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NIH NIGMS Announcement: NOT-GM-24-054 Reduce Effort Level on MIRA
Sept. 11, 2024

The NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) released the below notice “To Reduce the Required Effort Level for Program Directors/Principal Investigators in…

Responsible Conduct of Research: Federally required training for faculty with NSF or USDA grant funding
July 23, 2024

Dear Colleagues,

We are writing to inform you of a new federally mandated training on the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RCR). This training is required for faculty and senior personnel who either: 

will be paid from a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant submitted or due on or after July 31, 2023, or…
NSF Spring Conference - Videos & Slides Now Available
July 18, 2024

The videos/slides are now available from the NSF Spring Conference in June. If you missed the event, please take a moment to review the various presentations and share them with your senior/key personnel.

 

Princeton Facilities & Administrative (F & A) Rate - Information Warehouse Report Update
July 14, 2024

As noted in the communication below, further details about the IW prompt titled “Subtotal F&A Rate” is being provided now that the report is available in production. The attached file provides an example of how the Sponsored Project Summary Report looks for a project when the ‘Subtotal F&A Rate’ prompt is not selected – which is the…

Updated Summer Salary Form
July 14, 2024

A communication was distributed to the Academic Managers Group (AMG) on Monday regarding the updated summer salary form – please see below for details which have also been added to page two of the updated form. Questions can be directed to the contacts as noted below. 

Dear Colleagues,

ODoF, working with the…

National Science Foundation - Summary of Changes Information - PAPPG NSF 24-1 - EFFECTIVE MAY 20, 2024
May 14, 2024

In preparation for the upcoming changes to the Proposal & Awards Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) NSF 24-1, ORPA created a summary document that outlines the most impactful changes to proposal submissions on or after May 20, 2024, to the National Science Foundation.

This document (attached) can also be found on…

Princeton Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Rate - Effective 7/1/2024 | Guidance Memo
May 10, 2024

Dear ORPA News & Communications Subscribers,

Princeton’s Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Rate Agreement governs new/competing awards that started on or after 7/1/2022, as outlined in this communication from August 16, 2022…

Peter Schiffer, Dean for Research: Reminder of the five-day rule for grant proposal submissions
April 2, 2024

Peter Schiffer, Dean for Research, distributed the below memo yesterday regarding the 5-day grant proposal submission timeline.

Should you have any questions, please contact your Grant & Contract Administrator at the Office of Research and Project Administration (ORPA). 

To:         …

Annual COI Disclosure Reporting Reminder
March 12, 2024

On March 4th, all Dean of Faculty Appointees received the below email reminder from Hope Caldwell if they have not yet submitted their annual conflict of interest disclosure. Please direct anyone with questions to Hope prior to the upcoming deadline of March 15th.

 

Dear Dean of Faculty Appointees:

 

ORPA Announcement - New Roles & Responsibilities
Jan. 26, 2024

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to make an announcement regarding ORPA staff with new roles and responsibilities.

First, I am proud to announce Marianna Korre's promotion to Office Manager, effective February 1. Marianna's journey with ORPA began three years ago as an administrative assistant. Her willingness to go above and…