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Building on discoveries from its prior iteration, the center will shift its focus to developing advanced electronic materials for semiconductors, quantum devices, and more.
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NSF sent the important announcement below. Please read it carefully as there are important changes to the NSF Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) taking effect next week. Additional questions will be asked, and new compliance checks will be put in place. The new RPPR format is required for any report submitted on or after October 5, 2020.
Last week, Jean Feldman, Head of the NSF Policy Office, provided an overview of the changes to the RPPR during a Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) meeting. Her slide deck contains screen shots of the changes in the RPPRs. You can also watch her…
Thank you to all who attended yesterday’s webinar on Pivot, a funding opportunity and profile database. Slides, the full webinar recording, and a Quick Start Guide are available:
- Webinar - Pivot Overview-Find Funding and Collaborators, 9-16-2020
- Webinar Slides
- Pivot Quick Start Guide
We have additional training materials on our website at Find Funding Using Pivot. To access Pivot, go to https://pivot.proquest.com/, click “Use login from my institution”, select Columbia University from the drop-down menu, and enter your UNI and password.
If you have any questions, feel free…
This is a reminder that hyperlinks and URLs are not allowed anywhere in an NIH proposal unless specifically allowed in a funding opportunity announcement (FOA). If included, NIH may withdraw the proposal from consideration. See The Do’s & Don’ts of Hyperlinks in Grant Applications, which provides further guidance.
The following is taken from the NIH formatting instructions:
- Hyperlinks and URLs are only allowed when specifically noted in funding opportunity announcement (FOA) and form field instructions. The use of hyperlinks is typically limited to citing relevant publications…
NSF sent the reminder below about the enforcement of the NSF-approved Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support formats, beginning October 5, 2020. NSF provides additional important details.
As a reminder, we will have our own webinar to review the latest NSF policy updates and forms this Friday at 2pm. To register for that webinar, click here using a Columbia-affiliated email address.
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Enforcement of NSF-approved Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support Formats Begins on 10/5/20
Dear Colleagues:
Effective…
We will be hosting a webinar on Friday, September 18th, 2:00pm – 3:00pm for faculty and staff to review the latest updates concerning NSF Current & Pending Support and Biographical Sketches. Click here to register, using a Columbia-affiliated email address.
Agenda will include:
- Latest clarifications from NSF and FAQs
- Walk through of the PDF-fillable forms
- Demo of SciENcv
As we have previously communicated, the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1) went into effect for proposals submitted or due on or after June 1, 2020. The PAPPG contains…
NSF released revised NSF Award Terms and Conditions (see this link to original email). The revised terms and conditions will apply to all new NSF awards and funding amendments to existing NSF awards made on or after October 5, 2020, with a few exceptions noted in the original announcement.
To highlight the more commonly used NSF grant mechanisms:
- Grant General Conditions (GC-1), effective October 5, 2020:
- Cooperative Agreement Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions (CA-FATC), effective…
On Friday, NSF announced its decision to delay the requirement to use NSF-approved fillable PDF or SciENcv-generated forms for the biographical sketch and current and pending support sections of NSF proposals until October 1, 2020 [subsequently changed to October 5, 2020 after this email was sent]. However, applicants must continue to complete the biographical sketch and current and pending support sections in accordance with the revised PAPPG requirements (see PAPPG sections II.C.2.f and II.C.2.h).
This delay relates only to the format used to provide the biographical sketch and current and…
NSF made updates to their PDF-fillable Biographical Sketches and Current & Pending Support forms on May 1, 2020. A summary of the changes, which are mainly technical in nature, can be found in these FAQs.
They are still encouraging questions related to SciENcv, or questions technical in nature regarding the NSF fillable PDF formats, to be directed to their NSF Help Desk at 1-800-673-6188 (7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET; Monday - Friday except federal holidays) or via [email protected]. Questions regarding the instructions or about policies should be directed to your SPA Project Officer.
We will…
The Shared Research Computing Advisory Policy Committee(SRCPAC) is offering researchers an opportunity to purchase nodes in a new shared High-Performance Computing System.
TIMING
We are taking orders between Wednesday, April 29, 2020 and Monday, June 15, 2020. Please specify the number and type of nodes (servers), and amount of storage. All orders will require a Chart String account code. The system will launch in late Fall 2020.
CONTACT
For any questions or to schedule an information session please contact George Garrett, Manager of Research Computing…
Dear NSF Principal Investigators,
Even with the current research ramp-down and COVID-19-related disruption, NSF policies continue to apply to current projects and proposals. In January 2020, the National Science Foundation released its updated Proposal and Award Administration Policies and Procedures Guide (“PAPP Guide”). The revised PAPP Guide takes effect June 1, 2020. The revised PAPP Guide includes two important changes to information that you include in your funding applications:
- Current and Pending Support
Current and Pending Support must include “all…
We wanted to bring to your attention that there are various funding opportunities dedicated to COVID-19 research available on our newly designed website, COVID-19: FAQs and Resources Relating to Research. You can find these opportunities, as well as other resources to support researchers within the section Conduct COVID-19 Research.
Select funding opportunities are available on this website, and there are instructions on how to use Pivot, a funding opportunity database, as a one-stop shop to identify COVID-19 opportunities from federal, private, and global sponsors. You will be able to view…
Dear Colleagues:
As you plan for the ramp-down of your laboratories, the Office of the EVPR is available to assist you in any way that we can.
As a start, we have attached a Laboratory Ramp-Down Checklist prepared by EH&S to help you to understand the tasks that are needed to ramp-down your research laboratory. Not all of the items will be applicable to all laboratories. EH&S is an important resource to help you to manage the ramp-down in a way that is safe for those essential personnel who are required to maintain permitted research functions and that is protective…
The Offices of the Executive Vice President for Research have collected FAQs relating to COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) and its impact on research activities. These can be found on the Research homepage, or directly at COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus): Frequently Asked Questions Relating to Research.
These FAQs contain information about COVID-19 as it relates to the conduct of research, research operations, and sponsored projects. This webpage will continue to be updated frequently as new information is received. As always, if you have questions about sponsored projects, reach out to your assigned…
Dear Colleagues,
We write to remind you of three important NIH requirements: (1) disclosure of “Other Support;” (2) prior approval for “Foreign Components;” and (3) disclosure to Columbia of all Financial Interests related to your institutional responsibilities, including honoraria or other compensation and sponsored travel provided by non-U.S. institutions of higher education.
Other Support
The following is NIH’s definition of Other Support, as clarified in the recently updated NIH Grants Policy Statement (GPS) for FY 2020:
- “Other support includes all resources…
The slides and webinar recording are now available of the NIH Rigor & Reproducibility Policy webinar that took place on Friday, September 27th, 2019.
You will need your Columbia UNI and password in order to access the slides and video. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
Michelle C. Benson, PhD email at [email protected]
Stephanie F. Scott, MS, CRA email at [email protected]