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FIU Research News

Federal funding updates during the transition to the new government administration are now available

ORED will post updates and additional agency-specific information on the following federal funding updates page as they become available:

Federal Funding Updates
Catastrophic heat wave wiped out 2 endangered corals in the Florida Keys. Now what?

The loss of elkhorn and staghorn corals leaves a haunting void in the reefs they once built. [...]

FIU researchers take over Academic Minute

All this week, our professors share their findings with a national audience as part of a daily three-minute program. Among the topics: health, technology, child development and how the brain [...]

Saving babies: Q&A with a world-renowned pediatric cardiologist

Dr. David Kalfa is changing the practice of complex neonatal cardic care. A professor, researcher and surgeon, he brings heightened innovation to the field. [...]

FIU Research News

Federal funding updates during the transition to the new government administration are now available

ORED will post updates and additional agency-specific information on the following federal funding updates page as they become available:

Federal Funding Updates
Catastrophic heat wave wiped out 2 endangered corals in the Florida Keys. Now what?

The loss of elkhorn and staghorn corals leaves a haunting void in the reefs they once built. [...]

FIU researchers take over Academic Minute

All this week, our professors share their findings with a national audience as part of a daily three-minute program. Among the topics: health, technology, child development and how the brain [...]

Saving babies: Q&A with a world-renowned pediatric cardiologist

Dr. David Kalfa is changing the practice of complex neonatal cardic care. A professor, researcher and surgeon, he brings heightened innovation to the field. [...]

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Catastrophic heat wave wiped out 2 endangered corals in the Florida Keys. Now what?

The loss of elkhorn and staghorn corals leaves a haunting void in the reefs they once built. [...]

FIU researchers take over Academic Minute

All this week, our professors share their findings with a national audience as part of a daily three-minute program. Among the topics: health, technology, child development and how the brain [...]

Saving babies: Q&A with a world-renowned pediatric cardiologist

Dr. David Kalfa is changing the practice of complex neonatal cardic care. A professor, researcher and surgeon, he brings heightened innovation to the field. [...]

Announcements

  • The Office of Research and Economic Development would like to advise the university research community that in accordance with NIH Notice NOT-OD-26-018, beginning January 25, 2026, NIH is adopting the federal wide Common Forms (Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support) as required by National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33)… (January 9, 2026…read more)

  • The U.S. federal government entered a shutdown on October 1, 2025, due to a lapse in funding appropriations. The Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) is closely monitoring developments and is providing the following guidance to the University Research Community on potential impacts and actions that the research community should take during this period… (October 2, 2025…read more)

    • The Office of Research and Economic Development would like to advise the university research community that in accordance with NIH Notice NOT-OD-133, beginning October 1, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requires award recipients to have a written and enforced policy on Other Support disclosure requirements and that researchers identified as Senior/Key Personnel must take training… (September 29, 2025…read more)

    • The Office of Research and Economic Development would like to advise the university research community that beginning October 10, 2025, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will require all “senior/key personnel” listed in grant applications to complete research security training within 12 months prior to proposal submission with subsequent mandated annual refresher training thereafter… (August 18, 2025…read more)

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    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)