OSP REPORT
MRAM
January 14, 2010
ARRA Update
Total to Date
 $188,423,054
 395 Awards from 70 sponsors (include UW as sub)
 Top $$:
Sponsor
# Awards
$ Total
NIH
154
$54,874,217
NSF
81
$42,043,680
Consort. For Ocean
Leadership, Inc.
1
$35,887,804
NHLBI
8
$14,415,127
NCRR
9
$4,723,708
Adobe Forms B Training
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135 people attended the two sessions this week
Slides & handout posted to the OSP website under
“Announcements”
Agenda – Restructured forms, page limits, common
errors/checklist, primary performance site, new RCR
requirement by NIH, UW resources
Follow-up email will be sent to the MRAM email list
with new NIH information
February & March Deadlines
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Forms B will increase the # of submission errors
resulting in their system having more “traffic”
Get your application to OSP for earlier submission
to ensure submission before the deadline
GIM 19 – 10 day, 5 day and 2 day deadlines
Therefore, the application must be at OSP, and stay
at OSP, to meet the policy. Submitting and then
withdrawing the application does not meet the
policy.
RCR Training Requirement
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New NSF requirement for Responsible Conduct of
Research
Mandates training for students and postdocs
Effective January 4, 2010
America COMPETES Act
(America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully
Promote Excellence in Technology, Education)
UW Response
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UW conducted an assessment
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Office of Research, Undergrad Academic Affairs, Grad
School, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
2 web-based programs meet NSF requirement
PIs with NSF funding received email from Jeff Cheek
Students and postdoctoral researchers must complete
this required training either within the first year of their
working on an NSF-supported project or before they
conclude their commitment to the project
Office of Research RCR Training website
http://www.washington.edu/research/main.php?page=
rcr
Therefore,
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For all funded NSF proposals submitted on or after
1/4/10, including supplemental funding of existing
awards,
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Principal Investigators will be responsible for ensuring
that any students and/or postdoctoral researchers who
are working or volunteering on their NSF-supported
research project take the required online RCR
Undergrad Students
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Undergraduate students working or volunteering on
NSF-funded projects must complete the RCR online
training offered through the UW Center on
Materials and Devices for Information Technology
Research (CMDITR)
http://www.responsibleresearch.org/
Questions? Consult your faculty advisor
Grad Students & Postdoc Researchers
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Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers
working or volunteering on NSF-funded projects
must complete the online RCR training offered
through the Collaborative Institutional Training
Initiative (CITI): https://www.citiprogram.org/
Questions?
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Grad Students should contact your Grad Prog Advisor
Postdocs should contact your Departmental
Administrator
HRSA Login
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Do not get your own login from HRSA
Ask your OSP administrator for the proper login to
use on your application
This will allow OSP to access and submit your
application
OSP Training
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Grants.gov
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Fundamentals
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February 9 & 11
April 6 & 8
Prepare a Basic Budget
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February 4, March 11, April 14, May 6
In development
Check the OSP Learning webpage
http://www.washington.edu/research/main.php?page=
ospLearning
GIM 7 Revision – coming soon
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GIM 7 now incorporates new Sub Contract process
 SC
now signed by OSP (Mike Blackwell)
 SC sent by email to suppliers; dept will be cc’d
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OSP Sub Contracts team will be providing training
 OSP
Learning team will be contacting each
school/college
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GIM 7 will be posted to the OSP website this week