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October 22, 2024

NASA Pre-Award/Post-Award Announcements

September 5, 2023

Friday, October 20, 2023 (5:00 PM submitter’s local time) is the last day to upload the NSF fillable PDF format for the biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support.

July 31, 2023

Final date to submit the NSF fillable PDF biographical sketch and current and pending support

April 26, 2023

FastLane System Decommissioning

January 9, 2023

Effective 1/30/23, all NSF proposals with an “off-campus or off-site research” component will be required to establish a “plan to ensure a safe and inclusive working environment.”

November 7, 2022

NIH has issued a new Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, effective January 25, 2023.

May 23, 2022

Updates issued by NSF on support forms

March 2, 2022

Notice of Intent (NOI) and Proposal Preparation HARD Deadlines Effective for deadlines on May 1, 2022 and beyond

January 27, 2022

What is the Commonwealth’s Enhanced Minimum Wage Provision and does it apply to Penn State?

January 3, 2022

The U.S. Government has expressed serious growing concerns regarding inappropriate influence by foreign entities over federally funded research.

September 3, 2021

USDA Upcoming RFA Calendar

August 3, 2021

NSF has published a revised version of the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide (NSF 21-084). Overall, the Guide has been updated to align with the changes to NSF’s Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1). The Guide will be effective for applications submitted (via Grants.gov) or due, on or after October 4, 2021.

May 17, 2021

OSP issues guidance to comply with new NIH Other Support regulations, May 17, 2021.

April 7, 2021

Upcoming Changes to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format Page for Due Dates on or after May 25, 2021

January 20, 2021

Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage System Program

January 20, 2021

Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Sustainable Community Projects

January 20, 2021

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development

January 20, 2021

Food Safety Outreach Program

January 20, 2021

EGP Funding Opportunity

November 17, 2020

Extended Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 16, 2019

This policy applies to all individuals that work with grants and related funding. It directly affects Principal Investigators and Key/Senior Personnel listed on grants.

February 18, 2019

The US Government has expressed serious concerns about the failure of researchers at U.S. institutions to disclose their relationships with foreign institutions.

February 7, 2019

The USDA NIFA annual financial REEPorts were due on Feb. 1st, 2019

January 9, 2019

The Commonly Requested Facts sheet is a single-page document that provides the “quick and dirty” information needed to answer administrative-related questions for grants. It include official names, addresses, dates, rates and other commonly requested data bits. Print it out and keep it handy for quick reference.

October 15, 2018

Please contact us in the Office of Grants and Contracts (OGC) office, so that we can introduce you to our services and your pre- and post-award team members.

October 15, 2018

The number of Office of Grants and Contracts staff members continue to grow.

October 15, 2018

EZ Fed grants is the USDA's electronic system for grant award management. Progress reports submission through EZ Fed now required for many grants.

October 15, 2018

USDA publishes its Grant/Federal Assistance Policy guide. This guide is a single document for information formerly provided by a variety of manuals.

New updates to the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide effective 11/22/2021