To cover proposed increase in UCRP contribution, UCLA Vice Chancellors request a 2% increase in benefit rate to be used in proposal budgets.

The State of California issued a policy change under which costs incurred prior to the full execution of State of California contracts and contract amendments will not be reimbursed by the State without a specific exception from the State Department of General Services.

Grant.gov is required of all R01 applications submitted to NIH.

The NIH has announced that standard receipt dates for most NIH, AHRQ and NIOSH/CDC will change as of January 2007.

Guidance on the charging of immigration visa application fees, outside legal assistance fees, and visa processing recharges.

General guidance on evaluating an agreement for research and related activities.

New definition for clinical trials has been adopted to determine if projects qualify for the special 26% Total Direct Costs (TDC) indirect cost rate.

New definition for clinical trials has been adopted to determine if projects qualify for the special 26% Total Direct Costs (TDC) indirect cost rate.

The same rate of 26% will be applied to Principal Investigator-initiated industry funded clinical trials.

The Effort Reporting System (ERS) has been developed to refine and correct calculations, eliminate paper reporting, and provide additional resources to monitor effort reporting and ensure compliance with federal reporting requirements.