Announcements

  • As previously communicated to the University Research Community, effective January 30, 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF) required institutions to certify at the time of proposal submission that a project specific plan was in place for each NSF project engaging in any off-campus or off-site research activities to address safe and inclusive working environments. (March 25, 2024…read more)

  • The Office of Financial Planning has released the fringe benefit rates for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, therefore the fringe benefit rates used at proposal stage have been revised… (March 19, 2024…read more)

  • Salary Limitation for NIH Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts…The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale. (February 7, 2024…read more)

  • ORED announces the launch of the PI Work Center Tile in PeopleSoft, which serves as a central focal point for PIs and Co-PIs to easily see critical information related to their proposal and award actions in a centralized location. (December 14, 2023…read more)


  • Reminder of FIU’s policy # 2320.025, Deadlines for Proposal Submissions for Office of Research and Economic Development for Review. (July 31, 2023…read more)

  • Proposals submitted to the NSF on or after July 31, 2023 will require that faculty and other senior personnel supported by NSF awards receive training in the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR). (July 3, 2023…read more)


  • Faculty Success Initiative: Introducing FIU Discovery and Faculty Awards. (March 9, 2023…read more)


  • The Office of Financial Planning has released the fringe benefit rates for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. (March 2, 2023…read more)

  • Salary Limitation for NIH Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts…signed into law on December 29, 2022 restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale.  (February 14, 2023…read more)


  • Updates to the Electronic Proposal Routing Approval Form (ePRAF): Community-Engaged Research – CenR and Requirements for Safe and Inclusive Working Environments for off-campus or off-site research (January 30, 2023…read more)


  • Effective January 30, 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will require institutions to certify at the time of proposal submission that a project-specific plan is in place for each NSF project to address safe and inclusive working environments when engaging in any off-campus or off-site research activities. (January 27, 2023…read more)


  • Please note that the new NIH Policy for Data Management & Sharing (NOT-OD-21-013) becomes effective on January 25,2023 (December 21, 2022…read more)


  • Changes to the NSF’s Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that will go into effect for proposals submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023. (November 7, 2022…read more)

  • An updated Award Action Report of Conflict of Interests of Employees Engaged in Sponsored Research Activities Form has been uploaded into DocuSign and is available for use effective immediately. (November 2, 2022…read more)


  • The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently released Notice Number: NOT-OD-22-210 to remind the research community of longstanding Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) reporting requirements as well as other support disclosures submitted during Just-in-Time (JIT) or in Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) for NIH funded investigators. (October 8, 2022…read more)


  • A Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) is needed whenever there will be a transfer of research materials (biological materials, such as reagents, cell lines, cultures, plasmids, vectors, nucleotides, proteins, bacteria, transgenic animals, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and other proprietary physical materials) between researchers at different organizations in furtherance of research initiatives. (October 7, 2022…read more)


  • NSF pre-award and post-award disclosures table (April 22, 2022…read more)


  • Information regarding NSF pre-award and post-award disclosures relating to the biographical sketch and current and pending support (April 22, 2022…read more)


  • The Office of Financial Planning has released the fringe benefit rates for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. (February 23, 2022…read more)


  • Salary Limitation for NIH Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts. The NIH 12-month appointment salary cap will be $203,700. The NIH salary cap for nine-month appointments will be prorated to $152,190. (February 21, 2022…read more)


  • Updated Gifts, Grants & Other Externally Sponsored Activities Decision Tree and Negotiation and Execution of Sponsored Project Awards and Agreements Policy and Procedures # 2320.055 (September 2, 2021…read more)


  • All employees engaged in externally funded research activities need to answer yes to section 1. J. in the Report of Outside Activity/Conflict of Interest” Employee Portal in PeopleSoft and review section 1. J in detail. (August 13, 2021…read more)


  • The National Science Foundation (NSF) revised the version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1) that will become effective for proposals submitted or due on or after October 4, 2021. (June 24, 2021…read more)

  • The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has advised the research community of several critical changes to the Biosketch and Other Support format page templates used in application submissions and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) in order for applicants and recipients to provide full transparency and disclosure of all of their research activities, both foreign and domestic. (March 23, 2021…read more)

  • The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), signed into law on December 27, 2020, restricts the amount of direct salary on NIH grants to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale. The Office of Personnel Management has recently released new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale. Effective January 3, 2021, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $199,300. (January 29, 2021read more)


  • Financial Conflict of Interest/Report of Outside Activities: The Electronic Proposal Routing Approval Form (ePRAF) has been updated to comply with Florida Statute Section 1012.977 requiring all University employees engaged in the design, conduct or reporting of research to disclose and receive a determination that their outside activities or financial interests does not affect the integrity of the University. (December 1, 2020… read more)

  • The Florida State University Systems has provided a Blueprint for Reopening Campuses for Fall Semester 2020 that identifies critical elements to guide the 12 state universities as each one develops an individualized plan. (June 4, 2020… read more)

  • ORED has updated the Electronic Proposal Routing Approval Form (ePRAF). (April 14, 2020…read more)

  • The Office of Financial Planning has released the fringe benefit rates for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. The revised rates become effective for all proposals being routed via ePRAF on or after April 6, 2020 and will be charged to all active awards as of July 1, 2020. (April 3, 2020… read more)

  • The Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) continues to coordinate with the University the evolving novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and potential impacts to the research enterprise. Today the University announced that FIU is transitioning to remote work beginning tomorrow Monday March 16 through at least April 4, 2020. During this period of remote work, we expect that ORED and the University Graduate School (UGS) will remain fully operational, with the ability to submit, receive and manage research grants. (March 15, 2020… read more)


  • The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to promoting and protecting U.S. research and innovation from the risk of illicit appropriation, influence and theft by foreign governments. Click above for a summary of key information for the University Research Community regarding foreign influence and research. (March 3, 2020… read more)

  • The Office of Personnel Management has recently released new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale. Effective January 5, 2020, the NIH 12-month appointment salary limitation for Executive Level II is $197,300. The NIH salary cap for nine-month appointments will be prorated to $147,408. (February 10, 2020… read more)

  • A new section has been added to the proposal section of the ePRAF to capture proposals associated with Preeminent and Emerging Preeminent programs (January 22, 2020read more)

  • Sponsor Requirements Related to Discrimination, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct (May 24, 2019…read more)

  • Updates to Policy 2320.025–Deadlines for Proposal Submissions for ORED (March 11, 2019… read more)

  • New FIU Shark Diving Procedures (November 19, 2018)
    All shark handling and diving conducted under FIU auspices must adhere to these procedures(read more)

  • FIU’s Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA) is soliciting applications and plans to fund four pilot-studies, each receiving funding up to $50,000 (Letter of Intent Due Date October 12, 2018)
    This request for applications (RFA) solicits pilot study grant applications focusing on substance abuse, HIV, obesity, mental health, and violence/trauma health disparities with Latino and other vulnerable populations(read more)

  • National Science Foundation (NSF) Fastlane and Research.gov Account Changes  (March 23, 2018)
    The Office of Research and Economic Development would like to advise the university research community about the National Science Foundation (NSF) changes to Fastlane and Research.gov account creation and maintenance process for faculty and staff(read more)

  • Salary Limitation for NIH Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts (March 22, 2018)
    Since 1990 Congress has legislatively mandated a limitation on direct salary for individuals under NIH grant, cooperative agreement and contract awards (collectively referred to here as a NIH grants)(read more)

  • Fringe Benefit Rates for Proposals and Awards (March 19, 2018)
    The Office of Financial Planning has updated the fringe benefit rates for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, therefore the fringe benefit rates used at proposal stage have been revised as follows(read more)

  • NIH Changes for Application Submissions and Impacts on Clinical Trials (January 19, 2018)
    The NIH has released a series of policy updates that impact the submission of NIH applications due on or after January 25th, 2018…(read more)

  • Revised NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (December 11, 2017)
    The NSF has advised that a revised version of the NSF’s Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) will become effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018…(read more)

  • NSF Electronic Systems Availability (June 28, 2017)
    As previously announced by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the NSF is moving its Data Center IT servers to their new headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia during the period of June 30 at 8:00 PM EDT through July 4 at 6:00 PM EDT to prepare for the NSF relocation in August…(read more)

  • NSF Template for Collaborators and Other Affiliations Document for Proposal Submissions (April 14, 2017)
    As announced at this week’s Research Administration Meeting, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will initiate a new pilot on April 24, 2017 requiring the use of a spreadsheet template for identifying Collaborators and Other Affiliations information…(read more)

  • Fringe Benefit Rates for Proposals and Awards (March 23, 2017)
    The Office of Financial Planning has updated the fringe benefit rates for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, therefore the fringe benefit rates used at proposal stage have been revised…(read more)

  • NIH Policy on Good Clinical Practice Training for NIH Awardees Involved in NIH-funded Clinical Trials (December 19, 2016)
    Effective January 1st, 2017 the NIH has enacted a policy that requires all NIH funded investigators and staff who are involved in the conduct, oversight, or management of clinical trials to be trained in Good Clinical Practice (GCP)…(read more)

  • Letters of Support from Miami-Dade County Public Schools (September 16, 2016)
    In an effort to streamline the process to request letters of support from Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) for proposal submissions, the MDCPS Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Grants Administration and the FIU Office of Research and Economic Development are implementing the following procedures when letters of support are requested from MDCPS…(read more)

  • Updated Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Rate Agreement (August 15, 2016)
    The University has executed a new Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Rate Agreement (also known as the indirect cost rate agreement) with our cognizant federal agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The updated F&A rates are as follows: On Campus Research: 46.50%…(read more)

  • Updated Fringe Benefit Rates for Proposals and Awards (August 15, 2016)
    The Office of Financial Planning recently revised the fringe benefit rates for the 2016-2017 fiscal year to include a slight reduction to the Staff and Non-Student OPS fringe benefit rates.  The fringe benefit rates used at proposal stage and charged to active awards have been revised as follows:…(read more)

  • Financial Conflict of Interest Training for Public Health Service Funded Investigators (August 4, 2016)
    The Office of Research and Economic Development would like to remind the University Research Community that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Public Health Service (PHS) regulations on Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research…(read more)

  • Updated Automated Compliance Checking of NSF Proposals (July 11, 2016)
    The National Science Foundation (NSF) continues to focus on the use of automated compliance checks of proposals via Fastlane in order to decrease administrative burden on both the research community and NSF staff…(read more)

  • Fringe Benefit Rates for Proposals and Awards (March 8, 2016)
    The Office of Financial Planning has revised the fringe benefit rates for the 2016-2017 fiscal year, therefore the fringe benefit rates used at proposal stage have been revised as follows…(read more)

  • Streamlined Changes to FIU’s Limited Submission Process (March 1, 2016)
    FIU’s Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) has streamlined the limited submission process considerably. These changes are designed to reduce the burden on faculty preparing internal applications, and to quicken ORED’s selection of internal applications…(read more)

  • Proposal Deadlines Reminder (February 5, 2016)
    As announced at last week’s Quarterly Research Administration Meeting (QRAM) the Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) would like to remind the University Research Community that ORED needs to have received via the Electronic Proposal Routing Approval Form (ePRAF) the following items five business days before the sponsor’s deadline…(read more)

  • Salary Limitation for NIH Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts (January 5, 2016)
    Since 1990 Congress has legislatively mandated a limitation on direct salary for individuals under NIH grant, cooperative agreement and contract awards (collectively referred to here as a NIH grants). The mandate appears in the annual appropriation act that provides authority for the NIH to incur obligations for a given Fiscal Year (FY)….(read more)

  • Proposal Deadlines Reminder (April 29, 2015)
    As announced at yesterday’s Quarterly Research Administration Meeting (QRAM) the Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) would like to remind the University Research Community that ORED needs to have received via the Electronic Proposal Routing Approval Form (ePRAF) the following items five business days before the sponsor’s deadline…(read more)

  • NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Program (R15) Eligibility (April 23, 2015)
    The NIH has released its annual list of ineligible institutions for submission of applications in response to the NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Program (R15)…(read more)

  • Fringe Benefit Rates for Proposals and Revised Internal Budget Sheet (April 15, 2015)
    The University has revised the fringe benefit rates for the 2015-2016 fiscal year, therefore the fringe benefit rates used at proposal stage have been revised as follows…(read more)

  • 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (April 6, 2015)
    The Florida Department of Education (FL DoEd) has announced the release of the 2015-16 Requests for Proposals (RFP) for competitive projects for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program (21st CCLC), authorized under Title IV, Part B, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended…(read more)

  • Updated NIH Salary Cap Memorandum (January 9, 2015)
    As previously announced by the Division of Research, federal agencies are releasing their implementation plans in order to comply with the changes mandated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)Since 1990 Congress has legislatively mandated a limitation on direct salary for individuals under NIH grant, cooperative agreement and contract awards (collectively referred to here as a NIH grants)….(read more)

  • NSF Updated Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (December 30, 2014)
    As previously announced by the Division of Research, federal agencies are releasing their implementation plans in order to comply with the changes mandated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)…(read more)

  • Implementation of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Guidance (December 30, 2014)
    As previously announced in earlier communications from the Division of Research the federal government has consolidated grant regulations into a single “super-circular,” known as the “OMB Uniform Guidance” that will cover all federal grant sources and recipients…(read more)

  • Electronic Proposal Routing Approval Forms (ePRAF) and PantherSoft Financials 9.2 Upgrade (December 9, 2014)
    As a result of the PantherSoft Financials 9.2 Upgrade, the ePRAF routing functionality will become inactive as of close of business on Monday, December 15th, 2014…(read more)

  • New Biographical Sketch Format Required for NIH Grant Applications (December 2, 2014)
    The NIH has released Notice Number NOT-OD-15-024 regarding new Biographical Sketch format required for NIH and AHRQ grant applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2015… (read more)

  • Federal Deomonstration Partnership (FDP) Fall 2014 Update (November 20, 2014)
    The Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) is a cooperative initiative among 10 federal agencies and 119 institutional… (read more)

  • Changes to NIH Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPR) Effective Immediately (October 6, 2014)
    The NIH has released Notice Number NOT-OD-14-113 regarding NIH Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPR) received on/after October 1, 2014… (read more)

  • Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) Requirements for Proposals Submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF) (August 6, 2014)
    The Division of Research would like to remind the University Research Community of its obligations to report its outside activities and significant financial interests in accordance with FIU Policy #2370.005 at http://policies.fiu.edu/record_profile.php?id=572….(read more)

  • Proposal Deadlines Reminder (May 9, 2014)
    The Division of Research would like to remind the University Research Community that the Division of Research needs to have received via the Electronic Proposal Routing Approval Form (ePRAF) the following items five business days before the sponsor’s deadline…(read more)

  • Fringe Benefit Rates for Proposals and Revised Internal Budget Sheet (April 25, 2014)
    The University has revised the fringe benefit rates for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, therefore the fringe benefit rates used at proposal stage have been revised as follows…(read more)

  • Updated Subawardee Forms (April 23, 2014)
    The Division of Research would like to advise the University Research Community that the following forms related to subawards have been revised and are available on the DOR website at https://research.fiu.edu/forms/…(read more)

  • Whistleblower Protection (April 18, 2014)
    Florida International University is committed to ensuring that sponsored projects are conducted free of fraud, waste and abuse and in accordance with applicable law, the award document and the sponsor’s requirements…(read more)

  • NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Program (R15) Eligibility (April 17, 2014)
    The NIH has released its annual list of ineligible institutions for submission of applications in response to the NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Program (R15). For the period of April 2014 through March 2015…(read more)

  • New NIH and AHRQ Policy on Resubmission of Unsuccessful Applications (April 17, 2014)
    The NIH has released Notice Number NOT-OD-14-074 regarding a change in the policy on application submissions for unsuccessful applications submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)…(read more)

  • Project financials in PantherSoft (April 14, 2014)
    During my recent meeting with researchers on March 20, I mentioned that the results of the DoR Annual Customer Survey showed that budget reports in PantherSoft continue to be a key area of persistent challenges. Additionally, I indicated that we would be providing new monthly reports for PIs…(read more)

  • Research Space Moves into Academic Health Center buildings (AHC1, AHC3, AHC4, and AHC5) (April 1, 2014)
    This message describes ongoing plans for research space assignments in the Academic Health Center buildings. The AHC4 building was completed last year and the AHC5 building will be completed within the next few months…(read more)

  • Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Effective Rate (February 14, 2014)
    The Division of Research (DOR) has received inquiries that are based on the misconception that the University is not interested or does not allow grant applications to funding agencies that do not allow F&A (indirects or overhead) or only permit low F&A rates…(read more)

  • Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Funds (i.e., overhead or indirect funds) (February 12, 2014)
    This message describes Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs on grants and contracts, and provides a summary of the recent use of F&A funds at FIU…(read more)

  • Salary Limitation for NIH Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts (January 27, 2014)
    Since 1990 Congress has legislatively mandated a limitation on direct salary for individuals under NIH grant, cooperative agreement and contract awards…(read more)

  • Purchase of General Purpose Software on Sponsored Projects (January 14, 2014)
    As a recipient of federal funds, the university is required to adopt costing policies that are in conformance with federal rules and regulations. The University’s cost accounting practices…(read more)

  • Extreme Events Institute (EEI) (September 25, 2013)
    I am pleased to announce that FIU now has an Extreme Events Institute (EEI) and that the International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC) is part of the new EEI structure…(read more)

  • NIH considering Funding Opportunity Announcements for Replication of Studies (September 23, 2013)
    Many of you are familiar with two publications (one in 2005 and the other in 2007) regarding the controversial subject that perhaps most study findings are false (2005 publication), and a subsequent response that replication may solve the problem of false findings (2007 article)…(read more)

  • F&A return to Principal Investigators (PIs) (September 18, 2013)
    The FIU chart of accounts redesign in PantherSoft was completed in July 2012. However, the process created some system issues, which have prevented the Division of Research (DoR) from completing the F&A return to PIs. We have been unable to distribute the 5% of F&A to PIs since July of 2012…(read more)

  • Division of Research Update (September 6, 2013)
    I would like to welcome all faculty to another academic year. I am looking forward to the continued positive impact FIU’s research has in our community and the nation. The remarkable achievements of FIU’s research are exemplified through discoveries and advances in science that have been highlighted by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and numerous prestigious journals…(read more)

  • Fringe Benefit Rates for Proposals and Revised Internal Budget Sheet (May 24, 2013)
    The University has revised the fringe benefit rates for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, therefore the fringe benefit rates used at proposal stage have been revised as follows…(read more)

  • Salary Limitation for NIH Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts (May 20, 2013)
    Since 1990 Congress has legislatively mandated a limitation on direct salary for individuals under NIH grant, cooperative agreement and contract awards (collectively referred to here as a NIH grants). The mandate appears in the annual appropriation act…(read more)

  • Federal Regulatory Burden Survey (April 18, 2013)
    The Division of Research would like to advise the University Research Community that the National Science Board (NSB), the National Science Foundation?s (NSF) policy and advisory board, has issued a request for information (RFI) for principal investigators with Federally funded research activity…(read more)

  • NIH Public Access Policy Reminder (April 18, 2013)
    The Division of Research would like to remind the university research community that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced earlier this year that it will delay processing of noncompeting continuation awards starting this Spring…(read more)

  • NSF Fastlane Compliance Checking (March 14, 2013)
    The Division of Research would like to advise the University Research Community that beginning March 18, 2013, the NSF will enhance the FastLane system to begin automated compliance checking of all required sections of proposals…(read more)

  • The Impact of FY 2013 Sequestration Order on Federally Funded Research Grants & Contracts (February 28, 2013)
    As you may know, since passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the Executive Branch of the federal government and Congress have been working to reach an agreement on a deficit reduction plan. If an agreement is not reached by the end of this month…(read more)

  • NIH Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Update (February 11, 2013)
    The Division of Research would like to advise the university research community that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced that the use of the eRA Commons Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Module…(read more)

  • Revisions to the Electronic Proposal Routing Approval Form (ePRAF) (February 7, 2013)
    The Division of Research would like to advise the university research community of the following updates and revisions to the institution?s Electronic Proposal Routing Approval Form (ePRAF)…(read more)

  • Purchase of Computers and Other Electronic Devices on Sponsored Projects (January 10, 2013)
    As a recipient of federal funds, the university is required to adopt costing policies that are in conformance with federal rules and regulations. The University’s cost accounting practices are declared via the required filing of its Disclosure Statement…(read more)

  • NSF Project Reporting in Fastlane (January 7, 2013)
    The Division of Research would like to advise the University Research Community that the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be transferring all project reporting from FastLane to Research.gov on March 18th, 2013…(read more)

  • NSF Revisions to the Proposal and Award Policies & Procedures Guide (December 26, 2012)
    The Division of Research would like to advise the University Research Community that the National Science Foundation revised their Proposal Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 14, 2013…(read more)

  • NIH Public Access Policy Update (December 20, 2012)
    The Division of Research would like to advise the university research community that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced that it will delay processing of noncompeting continuation awards starting in Spring 2013…(read more)

  • Update on FY 2011-2012 Research Merit Bonus Program (December 19, 2012)
    On August 13, 2012, I sent a message to faculty describing the Research Merit Bonus Program, which had been announced by the Provost in an earlier message on February 20, 2012. In the August 13th message, we asked for specific information on student support on grants…(read more)

  • Federal Sequestration Update (December 7, 2012)
    The Division of Research and the Office of Governmental Relations have been monitoring the events taking place in Washington, DC regarding the Budget Control Act of 2011 (commonly referred to as the “fiscal cliff”)…(read more)

  • Upcoming Changes to the IRB Approval Process (November 20, 2012)
    The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) is in the process of implementing several changes to streamline the FIU IRB approval process and to strengthen the human subject research program. The following changes will go into effect on January 2, 2013…(read more)

  • Upcoming IRB Quality Assurance Program (November 20, 2012)
    The Division of Research has developed an IRB Quality Assurance Program (IRB-QAP) The IRB-QAP will go into effect during the first quarter of 2013. Protocols will be randomly selected by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), but protocols may also be included at the request of the FIU IRB…(read more)

  • TOPAZ Electronic Protocol Application System for Human Research (November 15, 2012)
    The Division of Research is in the process of deploying the TOPAZ Electronic Protocol Application System, which will allow investigators to submit their IRB protocols electronically online… (read more)

  • Applied Research Center (ARC) Executive Director Appointment (October 19, 2012)
    I am pleased to announce that Inés Triay, Ph.D. has accepted the appointment as Executive Director of the Applied Research Center (ARC) effective October 15, 2012…(read more)

  • Federal Research Update Webinar (October 16, 2012)
    The Division of Research would like to advise the university research community that the State University System of Florida, in conjunction with the University of Missouri and the National Association of College and University Business Officers, is offering a week-long free Federal Research Update webinar…(read more)

  • Revisions to the Internal Clearance Form (September 12, 2012)
    The Division of Research would like to advise the university research community of the following updates and revisions to the institution?s internal clearance form…(read more)

  • Comments on Proposed Changes to Biographical Sketch used for NIH Grant Applications (June 7, 2012)
    The NIH is requesting input from the research community to determine if the Biosketch used for grant applications should be modified to allow investigators to include a short explanation of their most important scientific contributions…(read more)

  • Planned Electronic Internal Clearance Form Outage (June 5, 2012)
    The Division of Research has been advised that due to the planned transition to the new Chart of Accounts in the university?s PeopleSoft Financials Systems, the electronic internal clearance form (eICF) will be available in view only mode from Wednesday July 4th, 2012 ? Sunday, July 8th, 2012…(read more)

  • Fiscal Policies for NIH Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts (May 4, 2012)
    As has been communicated by the NIH, for FY 2012 the NIH has implemented a series of fiscal policies that are currently in effect for NIH grants, cooperative agreements, and awards…(read more)

  • Electronic Internal Clearance Form (eICF) (April 26, 2012)
    The Division of Research would like to advise the University Research Community that the deployment of the Electronic Internal Clearance Form (eICF) has been completed…(read more)

  • Fringe Benefit Rates for Proposals and Revised Internal Budget Sheet (April 6, 2012)
    The University has revised the fringe benefit rates for the 2012-2013 fiscal year, therefore the fringe benefit rates used at proposal stage have been revised as follows…(read more)

  • Revised Agreement Request Form (April 3, 2012)
    The Division of Research would like to advise the University Research Community that the Agreement Request Form on the Division of Research website has been updated and should be used effective immediately…(read more)

  • Division of Research Prior Approval of Sponsored Project Proposals (April 3, 2012)
    The Division of Research would like to remind the University Research Community that all proposals to external sponsors for projects that will involve University faculty and/or staff must be reviewed and approved…(read more)

  • Salary Limitation for NIH Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts (March 8, 2012)
    Since 1990 Congress has legislatively mandated a limitation on direct salary for individuals under NIH grant, cooperative agreement and contract awards…(read more)

  • Changes in Electronic Internal Clearance Form (eICF) to allow sharing of F&A across colleges in proposals involving multiple colleges (March 6, 2012)
    As science and funding agencies continue to move in the direction of interdisciplinary research as the approach to address today?s scientific questions and challenges, we have established more mechanisms…(read more)

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