As the partial government shutdown continues, we have updated information from NASA. A general announcement on the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) site indicates that all NSPIRES functionality and help desk support will be unavailable if the shutdown extends past January 31. An amendment to the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and … Read More
Partial Shutdown of Federal Government
As you are aware, a partial government shutdown has continued into the new year. While Department of Health and Human Services (includes NIH), Department of Defense, Department of Energy and the Department of Education are funded; others such as NSF, NASA, NOAA, USDA, NIST, and NEH are not. The following is a summary of information from our government partners and … Read More
OCGA – Winter Holiday Closure
The Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA) will observe the UCLA Winter Holiday Closure that begins on Saturday, December 22, 2018. As such, OCGA will close at 5:00 PM on Friday, December 21, 2018 and will reopen at 8:00 AM on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. To ensure timely review and processing of sponsored project activities, applications and related documents … Read More
New ORA Mailing List Subscription Tool
To receive announcements via email, see the ORA and Department News Subscription web page to subscribe to ORA mailing lists.
Changes to NIH ASSIST Login and Logout
NIH has announced that the login and logout process for ASSIST will change tomorrow, August 8, 2018. Details are attached. In addition to the resources available from NIH, you may contact the OCGA eRA Help team at: erahelp@research.ucla.edu.
Enhancements to NIH Human Subjects System (HSS)
New features in the NIH HSS will be released tomorrow, August 8, 2018. Details are attached. In addition to the resources available from NIH, you may contact the OCGA eRA Help team at: erahelp@research.ucla.edu.
NIH Commons – Information Regarding Automated Emails on Human Subject Study Records
The NIH eRA team has released the following information about automated emails being sent to Principal Investigators regarding Post Submission Actions on Human Subject Study Records. Please share this information with NIH PIs and administrators in your department. eRA Information: Ignore Manage Access Messages for Post Submission Actions on Human Subject Study Records Tuesday, June 26, 2018 The new Human … Read More
Funding Opportunity: Basic and Translational Pancreatic Cancer Research
The Robert L. Fine Cancer Research Foundation has announced a new funding opportunity. Details are provided below. Dear Sir/Madam, The Robert L. Fine Cancer Research Foundation has announced a new funding opportunity in basic and translational pancreatic cancer research. The grant is for $250,000 in direct costs over a two year period. The award is targeted at new and recently … Read More
NIH Fall Regional Seminar Coming to San Francisco
NIH will be hosting the Fall 2018 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration in San Francisco. The two-day seminar will be held October 18 – 19, 2018 with optional pre-seminar workshops on October 17. Presented by NIH and HHS program and administrative staff, this event is appropriate for those who are new to the NIH grants process … Read More