News ‘Inspired choice’: Biden appoints sociologist Alondra Nelson to top science post During his presidential campaign, Joe Biden pledged that his administration would address inequality and racism. Now that he’s been sworn…
News ‘There are big researchers here!’ Marine science symposium gives high school students an opportunity to see Northeastern scientists at work Not every student attending the High School Marine Science Symposium at the Curry Student Center on Northeastern’s Boston campus Thursday…
News 12/13/22: OMB Expiration Dates on Application Forms To Be Updated Soon (NIH Extramural Nexus) Grants.gov and NIH are working hard to complete preparations for our transition to FORMS-H application packages. Although we’ll be all…
News 2020 NCURA Region I Spring Meeting NCURA Region I is seeking session proposals for the Spring Meeting being held May 3- May 6, 2020 at the…
News 2FA changes will affect ePAWS/Coeus Gentle reminder: Access to NU-RES web applications (ePAWs 1.0, Coeus, eCD, eCLAWs) use the University’s single-sign-on. Beginning July 16, 2019, the…
News A Special Presentation on Translational Research The growth and success of the university’s research program requires us to examine and reorganize research services to align processes and capacity with the scale of the enterprise.
News Accepting Preliminary Data as Post-Submission Material and Other COVID-19-Related Application Flexibilities The NIH, AHRQ, and NIOSH understand that the emergency declaration related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) will adversely affect the…
News Adding and Removing Subawards in the Research.gov Proposal Submission System Just Got Easier! Effective October 28, 2019, the National Science Foundation (NSF) enhanced the Research.gov proposal submission system to simplify the way proposers…
News Additional Clarifications to Biosketch and Other Support Policies Now Available (NIH Extramural Nexus) January 2022, more and more applicants and recipients are following our advice and transitioning now to the updated formats and…
News Adjusted Timeline for Requiring Two-Factor Authentication to Access eRA Modules Using Login.Gov or InCommon Federated Accounts The deadline and approach to requiring two-factor authentication (also known as multi-factor authentication) to increase the security when accessing eRA…
News Advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion on Peer Reviews NIH has announced a broad-based initiative, UNITE, to end structural racism and racial inequities in biomedical science. For more details,…
News Advancing the Promise of Open Science: We Want to Hear from You! This blog has been co-authored with Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan (Director, National Library of Medicine); Dr. Nina Schor (NIH Deputy…
News Agency Implementations of Revised Federal-wide Research Terms and Conditions effective November 12, 2020 Research Terms and Conditions The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandated awarding agencies adopt recent revisions to 2 CFR…
News AHRQ Grant Recipient use of the eRA Commons to Submit First-Time No-Cost Extension (NCE) Notifications for Grant Awards that are under Expanded Authorities Effective on August 1, 2020, AHRQ grant recipients may, and effective October 1, 2020, AHRQ grant recipients MUST, use the…
News AHRQ Guide Notice on Exception to the Use of the Single IRB Review Requirements During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency The purpose of this Notice is to provide information to the extramural research community regarding AHRQ's implementation of the Department…
News Air Force targets drones during latest Pitch Day The day-long event began with thirteen pitches from businesses, followed by deliberations by Air Force junior officers and civilians, who…
News All About Grants Podcast: Human Subjects’ Research Post-Award (NIH Extramural Nexus) So you have confirmed that you are doing human subjects’ research after listening to the first podcast in our human subject…
News All About Grants” Podcast – Am I Doing Human Subjects’ Research? (NIH Extramural News) The Office of Extramural Research (OER) talks to NIH staff members about the ins and outs of NIH funding. Designed…
News Animal Oversight Changes for Institutions Receiving National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Funding NIH and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced a new agreement to ensure consistent and effective oversight of the…
News Announcement of Childcare Costs for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellows NIH recognizes that the high cost of childcare impacts graduate students and post-doctorates funded through NRSA fellowships, and their ability…
News Application Process in Workspace Watch this video to learn more about the application process within Grants.gov Workspace.
News Associate your eRA Commons account with login.gov Please remember to switch to using login.gov credentials instead of an eRA username and password to log in to eRA…
News Back Online: ePAWs 1.0/Coeus Lite/Premium The ePAWs/Coeus Lite/Coeus Premium applications are back online; the issue with Coeus Lite Award has been fixed. Questions can be…
News Change to NINDS Administrative Reduction Policy for Modular R01 Awards This notice is to alert the extramural community that, as of the September 2020 NANDS Council round, NINDS will no…
News Changes for Genomic Data Sharing Plans In an effort to reduce burden, NIH will no longer request separate sharing plans for research subject to both the NIH…
News Changes to the HHS Notice of Award (NoA) Beginning October 1, 2020 This notice is to alert the AHRQ grant recipient community of upcoming changes to the format of the Department of…
News Check Out the New eRA Commons! (NIH Extramural News) The newly redesigned eRA Commons log-in screen and landing screen, providing a cleaner, modern interface that reflects user feedback, will…
News Clarification and Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications for the Summer 2022 Due Dates During the COVID-19 Pandemic (NIH NOT-OD-22-112 The NIH remains firmly committed to supporting the biomedical research enterprise as the nation implements the President's Guidelines for Re-Opening America…
News Clarification on Prohibition on Expending NIH Grant Funds for Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services Effective August 13, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget revised 2 Code of Federal Regulations Part 200 to align…
News Coming up on 12/13: Creating Data Management Plans with DMPTool (National Library of Medicine) The DMPTool is a free tool that walks users through creating comprehensive data management plans. This webinar will guide attendees…
News Congratulations! You have been selected to receive the 2022 NCURA Region I Merit Award Congratulations Eva, much deserved!!!
News Continued Extension of Certain Flexibilities for Prospective Basic Experimental Studies With Human Participants This notice replaces NOT-OD-19-126. The purpose of this notice is to extend interim policy flexibilities regarding registration and results reporting for…
News Continuing to Work with the Community on Registration and Results Reporting for Basic Experimental Studies Involving Humans The research that NIH funds doesn’t always fall neatly into a single category. Basic research involving humans that seeks to…
News Continuing to Work with the Community on Registration and Results Reporting for Basic Experimental Studies involving Humans Basic research involving humans that seeks to understand the fundamental aspects of phenomena also may meet the NIH-definition of a…
News COS Pivot Changes this Friday As of Friday (March 01, 2019) all the references to Pivot URLs will be changed. Research Development website links will…
News COVID-19 Updates In response to COVID-19, the Office of Management and Budget has provided Federal Agencies with authority and flexibility in addressing…
News Creating Data Management Plans with DMPTool The DMPTool is a free tool that walks users through creating comprehensive data management plans. This webinar will guide attendees…
News Demo Site for Research.gov Proposal Preparation Now Available We are pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has launched the Research.gov proposal preparation demonstration site. The…
News Demographic Information Site Has Moved from FastLane to Research.gov As you know, last year the National Science Foundation (NSF) made important changes to the way the research community registers…
News Departmental Administration Research Intensive November 12 – December 17 The Departmental Administration Research Intensive program was developed for early career individuals who are directly responsible for supporting investigators and…
News DOJ Grants Financial Guide Update The Department of Justice (DOJ) has updated the DOJ Grants Financial Guide, which serves as the primary reference manual to assist award…
News Don’t Forget to Link Your ORCID iD to Your eRA Commons Profile We encourage everybody from graduate students to senior scientists to register for an ORCID account and link it to their eRA Commons personal…
News Duplicate eCD notifications sent 5-13-19 On Monday, 5/13/19, duplicate eCD notifications were sent to full time benefits eligible employees. We apologize for the duplicate emails…
News eCD has launched! Each year, the university requires that all benefits-eligible employees complete the Annual Conflict of Interest and Commitment Disclosure form. If…
News Educational Retreat for Human Subject Research Protection Nov 14-15 2022 We are excited to announce the 2022 Educational Retreat for Human Subject Research Protection and hope you can join us!…
News EERE Program Information Center Upcoming Trainings Want to learn more about the EERE Program Information Center? We offer several free training classes each month to instruct…
News Enhancements to NSF applications submitted in Research.gov, FastLane & Grants.gov The National Science Foundation (NSF) has enabled a number of enhancements for proposals submitted in Research.gov, FastLane, and Grants.gov. In…
News Enhancements to the NSF biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support fillable PDF formats Dear colleagues, NSF has recently made enhancements to the biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support fillable PDF formats.…
News eRA Cloud Migration and Downtime April 17-April 20, 2020 With the coming of spring, eRA modules and data will be migrated to the Amazon Web Services cloud. From 8 a.m.…
News eRA Information: Changes in HSS Post-Submission Updates with FORMS-F Starting June 13 As of Saturday, June 13, 2020, all applicants and recipients submitting post-submission updates in the Human Subjects System (HSS) will…