Vol. 8, No. 3; August 8, 2008
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Editor: Amy Danielson
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1. New eSNAP Features for FFATA
On August 8, users of the eSNAP (Electronic Streamlined Noncompeting Award Process) feature of the eRA Commons will notice some new features. These features are being implemented to bring the interface in-line with the paper 2590 form as in EGMS. The new changes will modify the system to meet the guidelines of FFATA (Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act). For more information about FFATA, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-030.html.
2. Reminder: New Policy for Clinical Research PIs, Effective Sept. 1
All clinical research projects requesting services from University of Minnesota Physicians and/or Fairview will be required to conform to the Clinical Research Budgeting and Billing policy (www.ahc.umn.edu/ocr/crbb/policy). Principal Investigators (PIs) or delegated staff must use the new database, Time and Study Collection System (TASCS), to delineate the services, drugs, devices, tests, and procedures rendered for clinical research. In addition, the PI (or designee) will also identify who is responsible for paying for each service, drug, device, test, or procedure. PIs or their staff will need to be trained to use the TASCS system, prior to its effective date of September 1. The training schedule and registration are available at www.ahc.umn.edu/ocr/crbb/tascstraining.
Questions about this policy can be sent to Assistant Vice President for Research Mark Paller at palle001@umn.edu. Questions about the training program or procedure can be sent to Debra Dykhuis, Office of Clinical Research, at dykhu001@umn.edu.
3.
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
The NIH Guide is
the official publication for NIH medical and behavioral research
grant policies, guidelines and funding opportunities for the National
Institutes of Health. To subscribe to the Guide’s
weekly listserv or to read it online, go to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/.
The following institute(s)/center(s) have grant opportunities in
the current Guide: NCI, NINR, and NEI. Other information includes:
Reminders Regarding Inclusion of Special Features in Grant Applications.
4.
Funding Opportunities and Program Announcements
- American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grants are for assistant professors who have no independent national funding and are engaged in cancer-related research. Cancer-related research includes genetic mechanisms of cancer, molecular mechanisms of cancer progression and metastasis, development of novel cancer therapeutic models and translational research, cancer immunology and immunotherapy. Funding is available up to $30,000. Applications may be obtained by Calling 612.626.1926 or sending an e-mail to micek003@tc.unn.edu.
Deadline: October 6, 2008
- The Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award is intended to identify outstanding scientists who are in the early, formative stages of their careers and who intend to make a long term career commitment to research in the mission areas of the
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
and assist them in launching an innovative research program focusing on problems of environmental exposures and human biology, human pathophysiology and human disease. This opportunity limits the number of applications from an institution. To register interest with the University, visit
http://www.research.umn.edu/opportunities/extramural/UMGuidelines.cfm?oppid
=86&yearid=2008.
U of M Internal Review Deadline: September 2, 2008
Sponsor's Application Deadline: October 31, 2008
- Microsoft Research's New Faculty Fellowship seeks nominees who are advancing computing research in novel directions with the potential for high impact on the state of the art, and who demonstrate the likelihood of becoming thought leaders in the field. Because new faculty are so vital to the future of academic computer science, the Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship Program identifies, recognizes, and supports exceptional new faculty members engaged in innovative computing research. The objective of this program is to stimulate and support creative research undertaken by promising researchers who have the potential to make a profound impact on the field of computing in their research disciplines. This opportunity limits the number of applications from an institution. To register interest with the University, visit http://www.research.
umn.edu/opportunities/extramural/UMGuidelines.cfm?oppid=25&yearid=2008.
U of M Internal Review Deadline: October 3, 2008
Sponsor's Application Deadline: November 3, 2008
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