<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(192,0,0)"><br>~~ Please disseminate this information with those researchers and research administrators in your department who may find it noteworthy ~~</span></i></b></p></blockquote></blockquote><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></b></p><div style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1.5pt solid windowtext;padding:0in 0in 1pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:24.5333px;font-family:Garamond,serif"><font color="#073763">Updated NIH Processes for No Cost Extensions</font></span></b></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1.5pt solid windowtext;padding:0in 0in 1pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif"><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-110.html" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">NIH NOT-OD-25-110</a> notice alerts the extramural community that NIH has temporarily disabled the <a href="http://url1157.cogr.edu/ls/click?upn=u001.HVdtiAQqH-2BBO4EFdv7-2BOclZkcWL3oxMoGuSh4wuk32C8kDkUUrLjsdkzSIHI-2BzZghba-2BDxAS6iykEm1zsulsenjsiAQzxB-2BqSOZ9sC61E1Q-3DXmO5_KjtStQnkO7CMguDJb8bjqRXN07xK8u9ETzQdf-2FF8BxHFiD1jPNDVoUQDCMjimhuRCcskuAxGDS-2F-2BfrvcldwKwDuSnkwVqKP486AbR729aPvgGEtt-2Fapx8ibfpGHFUYWtQJwSJHNX-2FgCsmGu3i9KwD-2BahKjas-2Ficg-2BuGv5LRJnG2DlBmEhoHoB2UYJr45zbsFzJzAWj57p4O1yigv0ZFmTTxfr0Z7bimEGAiAZs5PdUbQ5iNDbBEwxC1CATD8znMw2oL0SXkFXDHl9os-2F3rnZzLfgQ4B8MlQ3z9Wtu0mVaJN5I4MiBWuw1EzfpJwNH-2F03xWNxBbxeydxqufgTeH46mgoyZBO8hZfiS-2FPHY0f7iMhGQ5N-2F-2Faq1BqDXdtz6M11-2F" target="_blank" title="http://url1157.cogr.edu/ls/click?upn=u001.HVdtiAQqH-2BBO4EFdv7-2BOclZkcWL3oxMoGuSh4wuk32C8kDkUUrLjsdkzSIHI-2BzZghba-2BDxAS6iykEm1zsulsenjsiAQzxB-2BqSOZ9sC61E1Q-3DXmO5_KjtStQnkO7CMguDJb8bjqRXN07xK8u9ETzQdf-2FF8BxHFiD1jPNDVoUQDCMjimhuRCcskuAxGDS-2F-2Bfrvcld" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">No-Cost Extension functionality</a> in eRA Commons. The Director of NIH has directed NIH staff to review all existing grants and cooperative agreements to ensure that NIH awards do not fund off-mission activities or projects. Therefore, temporarily disabling the NCE functionality in eRA Commons will allow NIH staff to review and assess all NCE requests to confirm that the activities proposed during the extension align with the NIH mission and agency priorities. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif">At this time, all requests for NCEs must be submitted as a <a href="http://url1157.cogr.edu/ls/click?upn=u001.HVdtiAQqH-2BBO4EFdv7-2BOclZkcWL3oxMoGuSh4wuk32C8kDkUUrLjsdkzSIHI-2BzZgPBSVfYp394KoCKtPouy4s7UNjuYZaqqZJIMPcf8jwO6Y-2Fh0tg1ire5BlxZVeCKGiSKwD_KjtStQnkO7CMguDJb8bjqRXN07xK8u9ETzQdf-2FF8BxHFiD1jPNDVoUQDCMjimhuRCcskuAxGDS-2F-2BfrvcldwKwDuSnkwVqKP486AbR729aPvgGEtt-2Fapx8ibfpGHFUYWtQJwSJHNX-2FgCsmGu3i9KwD-2BahKjas-2Ficg-2BuGv5LRJnG2DlBmEhoHoB2UYJr45zbsFzJzAWj57p4O1yigv0ZFmTTxfr0Z7bimEGAiAZs5PdUb-2BjqTSr2oLwuA0s1huSjTtJyk0XJnkTNIDO0EN0oOGGva1KMSzXfO1Kc1e5obGcRSLJs934I5M6coa7u8dVE-2FXdK1Y2KBp8Cm-2FEp0ifNIM4KVR-2Bi-2F-2BUtKLIcrDtjtxzbuHDH6kjuRsJtIxhFaTAC7n" target="_blank" title="http://url1157.cogr.edu/ls/click?upn=u001.HVdtiAQqH-2BBO4EFdv7-2BOclZkcWL3oxMoGuSh4wuk32C8kDkUUrLjsdkzSIHI-2BzZgPBSVfYp394KoCKtPouy4s7UNjuYZaqqZJIMPcf8jwO6Y-2Fh0tg1ire5BlxZVeCKGiSKwD_KjtStQnkO7CMguDJb8bjqRXN07xK8u9ETzQdf-2FF8BxHFiD1jPNDVoUQDCMjimhuRCcskuA" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">prior approval request</a> in eRA Commons</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif"> for NIH review and approval. Requests for activities that do not align with the NIH mission and agency priorities will not be approved. <a href="http://url1157.cogr.edu/ls/click?upn=u001.HVdtiAQqH-2BBO4EFdv7-2BOcpSzGhIYUUUGrLFtGk5dut8m7FZyBjxc-2B2FeSGLDCrcd4-2BJfmQWzBbGj7l53PkntgNE0U8weZEtyIIuiEA-2Ff-2Fu8-3DENti_KjtStQnkO7CMguDJb8bjq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">This policy does not apply retroactively to existing awards.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif">Institutions are <b>not required to amend budgets</b> for awards issued before this effective date, nor will they be required to return previously reimbursed indirect costs.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif">Award supplements</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif"> that are effectuated via amendments to awards in existence prior to May 5, 2025, are not subject to this policy.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif">Continuing grant increments</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif"> are awarded under the original award terms and conditions; continuing grant awards in existence prior to May 5, 2025, are not subject to this policy. </span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif">To the extent practicable, you may want to wait to submit proposals given the possibility of court action limiting the applicability of the new policy. (Note: A lawsuit has been filed, in which The Regents of the University of California is one of the plaintiffs, seeking a permanent injunction to prevent NSF from implementing, instituting,
maintaining, or giving effect to the Rate Cap Policy in any form. <a href="https://www.aau.edu/sites/default/files/AAU-Files/Key-Issues/Research-Administration-Regulation/Costs-of-Research/AAU-NSF-Complaint.pdf">Read the filing.</a> The court hearing is pending.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif">RED will provide further information as circumstances evolve.  Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact <a href="mailto:REDalert@ucr.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">REDalert@ucr.edu</a>.</span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;font-size:12pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:24.5333px;font-family:Garamond,serif"><font color="#073763">IMPACT23 – Weekly Office Hours: Kuali Sponsored Programs</font></span></b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:24.5333px;font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif">Please join us for the weekly Kuali Sponsored Programs Office Hours each Thursday from 9 – 9:30 a.m.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif">We hope to see you there!</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif">Please visit <a href="https://impact23.ucr.edu/impact23-calendar" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://impact23.ucr.edu/impact23-calendar</a> for the listing of all Impact23 Office Hours, including links to copy a ZOOM meeting to your calendar.</span></p><div style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1.5pt solid windowtext;padding:0in 0in 1pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;border:none;padding:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:24.5333px;font-family:Garamond,serif"><font color="#073763">Research List-Serv</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.4667px;font-family:Garamond,serif">Do you know of someone in your department who is not currently registered to receive newsletters (such as this one) from the Research listserv, but would like to?  If so, please forward their name and email address to Cynthia Johnson at <a href="mailto:cwells@ucr.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">cwells@ucr.edu</a>.</span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;font-weight:700"> </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Calendar</span></b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">

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