Volume 12, number 6: December 1, 2005
FEDERAL NEWS
Training Session on NIH's New Electronic Grant Application Process
Date: January 11
Times: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 12:30 to 4:00 p.m. (two sessions)
Place: Natcher Main Auditorium, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD
By May 2007 all research grant applications for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will have to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the SF424 Research & Related (R&R) form set. This training session will provide an overview of NIH's transition plans, the submission process, and the new form set. Both sessions will be available for remote viewing via VideoCast. Registration is required for both Natcher and VideoCast participation. READ MORE
Grants.gov Deadline Update
Grants.gov has issued the following statements in regards to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research December 1 deadline:
- If Grants.gov, NIH Exchange, and/or NIH Commons are down on a deadline date for greater than or equal to four hours, the related deadline will be extended by one day;
- If an NIH service provider has a technical difficulty on a deadline date, the applicant organization should not be penalized for the service provider problems. Consideration will be given to applications sent within one week; and
- It is unclear whether these safety nets will be extended to subsequent deadlines. This will likely depend on how Grants.gov performs on December 1 and how the community reacts. READ MORE
AAAS R&D Funding Updates
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) R&D Funding Updates for all the major federal R&D funding agencies are now available, including those newly released for the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the National Aereonautics and Space Administration, the Department of Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture. Also available on the AAAS R&D website is a continually updated table on the status of FY 2006 appropriations which summarizes appropriations actions so far and their impacts on federal R&D funding. READ MORE
DoE Publishes Annual Omnibus with Grants.gov Application Requirement
The Department of Energy (DoE) has announced its interest in grant applications in the following program areas:
- basic energy sciences;
- high energy physics;
- nuclear physics;
- advanced scientific computing;
- fusion energy sciences;
- biological and environmental research; and
- energy research analyses.
Applications submitted to DoE must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov to be considered for an award. READ MORE
SAMSHA 2006 Funding
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has published a list of anticipated discretionary grant programs for FY 2006. Although the information is still tentative and dependent on the President's budget approval, researchers interested in SAMHSA grants can view information on the upcoming initiatives on the SAMHSA website.
Proposed Principles for Federal Support of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education and Training in Science and Engineering
The Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy has published a notice of proposed issuance of principles for federal programs that provide support for post-baccalaureate education and training in science and engineering. The proposed principles are intended to increase collaboration and consistency within the federal agencies. Input on any aspect of the proposed principles or the suggested process for interagency coordination is encouraged. Comments must be received by January 16, 2006. READ MORE
ED Research Misconduct Policy
The Department of Education (ED) has established a policy regarding research misconduct. The policy implements the Federal Policy on Research Misconduct issued by the Executive Office of the President's Office of Science and Technology, and will be effective December 2, 2005. It applies the common definitions and criteria established by federal guidelines for responding to allegations of research misconduct. READ MORE
NIH Comparison of Updated and Previous Criteria for Evaluating Applications
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has published a comparison of the updated and previous criteria used by reviewers to evaluate research grant applications. Areas that are affected by the updates are significance, approach, innovation, investigators, environment, and overall evaluation stipulations. READ MORE