This page is updated monthly to include critical updates associated with federal funding.
Uniform Guidance Updates
Changes are coming to Uniform Guidance (Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards). Currently, the revised guidance is in pre-publication stages which the US Office of Budget Management released on April 4 along with a White House implementation memo outlining the changes.Of note is that the federal threshold for equipment will increase from $5,000 to $10,000. Also, the UO will be able to collect facilities and administrative costs (F&A) on the first $50,000 of subaward expenses as opposed to the previous amount of $25,000. SPS will provide further updates at the upcoming departmental grant administrator (DGA) meeting and on the OVPRI’s Federal Updates webpage.
Coming soon: Updated internal budget templates that reflect the new Uniform Guidance changes.
The National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Biosketches and Other Support
- NIH has been working closely with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other federal agencies on the Common Forms for the Biosketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support, as part of the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Research Security Subcommittee.
- New forms are posted on the NSF website.
- Estimated timeline for implementation:
- January 2025: Common Forms (Biosketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support)
- May 2025: SciENcv templates available
- Reminder: Until the Common Forms are fully adopted by NIH, NIH requires applicants and recipients to use the current NIH Biosketch and Other Support formats for applications, Just-in-Time (JIT) Reports, and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs).
- Just-in-Time Current and Pending (Other) Support Documents must be signed with an electronic signature. The UO uses Adobe Certificate for digital signatures.
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Proposals with research off site (travel or conference grants) or off campus
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For all proposals which conduct research off site (travel or conference grants) or off campus, the UO must certify that the offsite location has a plan in place for that proposal regarding safe and inclusive working environments. Please work with your pre-award sponsored project administrator (SPA) if you have any questions.
The NSF draft revised Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), expected to go into effect in early 2024, includes the definition of Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (MFTRP). Proposals will require new certifications regarding MFTRP by the UO and for senior/key persons. If awarded, PIs and co-PIs will be required to certify annually during the life of the award.
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NSF will require ORCID iDs for all Senior Key Personnel on proposals beginning on October 23, 2023.
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NSF has partnered with the National Institutes of Health to use SciENcv: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae as an NSF/NIH-approved format for use in preparation of the biographical sketch. Adoption of a single, common researcher profile system for federal grants reduces the administrative burden for researchers.
SciENcv will produce an NSF- or NIH-compliant PDF version of the biographical sketch. Proposers must save this document and submit it as part of their proposal via Research.gov for NSF and eRA Commons/ASSIST for NIH.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH Open Mike Blog and Notice of NIH Policy Changes
- In case you missed the 2024 Updates Webinar from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) here are the resources, check out the PowerPoint slides and the webinar transcript.
- The NIH has issued updated policy guidance for consortium/subaward agreements, effective October 1, 2023. This includes a provision for foreign subawardees related to access to lab notebooks, data, and documentation. Please reach out to your Pre-Award SPA if you have any questions.
- Publications Describing Animal Research: NIH encourages the use of the ARRIVE Essential 10 Checklist in all publications reporting on the results of vertebrate animal and cephalopod research.
- The Council on Government Relations developed helpful resources for faculty and administrators in understanding and navigating the new NIH guidelines related to Data Sharing and Management. You can review their resources page and readiness guide.
Department of Commerce (DOC)
- The Department of Commerce (DOC) will move the proposal and award management for NOAA and eventually other US Department of Commerce (DOC) departments from Grant Solutions to eRA Commons. More information is on the DOC website. Department Grants Administrators and Principal Investigators who apply to NOAA or other DOC departments will need to set up a profile in eRA Commons prior to January 1, 2024. Please complete the profile request form if you need an eRA Commons account: eRA Commons Profile Request
Foreign disclosures
- A reminder that if you partner or publish with a foreign collaborator, or conduct research on a foreign project, either funded or not funded, please be sure that your Other Support, Current and Pending Support, and Biosketch documents properly disclose the collaboration. New common forms are now available that guide how to disclose and provide further definitions. If you have any questions about what requires disclosure, please reach out to your post-award team.