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eRA Information: eRA Modules Will Be Unavailable April 17 to April 20 During Cloud Migration Monday, April 13, 2020 This message is to remind you that eRA is planning to migrate its modules and data to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud from 8 a.m. ET on Friday, April 17...

School of Medicine – Sponsored Programs Office Recently, SPO has seen an increase in applications for Administrative Supplements that are in response to a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI). So what is a NOSI anyway? Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs): Succinctly highlight a specific topic of interest, for example a...

School of Medicine – Sponsored Programs Office Continuity of Operations in response to COVID-19 In alignment with the UNC System Office guidance on expanding teleworking and the University’s guidance to mitigate the risks of COVID-19, the Sponsored Programs Office (SPO) will implement telework operations beginning Tuesday, March 17. During this period,...

Change in Submission Deadlines and End of Recent Substantial Service Option Among the changes are revised cut-off dates for assignment to advisory council rounds. For example, applications submitted under the continuous submission policy for the standard February and March R01, R21 or R34 due dates must now be submitted by...

Preparing for Updated Application Forms (FORMS-F) Although the FORMS-F version of NIH grant application forms won’t be used until due dates on or after May 25, 2020, preparation for their use is well underway. In fact, the NIH just posted the FORMS-F application guides on our How to Apply –...

Salary Cap for Grants and Cooperative Agreements On February 5, 2020, the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) annouced that within the National Institutes of Health notice NOT-OD-20-065, updated guidance has been provided regarding the salary cap limitations imposed for Fiscal Year 2020. Effective January 5, 2020, the Executive Level II salary...