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Per the attached, Grants.gov has announced an upcoming scheduled service maintenance downtime:  Grants.gov will go Offline Saturday October 28, 2023 at 12:01 AM ET.Grants.gov will go Online Tuesday October 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM ET. (Any changes/updates to this timeline will be posted here: https://grants-gov.blogspot.com/)  Federal sponsors and systems that utilize Grants.gov will be impacted: Note: NSF Research.gov will not be impacted by the Grants.gov … Read More

The Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA) will have a mandatory all-day training session on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. To ensure timely review and processing of applications and other inquiries related to sponsored project activities, proposals with sponsor due dates on October 10th should be submitted to OCGA no later than 8:00 AM on Friday, October 6, 2023. If you … Read More

Following on from Kristin Lund’s recent RAF presentation, I am excited to share a number of updates related to OCGA Outgoing Subawards: We will provide additional updates of UCLA’s implementation of the new NIH foreign subrecipient requirements at a future RAF.

The electronic EPASS system has been modified in the following ways: The new page asks for more specific information about the proposed Outgoing Agreement, including the name of the entity, the PI, documents related to the agreement, and compliance information. Please contact EPASS Help if you have any questions, concerns, or run into any issues.

In light of the ongoing discussions in Congress regarding funding for Federal Fiscal Year 2024, there is a potential for a federal government shutdown on October 1, 2023. Agency Specific contingency plans are constantly being updated and OCGA will post updates on our website during the shutdown. In the meantime please see the information below for general guidance. Active Federal … 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 through the EPASS System five working days before they need to be submitted electronically … Read More

The NIH Division of Loan Repayment is now accepting Loan Repayment Program (LRP) applications for the FY 2024 cycle.  While LRP applications are submitted to NIH by the applicant, there is a certification step that must be performed by an Institutional Business Official (IBO) in OCGA. Prior to submission by the applicant, the attached LRP IBO Certification Form must be completed … Read More

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.  We’d like to thank those departments that attended the demonstrations and submitted their onboarding documentation to help us reach this goal. As a courtesy for those remaining departments that … Read More

This is a reminder to onboard onto the EPASS Online System by July 31, 2023. 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 … 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