Category: Grants & Contracts

Posted on April 3, 2015 by |
Seeking input to improve research impact, NIH published Notice NOT-OD-15-084 this week. With input from the community on its funding policies, NIH hopes to improve the impact and sustainability of the NIH-funded biomedical research enterprise. We invite comments on any or…
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Posted on March 30, 2015 by |
The focus of this strategic visioning exercise is on scientific direction of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute’s research program over the coming decade. As research administrators, its good for us to be aware of these opportunities so that we are…
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Posted on February 18, 2015 by |
Consistent with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-14-17 published September 30, 2014, OMB has opened a survey for non-Federal stakeholders to provide feedback on the impact of Uniform Guidance and the extent to which it achieve’s COFAR’s goal of reducing…
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Posted on February 2, 2015 by |
The US federal share of research funding is significantly less than it has been historically. Entrepreneurial scientists are finding other solutions – including crowdfunding research. In some ways, crowdfunding research is an extension of patronage support – and yet, its also…
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Posted on November 14, 2014 by |
In a surprise move this week, both the Senate and House of Representatives passed legislation that is on its way to the White House – and that is likely to be signed into law. I’m only being a little sarcastic…
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Posted on October 30, 2014 by |
Video from the October 2, 2014 COFAR webcast on Uniform Guidance, Uniform Guidance Implementation A Conversation Presented by the Council on Financial Assistance Reform, has been posted on the COFAR website. Here is a <a href="https://www.youtube moved here.com/channel/UCL7wVVxWl4pRHL6cHgj0vVQ/videos” onclick=”_gaq.push([‘_trackEvent’, ‘outbound-article’,…
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