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The following mostly consists of policy revisions and other notices from NIH and other governmental agencies relevant to the MSM's administration, faculty and staff, particularly in the area of grants and contracts. You may access the announcement by double-clicking on the hyperlink, which will open in a new window. To exit and return to the current OSRA page, just click the "x" at the top left-hand side of the open page.

June 2, 2006 - NIH's Late Proposal Submission Policy

May 11, 2006 - Multiple Principle Investigator Implementation Update

May 5, 2006 - NIH Announces Plans to Eliminate Mailing of Paper Assignment and Change of Assignment Letters

April 7, 2006 - NIH Announces Change in Business Process: Replacing PI Signature on Grant Applications, Progress Reports and Prior Approval Requests with an Institutional Complicance Requirement

March 16, 2006 - Change in Time of Submission/Receipt of NIH Electronic Applications to Grants.gov

March 3, 2006 - Updates to NIH's Electronic Application Submission Program Available Through Listserv Subscription

February 10, 2006 - NIH Announces New Program and Website to Foster the Independence of New Investigators

February 8, 2006 - NIH Adjusts Timeline for Electronic Application Submission

January 13, 2006 - Salary Limitations on Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts for FY 2006

December 2, 2005 - Pilot Study to Shorten Review Cycle for RO1 Applications

October 26, 2005 - NIH Rolls Out Electronic Grants Submission

September 19, 2005 - Feds Transitioning from PHS-398 to SF-424

August 25, 2005 - NIH Announces Final Ethics Rules

March 16, 2005 - Updated/Revised PHS-398 Instructions Now Available

February 9, 2005 - HHS Announces Simplified System for Research Protection Assurances

January 27, 2005 - NIH Policy on Late Submissions of Grant Applications

January 7, 2005 - Salary Limitations on Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts - FY '05

November 4, 2004 - Revised PHS 398 Form (Grant Application) Now Available/ Revised PHS 2590 Form (Non-Competing Grant Progress Report) Now Available

October 12, 2004 - NIH Announces Updated Criteria for Evaluating Research Grant Applications

August 27, 2004 - NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Programs

July 23, 2004 - NSF Revises Grant Proposal Guide Effective 09.01.04 / NIH Announces Change in Processing Reports for All Agencies, Effective 10.01.04

May 27, 2004 - Correction to Invention, Licensing and Patent Costs - NIH Grants Policy Statement

May 19, 2004 - Use of Current PHS 398, 2590 and Related Forms

April 30, 2004 - Change in Direct Cost Limitations on Solicited Applications

February 13, 2004 - Salary Limitations on Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts

December 8, 2003 - New Grants.gov Website Offers One-Stop Shopping for Information on Applying for all Federal Grants

December 1, 2003 - Summary of Revisions to the NIH Grants Policy Statement (see OSP Bulletin page for the link to the entire document)

September 26, 2003 - Guidelines for Including Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities in NIH-Supported Conference Grants

September 11, 2003 - AHRQ Minority Supplements to Grants Policy Revision

August 29, 2003 - Update to PHS 398 and 2590 Forms

August 14, 2003 - DUNS Number Requirement

June 19, 2003 - Progress on Revisions to PHS 298 and 2590 forms

June 6, 2003 - Revised Guidelines Regarding IACUC Approval of Changes in Personnel Involved In Animal Activities

May 9, 2003 - Revised NIH Policy on Submission of Revised Applications

February 28, 2003- Final NIH Statement on Sharing Research Data

February 13, 2003 - HHS Adopts Final Security Standard, Transaction Modification For Electronic Health Information Under HIPAA

February 10, 2003 - Publication of "Financial Conflict of Interest Objectivity in Research: Institutional Policy Review"

November 21, 2002 - Gender and Minority Inclusion in NIH Clinical Research