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Updated FY 2019 Fringe Benefits Memo has been published. The budgeting of Fringe Benefits and Fixed Health Insurance rates for sponsored projects have been finalized for FY 2019. Please refer to the rates in the Fringe Benefits Memo published on 01/31/2019 to appropriately determine personnel benefits in proposals. Note that the...

Greetings School of Medicine Colleagues: The University will be closed December 24, 2018 – January 1, 2019 for the Winter Break therefore, the Sponsored Programs Office (SPO) will not be available to review/submit proposals during this time. Considering the approaching Winter Break, please be mindful of the standard operating procedure...

NIH Grants Policy Statement has been updated – October 2018 This update applies to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2018. Online version of the October 2018 NIH Grants Policy Statement. NIH states that users are strongly encouraged to use the...

eRA Information: Focused Notifications, Delegation Now Available in HSS Thursday, September 13, 2018 As a result of a software release for the Human Subjects System (HSS) and ASSIST on Wednesday, September 12, the following features and updates have been added. Human Subject System (HSS) Focused Notifications Responding to feedback from...

Fiscal Year 2019 Rates for Sponsored Projects The fringe benefits and health insurance rates for sponsored projects have been set for the 2019 fiscal year. Refer to the published rate schedules to appropriately determine personnel benefits in proposals. Note that the budget template on the SPO website has been updated...

A new release of the Human Subjects System (HSS) will be made available on August 1, 2018. The new release will include the following features and functionality: When a grantee initiates a migrated study, if the Clinical Trial flag on the migrated Inclusion Data Record (IDR) was “No” Question 1.4.a...