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This is a reminder that proposals to government and other non-profit entities for research, training, fellowships, and other sponsored activities require review and approval for submission by the Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA). Proposals and supporting internal documents are due to the OCGA Proposal Intake Team (proposals@research.ucla.edu or through the EPASS System) five working days before they need to be submitted electronically … Read More

Since going live in late 2019, the EPASS Online System has been positively received and 80% of proposals are now sent to OCGA via the Online System.  As announced at the March 9th Research Administrators Forum (RAF), beginning August 1st, 2023, the Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA) will only accept proposal submissions via the EPASS Online System. Departments not currently … Read More

The Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA) will have a mandatory all-day training session on Tuesday, March 21st, 2023. To ensure timely review and processing of applications and other inquiries related to sponsored project activities, proposals with sponsor due dates on March 21st should be submitted to OCGA no later than 8:00 AM on Monday, March 20th, 2023. If … Read More

The National Institutes of Health is offering a two-day virtual training event on February 1-2, 2023. The Virtual NIH Grants Conference on Funding, Policies, and Processes, offers important information for researchers, research administrators, postdocs, trainees, and others in the research community with all levels of experience. Registration is required for this free event. Full details, registration and agendas can be found at … Read More

The National Science Foundation has published revised versions of the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide. These versions will be effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023. The full announcement from NSF is provided. Please share this information with NSF researchers and research administrators in your department/unit. … Read More

UCLA’s Congressional District has changed from CA-033 to CA-036. Congressional District 36 includes all physical addresses in area code 90095, but only covers a portion of 90024 addresses. UCLA’s main campus and OCGA’s physical address are both in District 36. We have already made updates to the OCGA website, UCLA’s Institutional Profile in S2S Grants (Cayuse), and are currently in the process of … Read More

NIH Salary Cap The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale. The Office of Personnel Management recently released new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale. Effective January 1, 2023, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $212,100. For more information see NOT-OD-23-056. NSF Revised Biographical … Read More

This is a reminder that proposals to government and other non-profit entities for research, training, fellowships, and other sponsored activities require review and approval for submission by the Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA). Proposals and supporting internal documents are due to the OCGA Proposal Intake Team (proposals@research.ucla.edu or through the EPASS System) five working days before they need to be submitted electronically … Read More

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) new Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy applies to proposals submitted on or after January 25, 2023. On December 13, 2022, the NIH-National Library of Medicine is hosting a one hour webinar that will guide attendees through data management plan basics, and provide an overview of how to use DMPTool, a free tool that … Read More

The previous email regarding the OCGA 2022-23 Winter Holiday Closure included an incorrect date. Please disregard that message and see the corrected message here. In observance of the UCLA Winter Holiday Closure, the Office of Contract and Grant Administration will close at 5:00 PM on Thursday, December 22, 2022, and will reopen at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. … Read More