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Harry Styles walks ahead of mom Anne Cox after dining out at Knutsford Wine Bar in Manchester, England on Friday night (March 6).
The 21-year-old One Direction singer joined his family for a night out after returning from the first leg of 1D's On The Road Again tour.
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It was recently revealed that Harry might be song writing under the pen name of Mick Greenberg, according to some fans who did a little digging.
They found out that Mick's songs are also credited under 'Harry Styles' on ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers).
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10 Best Design recently announced this month's winners that represent the top Web design firms located in New York. The top contenders for May 2016 are Big Drop Inc., Blue Fountain Media and Maxburst.
10 Best Design is a rapidly-growing organization which ranks the best local web design and development firms. The winning web design firms were selected for their outstanding performance and service in the field of web design, as well as their overall customer satisfaction, pricing and affordability. These factors and more went into 10 Best Design's decision making process. This new monthly award can help a business decide which web design firm would be the best to work with.
Big Drop Inc. is a leading Manhattan website development business that landed at the top of this month's list. Selected by 10 Best Design for their absolute excellence not only with the services they provide, but also the exemplary customer service which their clients enjoy, this web development company operates out of the heart of New York City. Their rates are incredibly-affordable, considering the high-end level of service they provide. This web design firm and development company has worked with startups and major retail brands as well as "mom and pop" stores and organizations. Utilizing the best in open source platforms and proprietary software, this web design firm is a top pick by 10 Best Design.
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Punk rock founding fathers X are celebrating a milestone by decking the halls this year. The seminal punk band, which formed in Los Angeles in 1977, have announced a 40th anniversary holiday tour that they've fittingly named X-mas.
The West Coast run of shows will take place between November and December and make six stops across California, Washington and Oregon. The festivities kick off on Nov. 22 at Novo in Los Angeles and take a four-week pause before revamping at San Diego's Observatory North Park on Dec. 22. Pre and post-Christmas shows at The Observatory in Santa Ana (Dec. 23), Seattle's Showbox (Dec. 27) and Portland's Crystal Ballroom (Dec. 28) precede a final gig at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on Dec. 30.
The band has toured throughout North America sporadically since 2004, making stops at notable festivals like Coachella, SXSW, North by Northeast and All Tomorrow's Parties alongside solo tour legs. X's first two studio albums Los Angeles and Wild Gift were included on the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, ranking at 287 and 333, respectively. They currently have an exhibit at the Grammy Museum titled "X: 40 Years of Punk in Los Angeles," which will run through early 2018.
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After making CL one of the faces of his Spring/Summer 2016 ad campaign, Alexander Wang as tapped fellow K Pop star G-Dragon for his Fall/Winter 2016 runway show soundtrack. Baauer, an American producer and another star of Wang's impending S/S 2016 campaign, announced today that his song, Temple, which features G-Dragon and M.I.A., will premier during Wang's F/W 2016 runway show this evening in New York.
In case you're not familiar with him: K Pop star, Kwon Ji Yong, who is better known as G-Dragon, is not just one of the biggest names in Korea, thanks to his membership in boy band, Big Bang. The 28-year old, who has been described as embodying "Justin Timberlake's boy bander-turned-credible musician pedigree and Kanye West's genre-bending artistic daredevilry," is something of a bona fide street style star; you'll see him on websites like Vogue, Le-21eme, NY Magazine, and TFL. He's a front row fixture at just about every Chanel show, and Saint Laurent, Lanvin, Rick Owens, and Hood by Air, too. And as you can likely discern from his music videos (think: head to toe Chanel, Thom Browne, etc.), he's a major fashion fan. Not surprisingly, he has been gaining traction as a fashion industry insider for the past several years, with an increasing number of designers and publications taking notice.
The fashion industry has been increasingly relying on the enormous selling power of both G-Dragon and CL, amongst other K Pop stars, by way of front row seats at the biggest runway shows in Paris, collaborations and ambassadorships with established brands, and editorials in the likes of Vogue. As such, Wang's recent choices are not terribly surprising, especially given his penchant for teaming up with musical stars. (You may recall that Wang has tapped Angel Haze, Die Antwoord, A$AP Rocky, and Grimes, amongst others, for past campaigns).
Far more than merely an arbitrary soundtrack choice, it is interesting to see how Wang, who relatively recently left his position as creative director at Paris-based design house Balenciaga is focusing all his energies on his eponymous label. He is clearly using the superstar status of both CL and G-Dragon to increase his own brand awareness in the Far East. Already in the past couple of years, Wang has launched a denim collection, followed by a jewelry line, and most recently, his legal team won a battle in the EU to regain the right to use the brand's name in connection with fragrances and cosmetics, suggesting that Wang is slated to expand his brand into this category, as well. Adding millions of followers to his pool of consumers by way of tapping into the appeal of K Pop is nothing if not a business savvy move that will help him expand further.


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The Depreciation Guild – "In Her Gentle Jaws"
Affair of the Heart | Music helps you to get nostalgic every now and then. Remembering the good ole days might be a stupid reason to fancy certain songs or bands but sometimes you can't help. Consider New York City Famicom-Rockers The Depreciation Guild - what took these delicious guys to fuse early 90's Shoegaze with tickling 8bit textures? You simple don't have another opportunity than lovin' them!
Three American guys with surprisingly German names, Kurt Feldman with brothers Anton and Christoph Hochheim form a band of two guitars, vocals and a modified Famicom, known as "NES" in Europe (check this nice techtalk article to learn more about their line up).
The Depreciation Guild's first EP "Nautilus" was released over at 8bitpeoples.com (see our Blip feature for a nice live video of the band at the 2007 festival), but their full-length album is online on their website without any label support. This makes sense in a way as their melody-driven Indierock never suited the Peoples that well.
Recorded by Feldman and his companion Akira Hashizume, "In Her Gentle Jaws" (what a title!) features ten energetic and moony Pop tunes with a lot of fuzzy guitars and vocals like recorded in a hall church. The Famicom leads are integral part of their music and not only used as a gimmick. Slightly out of tune, most of their songs don't show up with all of their bliss at first try, but "Sky Ghosts", "Dark Looming" or "Digital Solace" are bittersweet symphonies par excellence.
A light-hearted version of My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Cocteau Twins of course... imagine this bands mixed with the sound of Nintendo's oldest console and you know what The Depreciation Guild sound like. Brillant, end to end.
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A project designed to replace Pont Briwet viaduct in Penrhydeudraeth, North Wales, continues to make great progress.
The £20 million scheme began in April 2013 and sees the former Grade II Listed timber viaduct – which crosses the River Dwyryd – replaced with a new, more suitable and durable concrete structure.
The former viaduct –originally constructed in 1860 – comprised a single railway track, which ran from Dovey Junction to Pwllheli, and a single toll road. The speed limit for rail traffic was set at 20mph, whilst a two ton weight limit was imposed on all highway traffic.
Heavier and larger vehicles were not permitted to use the former viaduct and as a result had to travel an eight-mile detour in order to undertake a journey from Penrhydeudraeth to the Harlech road. The imposed weight limit on the existing rail and road routes, as well as the narrow width of the road, also restricted the level of road traffic permitted to use the viaduct.
With a service life of more than 150 years the crossing has proved invaluable for the local community; however it had reached the end of its life and was certainly in need of improving beyond simple repairs. The viaduct replacement project – which is being implemented by Gwynedd Council – will now breathe new life into this crossing, providing welcome relief for road and rail users and a safe crossing for the next 120 years.
Gwynedd Council are overseeing the project which is being part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, through the Welsh Government, who are contributing over £9m to the project. Network Rail are also providing significant funding as is the Welsh Government who have made a substantial contribution of approximately £5 million via the Mid Wales Regional Transport Consortium. All of these funding avenues have allowed for a full replacement of the existing structure rather than continuation of repairs.
HOCHTIEF (UK) CONSTRUCTION is the main contractor on the project, whilst Hewson Consulting Engineers are the project's lead designer. HOCHTIEF is a leading international construction company with a vast portfolio of projects, whilst Hewson delivers innovative bridge and civil structural design and construction engineering solutions throughout the world.
Hewson has worked with HOCHTIEF (UK) CONSTRUCTION throughout the entirety of the scheme and were appointed during the tender process. HOCHTIEF (UK) CONSTRUCTION could see there were opportunities to undertake value engineering on the scheme and as Hewson specialise in bridge works were selected by HOCHTIEF (UK) CONSTRUCTION to undertake the design.
Keen to find out more about the Pont Briwet project, Rail Construction News recently caught up with HOCHTIEF (UK) CONSTRUCTION Business Development Director, Graham Parker and Hewson Company Director, Andrew Hodgkinson to get the lowdown on Pont Briwet. Graham and Andrew explained the importance of the project and updated Rail Construction News on the project's progress.
Graham said:
"The brief we were given for this project was to design and build a new structure which could replace the existing timber viaduct at Pont Briwet. We qualified for the project via Gwynedd Council, but before this we had actually been working with Network Rail on the scheme, who remain as one of the stakeholders in the project."
Addressing the existing state of the viaduct was the team's first objective; taking it from what it was to what it truly could be. A key issue was looking at the viaduct's existing capacity and improving it for road users.
Andrew said:
"Before work began the viaduct was in a very poor state and was in need of regular maintenance. The timber was old and it had reached the end of its life. The toll road was just a single carriageway, controlled by traffic lights, was very narrow and had a 2 ton weight restriction. This was no longer viable for projected traffic use so this project provides a much faster, safer and more direct, two-way, unrestricted crossing."
The new structure will be 18 meters in width, rather than the previous 8.5 meters, and will provide a two-lane public highway, a combined cycle route and pedestrian path. Work on the project was divided into two phases and the site's railway line was reopened to the public on 1st September.
Andrew commented:
"The project is essentially being completed in two phases and this is due to the need to work around the existing viaduct. At present the section of viaduct supporting the railway has been completed, along with all associated railway and highway works and things are coming along as we would expect at this stage."
Benefits of the new viaduct include better transport links for heavier vehicles – including ambulances, coaches and lorries – as well as no toll charges. In addition, the cycle path and footpaths will link up with the National Coastal Path and the Welsh National Cycle Route 8.
Despite the success of the project so far, the work has not been without its challenges. Working on such a key transport route which includes rail and road networks is demanding in itself, but this project also includes many specialist elements of construction work all to be undertaken within a relatively small site area with limited access.
Andrew explained:
"Working on a scheme with so many disciplines has presented a few challenges. The viaduct is the centre-piece, but we also have to factor in the highway works, permanent way, major embankments, coastal revetment works, rock cutting and more. All of these works are taking place within an environmentally sensitive estuary, so coming up with a scheme which protects this environment was of paramount importance."
Graham agreed with Andrew, explaining that protecting the marine life from the ongoing works was extremely important.
Whilst work takes place on the project, every effort is being made to minimise disruption to the public. Sometimes it has been necessary to carry out works during unsocial hours, including overnight and during weekends on critical elements of the works, but this has been kept to a minimum with work being carefully planned. Site working hours normally run from 7.00am to 7.00pm Monday to Friday and 07.00am to 2.00pm on Saturdays, dependent on weather.
With work continuing on the project, Graham and Andrew reflect on the importance of the scheme.
Graham said:
"At HOCHTIEF (UK) CONSTRUCTION we specialise in major structures and infrastructure works and this project demonstrates the high level of technical works that we can deliver. This is very much a key, challenging project for us, but one which we have enjoyed being a part of. The project gives continuity of work to our team and is also an important project for the local area."
Andrew added:
"This is an extremely important project for Hewson which demonstrates our ideas in practice. The work we have done here showcases the creative ideas and value engineering that we offer to contractors and clients."


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- When a Simulated Weapon is in use, including for rehearsals or class presentations, a sign must be posted on the door(s) stating that "Simulated Weapon(s) In Use."
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CKO Kickboxing was originally formed in Hoboken, NJ as "Take It To The Max" in November, 1997 by Joseph Andreula. Joseph designed and created the intense workout, which was the first of its kind. CKO became so popular in Hoboken that by 2004, nine additional locations opened throughout NJ and NY. In the summer of 2005, CKO opened the doors to its second Hoboken gym and today has over 40 locations!
CKO has a massive army of devoted followers and has been recognized in countless national fitness magazines and television programs such as NBC's The Today Show.
In 2005 Joe DiMare was 240 lbs with a 44 waist, always tired and moody, stressed out from work and life. He was looking for a change from the same old gym routine that most of us have done forever without results, so he joined a CKO Kickboxing Gym in Hoboken and it changed his life forever! Today Joe is 190lbs with a 34 waist! He has more energy now than he's ever had in his life! His stress and cholesterol levels have dropped and are at an all time low. He felt like a new person with a new outlook on life, so he quit his 9-5 and in 2013 Joe opened a CKO Kickboxing Gym in Jersey City and wants to help you change your life too!
With over 10 years experience and his own successful weightless journey, Joe and his team will help to get you in the best shape of your life. The ability to impact people's lives in a positive way and offer a workout that will help to improve people's health and well being has been the most rewarding "job" Joe has ever had. The Jersey City gym creates a welcoming, friendly atmosphere and offers intense, go at your own pace, instructor-led workouts 7-days a week. "Being overweight I understand the daily pitfalls and know how hard the weightless battle can be. We respect the journey and know what it takes to succeed!"
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The NIH issued the following notice regarding changes in status of the PD/PI or Senior/key Personnel and requirement for prior approval.
Clarification of NIHs Policy Regarding a Change in Program Directors/Principal Investigators Status
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If there is a change in status of a PI or key personnel on an NIH award you manage, please see the NIH GPS, the guide notice below and contact your Sponsored Projects team. Posted 5/4/2018
Sponsored Projects and Office of Research Information technology is hosting a demonstration and training session on an ORBiT function that will be released later in May. The update will allow department liaisons and SPO to route "Desk Actions" (i.e. JIT, NCE, Revised Budget, PI Transfer, etc.) to each other and track the action in ORBiT. Department liaisons are encouraged to attend the session.
Where: Eilings Hall 1601 (CNSI)
When: May 10 from 9:30 to 10:30.
Please note that seating is limited. If you are unable to attend, guidance on this new function will be available. Posted 5/3/2018
UCSB has negotiated a new facilities and administrative (F&A) cost (indirect cost) rate agreement that covers the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2021. The new agreement is found here. The on-campus organized research rate has increased to 54.0% for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 and will increase to 55.0% for the period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020. Beginning on July 1, 2020, the rate will increase to 55.5% and the rate after June 30, 2021 will be provisional.
For additional F&A types (Instruction, Other Sponsored Activities, etc.) and their associated rates, please see the attached rate agreement.
As we were just recently notified of the rate change and are already into the FY2018 year, we are implementing the following process for the new rate agreement:
All new and renewal proposals submitted to Sponsor after April 9, 2018 must use the appropriate rate from the new indirect cost rate agreement for each budget period. If the indirect cost rate changes during the budget period, the appropriate rate should be applied for each portion of the budget period in accordance with the dates in the rate agreement.
For example #1, if a new on-campus research proposal is submitted that has a period of performance of July 1, 2018 through June 20, 2021, the 55.0% indirect cost rate will apply to the period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020, and the 55.5% indirect cost rate will apply to the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
For example #2, if a new on-campus research proposal is submitted that has a period of performance of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2022, the 55.0% indirect cost rate will apply to the period of January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, and the 55.5% indirect cost rate will apply to the period of July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022.
Continuation and supplemental proposals should be budgeted at the same rate that applies to the current award. Similarly, current awards will be assessed the same rate as was used in the proposal.
If you have any questions, please contact your Sponsored Projects team. Posted 4/10/2018
Critical change for all submissions to the Division of Chemistry for the September and October submission windows:
The Division of Chemistry has a new solicitation (NSF 18-561), and all new proposals to the individual investigator program (which includes small teams) for the September and October submission windows must go through this solicitation. There are a few important changes to the usual submission documents:
(1) a listing of the PI's specific support within any funded, multi-person collaboratives must be delineated in the Current and Pending Support documents;
(2) an additional a single copy document explaining changes to any revised proposal must be included in the resubmissions; and
(3) there is a new limitation in the number of proposals submitted to the Chemistry Division during a fiscal year. An investigator may only submit one proposal as a PI, Co-PI, or Senior Investigator in this window. As we want to provide the chemistry community with a sustainable and healthy funding rate and manageable workload as reviewers and panelists, we have implemented this change in proposal allowance effective immediately. Please note that this one proposal per PI per year restriction does not apply to separate solicitations (e.g., CAREER, MRI, CCI, REU, EAGER/RAISE/RAPID, etc.).
Please be sure to submit your proposal to the Chemistry Solicitation (NSF 18-561), and not to the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG). Proposals submitted to the PAPPG will not be accepted.
Centers for Chemical Innovation – Phase 1:
The Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) – Phase 1 program is open for submissions again this fall (NSF 18-555). Please note that the deadline for required preliminary proposals is August 14, 2018, earlier than in recent years.
Please be aware that the NSF has made revisions to the following documents which take effect Thursday, March 1, 2018:
NSF's award conditions, including the revised documents as well as a corresponding Summary of Signification Changes document for each can be viewed here.
Important changes to note include:
If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact your Sponsored Projects team. Posted 2/28/2018
This email is a reminder of the requirement to obtain prior approval before any PD/PI or Senior/Key Personnel specifically named in the NIH notice of award:
It is the PI(s)' and department's responsibility to monitor the status and level of effort of PD/PIs and Senior/Key Personnel.
See the NIH Grants Policy Statement section 22.214.171.124 for additional details and information that must be included in the prior approval request. Contact your Sponsored Projects team if you have any questions. Posted 2/13/2018
The Federal Government is open, see this operating status update for information. If you have shutdown related questions, please contact your Sponsored Projects team. Posted 2/09/2018
The Federal Government is open, see this operating status update for information. Departments and PIs with awards that received suspension notices should work with their Sponsored Projects team to determine when work on the affected awards can resume. Posted 1/23/2018
On January 21, 2018, updates were made to the data sheet assurance questions in ORBiT. The changes affect questions related to various compliance activities and include an additional question related to export control. This memo from Brandt Burgess, Director of Research Integrity, explains the updates. Posted 1/22/2018
Sponsored Projects has created a webpage to provide guidance regarding the Federal Government shutdown. The webpage will be updated as additional information becomes available. Please check back often. If you have award-specific questions not answered by the information on, or linked to from, the webpage, please contact your Sponsored Projects Team. Posted 1/20/2018
The NSF has issued the fourth issue of its Proposal & Award Policy Newsletter. Contents include discussion of major changes in the new PAPPG, accounts management updates, and discussion proposal preparation and submission in Research.gov beginning in April. Please see the newsletter for full details. Posted 12/13/2017
The NIH issued Guide Notice NOT-OD-18-107 to alert the NIH extramural community that NIH is strengthening enforcement of longstanding closeout requirements, outlined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 8.6. Without prior approval from the awarding IC, NIH will initiate unilateral closeout for all awards that fail to meet closeout requirements within 120 days. For financial closeout, if a recipient fails to submit a final expenditure FFR, HHS policy directs NIH to close the grant using the last accepted Federal Cash transaction Report's cash drawdown amount. This could be considered a debt or result in disallowed costs. Please see the Guide Notice for further details. Posted 12/1/2017
The NIH issued Guide Notice NOT-OD-18-108 to acknowledge and remind recipients that NIH implemented provisions of 45 CFR 75.430(i), Standards for Documentation of Personnel Expenses. Review the Guide Notice and related guidance and regulations for details of the requirements for documentation of personnel expenses for NIH grants and cooperative agreement recipients. Posted 12/1/2017
The NSF has issued a revised Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 18-1). The new PAPPG is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018. Significant changes include:
In the interim, the current PAPPG (17-1) continues to apply. Posted 10/30/2017
With the campus' planned move to UCPath, fringe benefit rates will change from the current individual-based model to a composite benefit rates (CBR) model. In the CBR model, benefit rates will be determined for pools or groups of employees with similar attributes. UCSB is currently contemplating having twelve employee groups. The CBR will be negotiated and approved by the Federal Government (DHHS) each year. An overview of CBR was presented at the October 19, 2017 C&G Liaison Meeting. See thepresentation slides for the current high level view of CBR. As additional information and details become available, C&G Liaisons will be updated. Prior to UCPath going live, and in anticipation of the CBR being included in proposal budgets, specific CBR training will be made available. Posted 10/19/2017
The NIH has published a revised NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS, rev. October 2017) which is applicable to all NOH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2017. A document is available that summarizes the significant changes that are implemented with the October 2017 NIHGPS. Please see NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-18-005 for additional information. Posted 10/16/2017
Updates have been made the NSF Agency Specific Requirements to the Research Terms and Conditions. The revised agency specific requirements are available on the Award Conditions webpage and apply to all new NSF grants and funding amendments to existing NSF grants awarded on or after October 11, 2017 to institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations. Questions regarding NSF terms and conditions should be directed to your Sponsored Projects team. Posted 10/12/2017
NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-17-124 has been issued stating that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including NIH, operates under the "Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-56). Please see the notice for details on how this affects grant awards issued by the NIH. Posted 10/6/2017
The NIH has issued Guide Notice NOT-OD-17-119 informing the healthservices and biomedical research community that they have updated their application guide for use with grant application due dates on or after January 25, 2018. Posted 9/29/2017
NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-17-114 has been issued to inform the community that the NIH will make a series of updates to existing funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) between September 20 and October 6, 2017 to prepare for grant application form and policy changes impacting applications for due dates on or after January 25, 2018. For details, see the notice. Posted 9/26/2017
A new capability will be added to eRA Commons during a software release on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. NIH awarding agencies will be able to request additional materials for an Interim RPPR from the principal investigator (PI) and signing official (SO) via eRA Commons. In turn, the SO will be able to submit the additional materials via eRA Commons, in a process that is similar to the Final Progress Report Additional Materials (FRAM) process. The SO and PI will receive an email request from the program official at the awarding agency. In eRA Commons, they will also see the Interim Progress Report Addition Materials (IRAM) link requesting the information on the Status Results screen, in the Available Actions column. For detailed information and screenshots, please see the Latest News section (under September 20, 2017) in the eRA Commons online help. Posted 9/26/2017
The Office of Research will hold a Contract & Grant Liaison meeting on Thursday, October 19, from 9am to noon in the MSI Auditorium (MSB 1302). Staff from Office of Research (Research Integrity, Sponsored Projects, and Information Systems/ORBiT), Procurement Services, Controller's Office and Extramural Funds Accounting will provide updates on various topics. Posted 9/25/2017
The NIH issued Guide Notice NOT-OD-17-101, Policy Supporting the Next Generation Researchers Initiative. The policy is intended to provide opportunities for earlier research independence while enhancing workforce diversity. Consistent with the directives of the 21st Century Cures Act, the Next Generation Researchers policy requires institutes and centers (ICs) to prioritize awards that will fund Early Stage Investigators (ESIs) and Early Established Investigators (EEIs). Posted 9/1/2017
The Sponsored Projects Training for Administrators in Research (STAR) program is a comprehensive certificated training program developed by the UCSB Office of Research to meet UCSB's research administration needs. The program's goals are to improve campus understanding of regulations, policies, and procedures; to strengthen internal controls; and to provide staff members with access to key resources and contacts when they need help.
The program is designed for employees with duties and responsibilities related to contract and grant administration. Participants are welcome to take one or several courses in areas of particular interest to them-or they may opt to earn a certificate in the STAR program. Staff members who wish to earn a STAR program certificate must complete the coursework within two years. The certificate program offers 11 required courses. This year the courses are provided in one series, offered from September through May. The certificate program is FREE and courses begin September 6, 2017.
For more information, a complete list of courses and to enroll, visit our Web site at /spo/contracts-and-grants-liaison-resources/star-class-schedule/
On September 27, 2016 Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill No. 1887 into law. This law prohibits state-funded travel to states that have passed a law after June 26, 2015 that authorized discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression; or repealed existing state or local protections against such discrimination. The following updates have been made.
For additional information and FAQs, please see Business & Financial Services Travel & Entertainment website on the subject. Posted 6/28/2017
The NIH issued Guide Notice NOT-OD-17-066 to update and replace the NIH, AHRQ, and NIOSH policy for post-submission materials for applications submitted for due dates on or after September 25, 2017. It expands that policy to include citations to issued patents as allowable post-submission materials. Post-submission materials are those submitted after submission of the grant application but prior to initial peer review. They are not intended to correct oversights or errors discovered after submission of the application, but rather allow applicants the opportunity to respond to unforeseen events. Click here to read the full notice. Posted 6/5/2017
The National Science Foundation's Policy Office in the Division of Institutional & Award Support has issued its quarterly NSF Proposal & Award Policy Newsletter. Topics discussed in clude the NSF pilot of the New Collaborator and Other Affiliations template, Research Terms and Conditions implementation, and an explanation of participant support costs. Click here for a direct link to the newsletter. For this and past editions, click here. Posted 5/26/2017
The NIH issued Guide Notice number NOT-OD-17-062 announcing that new grant application forms (FORMS-E) and instructions will be forthcoming for proposals due on or after January 25, 2018. Application guides for FORMS-E application packages will be posted to the How to Apply - Application Guide page no later than October 25, 2017. See Guide Notice number NOT-OD-17-062 for additional information. Posted 4/28/2017
The Council on Government Relations (COGR), an association of research universities and affiliated medical centers and independent research institutes, has prepared three documents to help explain what IDC (F&A) costs are, the importance of IDC and how the IDC system works. The documents can be found here. Posted 4/19/2017
Effective April 24, 2017, NSF will require the submission of a spreadsheet template to identify collaborators and other affiliations. Please note that the spreadsheet template:
The template and associated instructions may also be accessed directly at:https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/coa.jsp. Posted 4/10/2017
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale. The Executive Level II salary was previously set at $185,100, and increased to $187,000 effective January 8, 2017.
For awards issued in those years that were restricted to Executive Level II including competing awards already issued in FY2017, if adequate funds are available for active awards, and if the salary cap increase is consistent with the institutional base salary, grantees may rebudget to accommodate the current Executive level II salary level. However, no additional funds will be provided to these grant awards. For additional information and guidance see NOT-OD-17-049. Posted 3/17/17
The NIH will issue non-competing research grant awards at a level below that indicated on the most recent Notice of Award (generally up to 90% of the previously committed level). Upward adjustments to awarded levels will be considered after FY 2017 appropriations are enacted, but NIH expects institutions to monitor their expenditures carefully during this period. See NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-17-048 for additional information and guidance. Posted 3/17/17
Effective January 25, 2017, the NIH appendix policy eliminates most items that investigators previously included in the application appendix. For current and future grant submissions please be sure that application appendices are consistent with the items identified in NOT-OD-16-129. (See also News and Announcements 8/12/2016 post).
Applications will be withdrawn and not reviewed if they are submitted with inappropriate appendix materials.
The only allowable appendix materials are:
For all applications:
For applications proposing clinical trials (unless the FOA provides other instructions for these materials):
The State of California passed Assembly Bill 1887 restricting state-funded travel to states that have passed a law after June 26, 2015 that authorized discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression or repealed existing state or local protections against such discrimination. For information, please see Business and Financial Services website on the topic. Posted 2/2/2017
The UC Research Policy and Coordination office (RPAC) has issued Guidance Memo 17-01. The guidance is intended to provide information for UC researchers and research administrators regarding the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, Proposition 64, which became law on January 1, 2017, and the law's effect on marijuana research conducted at the UC. For additional information, please see the memo. Posted 1/31/2017
The next bi-annual Contract & Grant Liaison meeting has been scheduled. The agenda topics include updates from Sponsored Projects, the Controller's Office, Business & Financial Services, Research Integrity and more. All staff working with contracts and grants are encouraged to attend.
Please download the agenda here.
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2017; 9:00am - 10:30am
Location: Marine Science Building Auditorium (MSB 1302) Posted 1/18/2017
The NIH and AHRQ have issued Guide Notice NOT-OD-17-030 updating the font guidelines for applications. The notice replaces all previous font guidance. Posted 1/6/2017
The NIH issued Notice Number NOT-OD-17-023 to inform the biomedical and health services research communities that they have updated their application guide and supplemental instructions located on the How to Apply - Application Guide webpage. Please see the Notice for additional information. Posted 12/21/2016
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has revised its entire suite of Award Terms and Conditions to align with changes to the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 17-1). All references to the Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) and Award & Administration Guide (AAG) have been replaced with references to the PAPPG. Each set of terms and conditions is accompanied by a summary of changes made to that document. The revised Terms and Conditions will apply to all new NSF awards and funding amendments to existing NSF awards issued on or after January 30, 2017.
The NSF has made revisions to the following documents:
The NSF has issued a revised set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Proposal Preparation and Award Administration. The FAQs accompany the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 17-1), effective for proposals submitted or due, and awards made on or after, January 30, 2017. Posted 12/13/2016
The National Institutes of Health intends to replace the Final Progress Report (FPR) with the Final Research Performance Progress Report (Final RPPR) through a new eRA Commons module effective January 2017. The Final Research Performance Progress Report (F-RPPR) will replace the Final Progress Report (FPR) for closeout effective January 1, 2017. On or after that date, NIH will no longer accept FPRs.
Please see NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-17-022 for background and implementation information. Posted 11/28/2016
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the publication of the revised NIH Grants Policy Statement. This revision is applicable to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2016. This revision supersedes, in its entirety, the NIH Grants Policy Statement (October/November 2015) as a standard term and condition of award. Previous versions of the NIHGPS remain applicable as a standard term and condition for all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods that began prior to October 1, 2016.
Please see NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-17-021 for additional information and links to the revised policy. Posted 11/18/2016
The purpose of this Notice is to announce the process whereby recipients of Kirschstein-NRSA institutional training grant and individual fellowship awards supporting currently active postdoctoral trainees or fellows with 0, 1, or 2 years of experience as of December 1, 2016, will received increased stipends. The Notice also provides instructions for requesting one-time supplemental funding to cover the stipend increase. Posted 11/10/2016
The NSF announced that a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 17-1) has been issued. The PAPPG has been modified in its entirety, to remove all references to the Grant Proposal Guide(GPG) and Award & Administration Guide (AAG). The document will now be referred to solely as the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide. The document will be sequentially numbered from Chapter I-XII and all references throughout have been modified to reflect this change. Given the number of important revisions, the community is strongly encouraged to review the by-chapter summary of changes provided at the beginning of the PAPPG.
The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 30, 2017.
Webinars to brief the community on the new PAPPG will be held on November 7th and January 19th at 1 PM EST. Registration is required on the outreach events website.
While this version of the PAPPG becomes effective on January 30, 2017, in the interim, the guidelines contained in the current PAPPG (NSF 16-1) continue to apply. NSF will ensure that the current version of the PAPPG remains on the NSF website, with a notation to proposers that specifies when the new PAPPG (including a link to the new Guide) will become effective.
If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact the NSF Policy Office by e-mail to email@example.com or your Sponsored Projects Team. (Posted 10/25/2016)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including NIH, operates under the "Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act" (Public Law 114-223) signed by President Obama on September 29, 2016. This Act (CR) continues government operations through December 9, 2016 at 99.504 percent of the FY 2016 enacted level.
Continuing the procedures identified under NOT-OD-16-046 and consistent with NIH practices during the CRs of FY 2006 – 2016, the NIH will issue non-competing research grant awards at a level below that indicated on the most recent Notice of Award (generally up to 90% of the previously committed level). Upward adjustments to awarded levels will be considered after FY 2017 appropriations are enacted, but NIH expects institutions to monitor their expenditures carefully during this period. All legislative mandates that were in effect in FY 2016 (see NOT-OD-16-044 and NOT-OD-16-048) remain in effect under this CR, as well as the salary limitation set at Executive Level II of the Federal Pay Scale (seeNOT-OD-16-059) and the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award stipend levels and tuition/fees (see NOT-OD-16-062). Posted 10/7/2016
NIH has a longstanding policy that states any applicant requesting $500,000 or more in direct costs (excluding consortium F&A costs) in any one budget period within a competitive segment is required to contact the NIH Institute or Center (IC) Program Official (PO), in writing or by telephone, as early as possible during development of the application but no later than 6 weeks before submission for prior approval. Since NIH supports projects with large budgets, the purpose of this policy is for fiscal planning and therefore it provides NIH ICs the appropriate amount of time to consider the possibility of such awards as early as possible in the budget and program planning process.
Notice number NOT-OD-17-005 informs NIH applicants that requests to submit an unsolicited application that will exceed $500,000 in direct costs will now have an option to submit this request electronically through eRA Commons, under a new Prior Approval Module. Posted 10/7/2016
Effective September 26, 2016, FastLane will now check to ensure that the combined text of the Project Summary text boxes (or uploaded PDF if the Project Summary contains special characters) does not exceed one page prior to submission, rather than the current check of 4,600 characters. See the Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), Chapter II.C.2b as well as Automated Compliance Checking of NSF Proposals webpage for further information.
The compliance checks will trigger an error message in the following circumstances:
o Project Summary text exceeds the one-page limit;
o Project Summary text is entered and the user also uploads a "Project Summary with Special Characters" supplementary document.
Proposers should be aware that if a proposal was received by NSF prior to September 26, 2016, containing a Project Summary that complies with the previous 4,600-character limit but exceeds the one-page limit, a Proposal File Update (PFU) addressing any section of the proposal will result in the proposal not being accepted if it does not comply with these compliance checks. The checks will be run on all sections of the proposal, regardless of which section was updated during the PFU.
The full text of the announcement can be found on Fastlane. Posted 9/20/2016
This Notice alerts the scientific research community of plans to eliminate most appendix materials for applications submitted to the NIH, AHRQ or NIOSH for due dates on or after January 25, 2017. Application instructions will be updated by November 25, 2016 to reflect this change.
The NIH, AHRQ, and NIOSH strive to ensure fairness in peer review for all grant applicants by specifying the types and amount of application material that are accepted for peer review. At the same time, these agencies appreciate both the need for applications to provide sufficient information to allow for an informed, expert review process and the importance of limiting the burden on peer reviewers.
Elimination of most appendix materials is intended to rectify inequities in the peer review process that can arise from submission of inappropriate or excessive appendix materials by some applicants and consideration of appendix materials in peer review by some, but not all reviewers. Posted 8/12/2016
This Notice simplifies and consolidates current NIH and AHRQ policy concerning post-submission materials, and extends this policy to NIOSH. Post-submission application materials are those submitted after submission of the grant application but prior to the initial peer review. The policy is based on the principle that, for the majority of applications, the only post-submission materials that these agencies will accept are those resulting from an unforeseen event. The policy on post-submission application materials is not intended to correct oversights/errors discovered after submission of the application. Posted 8/12/2016
The purpose of this Notice (NOT-OD-16-134) and the previous notice (NOT-OD-16-131) is to announce projected stipend levels for postdoctoral trainees and fellows supported by Kirschstein-NRSA awards in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. Posted 8/12/2016
The Sponsored Projects Training for Administrators in Research (STAR) program is a comprehensive certificated training program developed by the UCSB Office of Research to meet UCSB's research administration needs. The program's goals are to improve campus understanding of regulations, policies, and procedures; to strengthen internal controls; and to provide staff members with access to key resources and contacts when they need help.
The program is designed for employees with duties and responsibilities related to contract and grant administration. Participants are welcome to take one or several courses in areas of particular interest to them-or they may opt to earn a certificate in the STAR program.Staff members who wish to earn a STAR program certificate must complete the coursework within two years. The certificate program offers 11 required courses. This year the courses are provided in one series, offered from September through May. The certificate program is FREE and with courses starting September 7, 2016.
Click here for more information, a complete list of courses and to enroll. Posted 8/5/2016
Effective July 25, 2016, all NSF proposals submitted through Fastlane will be subject to a new series of automated compliance validation checks to ensure proposals comply with requirements outlined in Chapter II.C.2. of the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG).
The new set of automated compliance checks will trigger error messages for each of the following rules:
o Biographical Sketch(es) and Current and Pending Support files are required for each Senior Personnel associated with a proposal; and
o Biographical Sketch(es) can only be uploaded as a file, must not exceed two pages and can no longer be entered as text.
Please note that the new set of compliance checks are in addition to the compliance checks that currently exist in FastLane. You can view a complete list of FastLane auto-compliance checks here. the full text of the NSF anncouncment can be viewed on our ERA webpage. Posted 7/19/2016
On Monday, July 25, NSF will implement a more convenient and secure process for resetting passwords. NSF awardees and applicants will no longer be able to reach out to SPO to reset their passwords on both FastLane and Research.gov; instead, they can reset their own password. Passwords must be between 8 and 20 characters and use three of the four categories below:
In addition, the last six passwords cannot be reused, and accounts will be locked for five minutes after the tenth unsuccessful password attempt. Posted 6/14/2016, updated 7/19/2016
The NIH has issued Notice No. NOT-OD-16-120 regarding use of expired or soon to expire federal-wide forms. The notice advises that "applicants and grantees should continue to use the application form packages (FORMS-D) posted with our funding opportunity announcements despite the expiration dates noted on each form". For details, see the complete notice at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-120.html. Posted 7/1/2016
The NSF's suite of award terms and conditions has been revised to implement the requirements stipulated in Appendix XII to Part 200 of 2 CFR 200 (the Uniform Guidance) regarding the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), and other clarifications to the conditions. The revised terms and conditions will apply to all new NSF awards and funding amendments to existing NSF awards issued on or after July 1, 2016.
These award terms and conditions are available at: http://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/award_conditions.jsp?org=NSF. Posted 6/27/2016
The NIH has issued Guide Notice NOT-OD-16-106 to inform the community that there was a temporary issue with a form associated with fellowship funding opportunities. If an application was started prior to June 8, 2016, it will need to be started again using the corrected package. Please refer to the notice for additional information. Posted 6/10/2016
Sponsored Projects has updated and expanded the information available on the SPO website Contracts and Grants Liaison Resources page. You will find links to tools and resources as well as information on training opportunities and Contracts & Grants Liaison meetings. You can find the page under our website menu or by clicking here. Posted 6/08/2016
The NIH has issued Guide Notice Number NOT-OD-16-084 informing the research community that the application guide and supplemental instructions for use with grant application due dates on or after May 25, 2016 have been updated. The updates include policy changes and a restructured and streamlined application guide. Posted 4/1/2016
Sponsored Projects has updated and expanded the information available on the SPO website No Cost Extensions and Other Post-Award Actions page. You will find brief descriptions and guidance on a variety of post-award actions pertaining to research awards. You can find the page under our Award Administration tab or by clicking here. Posted 3/18/2016
The NIH has released Guide Notice NOT-OD-047 which establishes stipend levels for fiscal year (FY) 2016 Kirschstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate, predoctoral, and postdoctoral trainees and fellows. ORBiT condition code 47 has been updated accordingly. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-047.html for details. Posted 1/2016
On November 2, 2015, the University of California (UC), California State University System (CSU) and California Department of General Services (DGS), on behalf of the State agencies, signed a Memorandum of Understanding implementing standard model agreement format, terms and conditions, including standardized proposal content requirements. The model agreement changes the way the State and the universities conduct business and Foundational to the process is the understanding that complete proposals, approved and endorsed by the campus sponsored projects office, will be required prior to award. For more information see our State of California Proposal Guidance page. Posted 1/2016


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Bob Carpenter and F.P. Santangelo break down the Nats' 4-2 victory over Pittsburgh
Kristina Akra talks with Stephen Strasburg about his 13 K performance in the Nats' 4-2 win over the Pirates
Wei-Yin Chen talks with the media about his performance in the Orioles' 6-5 win over Texas