May 10<sup>th</sup></span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496"> for the (taped) webinar, “<b>Agency Updates with NSF</b>.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center">The MP4 will be posted on the RA INC webpage for those who are unable to join us.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="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;color:#20558A">NSF UPDATE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496">This session will cover updates to the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1) including revisions to the biographical sketch and current and pending support,
and the transition to Research.gov for proposal preparation and submission.</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wednesday, May 10<sup>th</sup>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">from <b>Noon – 1:30 PM</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Via ZOOM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">To attend this Research Administrators INC session, please
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://research.ucr.edu/OrApps/Org/OrgEvents/Default.aspx?g=inc" target="_blank">register here</a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2F5496">FOR THOSE WHO
<u>ALREADY REGISTERED</u> TO ATTEND AT THE PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULE DATE/TIME, YOU NEED NOT REGISTER AGAIN.
<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2F5496"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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><u>Learning Objectives</u>:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in">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></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u>Prerequisites:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in">Participants will want to be involved with, or impacted by, NSF policies.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b>Presenter:</b><span style="color:#20558A"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in">Jean Feldman, Head, Policy Office, Division of Institution and Award Support, Office of Budget, Finance & Award Mgmt., National Science Foundation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">The U.S. National Science Foundation recently rolled out significant updates to our website intended to make it easier for you to find the information you're
interested in.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Here's what has changed:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">NSF's new website, previously called beta.nsf.gov, is now</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#0460A7">
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