OMB Extends Comment Period on Grant Reform Measures
Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published notice in the Federal Register extending the public comment period on their proposed package of grant reforms to June 2, 2013.…
Author: Roger Wood
Fasten Your Seatbelts, Its Going to be a Bumpy Ride for Research Administrators!
With apologies to Margo Channing in All About Eve, as I start this article for the March edition of InfoEdge, the Sequester looms large in the US. If Congress allows…
Sen. Harkin Proposes Increases for NIH, Child Care, and Education
Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee, announced today that he will put forward an appropriations amendment that would increase funding for the…
Research Results! Read ’em Here!
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on February 22, 2013, published a memorandum on public access to research results that for many folks has been too…
Continuing Resolution and Sequestration – Oh My!
In a notice posted February 1st, NOT-OD-13-043, NIH noted that should sequestration take effect, they “likely will reduce the final FY 2013 funding levels of non-competing continuation grants” and went…
New Ideas and Technology to Remake US Government
In his second inaugural address on January 21st, 2013, President Obama said, “We must harness new ideas and technology to remake our government…” In this article, I’ll highlight a few…
Horizon 2020 Planned Budget Takes a Big Hit
The European Union planned Horizon 2020 research budget took a significant hit when the European Council cut the proposed budget from €77.6 billion to €69.24 billion. The massive research program…
NIH Opens RFI on Chimpanzee Research Report
This week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiated an information request for input on the report of the NIH Council of Councils Working Group on the Use of Chimpanzees…
SPIN™ – News You Can Use
Angelman Syndrome Foundation solicits applications The Angelman Syndrome Foundation announces the availability of up to $1,000,000 (USD) to be awarded in support of research on Angelman syndrome. Angelman syndrome is…
S2S Submission of Proposals to US Sponsors via Grants.gov
System-to-system (S2S) submission of proposals to US federal agencies via Grants.gov has been available since 2006 in addition to submission of proposals using Grants.gov’s forms-based solution (originally PureEdge, now Adobe…