Improving the US Biomedical Research Environment
While neither the only nor the first to offer similar advice, the recent paper by Alberts, et al., in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Rescuing US biomedical research from…
Author: Roger Wood
STAR METRICS Comes of Age
The STAR METRICS (Science and Technology for America’s Reinvestment: Measuring the Effect of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science) project grew out of a collaboration between federal agencies and academic institutions…
Science in the Public Eye
Science is a common topic in the news today – the new Cosmos series, climate science, STEM education, genetically modified crops, stem cells, new drugs and vaccines, exploring Mars and…
House Subcommitte Votes to Reduce NSF Funding for Social and Climate Science Research
The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the US House of Representatives will soon vote on legislation dealing with NSF funding that was passed by one of its subcommittees…
FDP Opens Membership for Phase VI
The Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) will enter Phase VI in September 2014 and is open to applications from organizations receiving federal research funding, including public and private colleges and universities…
COFAR Publishes First Round of FAQs on 2CFR Part 200
The Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) published its first set of Frequently Asked Questions related to 2 C.F.R 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal…
Checking in on the DATA Act
It’s Not Dead Yet! Now that the rush of the Feb 5th NIH deadline has passed, you might be reflecting on big picture things – like the OMB grant reform…
Multi-Project NIH S2S proposal submitted successfully
InfoEd Global’s Proposal Development module was used to submit a seven-component multi-project P50 application using System-to-System (S2S) technology in response to the National Institute of Health’s January deadline for PAR-13-291.…
NSF Can Fund Political Science Research Again
In a reversal of the appropriations language passed last March, the recently passed omnibus appropriations bill does not include the restriction on NSF that effectively disallowed funding of political science…
Grant Reform Training Webinar
The Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) has announced details of its anticipated Jan 27th Part 200 Uniform Guidance Training webinar. The webinar will be available via this link: http://portalapps.hud.gov/HUDMediaChannel/liveplayer_tertiary.jsp. They…