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FIU Research News
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Announcements
- 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)
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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)
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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)
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ORED advises the university research community of the following update to the collection of the Report of Financial Interests of Employees Engaged in Sponsored Research at Electronic Proposal Routing Approval Form (ePRAF) stage. (June 7, 2021…read more)
- Upcoming Changes to NIH Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format Pages (May 7, 2021…read more)
- Upgrade of the TOPAZ Protocol Submission System- We are pleased to announce that the new TOPAZ Elements Protocol Submission System is tentatively scheduled to be released to the FIU research community on April 26th. The TOPAZ system will be inaccessible from April 9th – April 25th. (March 26, 2021…read more)
- The following fringe rates are effective as of March 23, 2021 on all proposals being submitted by Florida International University and will be effective for all awards as of July 1, 2021. (March 25, 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)
- Upcoming Changes to NIH Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format Pages (May 7, 2021…read more)
- Upcoming Changes to NIH Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format Pages (May 7, 2021…read more)
Announcements
ORED has updated to 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)
Guidance to FIU Research Community in the Transition to Remote Work Beginning Monday, March 16, 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)