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NIH eRA Commons ID Requirements on/after 1/25/2022 For all due dates on or after 01/25/2022, per NOT-OD-21-109 NIH, will require all individuals listed on the R&R Senior/Key Personnel form to have an eRA Commons ID. This new requirement applies to all Senior/Key Personnel and Other Significant Contributors proposed in NIH...

On August 16, 2021, NASA provided a memorandum to the NASA Contractor Community, including University of Colorado Boulder’s Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) and researchers, outlining safety protocols for entering NASA facilities, consistent with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the White House Safer Federal...

July 14, 2021 MEMORANDUM TO: Chancellor DiStefano, Provost Moore, Chief Operating Officer O’Rourke, Deans, Associate Deans for Research, Directors, Institute Directors & Department Chairs FROM: Terri Fiez, Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation Carla Ho’a, Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer SUBJECT: New Indirect Cost (Facilities and Administrative - F&A)...

The Society of Research Administrators (SRA) International’s ‘ Future of the Field’ recognition program aims to shine light on up-and-comers innovating and influencing the Research Administration profession. Jessica Rowell, OCG Proposal Development Manager, was selected by a committee of Research Administrator peers, after the program received well over 100 nominations...

As we close out the state fiscal year in June, the Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) typically sees a large increase in the volume of awards. OCG staff are working diligently to move awards through as quickly as possible and respond to emails and requests. All sponsored awards must...

NIH recently finished a major overhaul to Biosketches and Other Support documents. Changes will be in effect for all proposals and progress reports (RPPRs) due on/after 05/25/2021. Full details are available in NOT-OD-21-073 . Below are highlights of significant changes. Biosketch: Word format or SciENcv template required. New Biosketch detailed...

Alexa Van Dalsem has been named the Office of Contracts and Grants’ next Deputy Director effective January 6, 2021. Van Dalsem succeeds Pam Tazik, who announced her January 5 th retirement in November. Van Dalsem has been with OCG for the past eight years serving in a variety of roles...

Important updates have been made to the Subrecipient Commitment Form to address new requirements from the Department of Defense and NIH. This new form replaces all older versions of the form effective immediately for all outgoing sub awards from CU Boulder. Updates to the Subrecipient Commitment Form NAICS Code field...

For the past several months the Office of Contracts and Grants has been relaying communication from the National Science Foundation about the move toward use of SciENcv for creation of biographical sketches and current and pending support forms for new proposals submitted on or after October 5, 2020. In the...

All NSF proposals submitted or due on or after October 5 must use the required Biosketch and Current and Pending forms. OCG has put together a number of resources to help with these upcoming changes: For Biosketches and Current and Pending , NSF will only allow upload of approved, validated...