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Let's Talk Research: Managing Your Online Identity

View the Powerpoint presentation of the workshop at this link: 

“Let's Talk Research” Post-Award Fiscal Management & Closeout

The link to watch the presentation: https://zoom.us/rec/share/8xKccGfK9q6loWtr_ohdKglYy0mkBUXXoHEK2yxdjh90hNRnJwPuTspl2o5Q70sT.LvCLFT6Gh8rD9HNc
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The link to the audio transcript of the presentation: https://zoom.us/rec/share/qweZLYLbeJ04R9FBfFkTJnYkOUrP_yr9hlX9pGGSc2E4W7H-UXpgiczyTl_trN4x.SITUVC00wvIrT55p
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OSPA Training/Education

• OSPA Training Workshops:
  • New Faculty Workshop

Compliance Training/Education

• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)

Grant Management

Guide to Managing Federal Grants for Colleges and Universities: The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research has subscribed to A Guide to Managing Federal Grants for Colleges and Universities. This comprehensive resource provides guidance to help those responsible for federal grant management to interpret and apply federal regulations that impact the institutional and departmental use of federal funding. Recent federal grant reforms have changed the way the university must administer time and effort reporting, procurement with grant funds, direct charging of certain costs to grants, subrecipient monitoring and other aspects of grant management.

The campus community has access to the Guide. Access includes federal regulations, monthly grant news and daily web postings.

Please contact the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA) for the login information to be able to access this valuable resource.

Resources for National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants

HOW TO APPLY - NIH Application Guide

NIH ASSIST:

The Application Submission System and Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST) system is used to prepare and submit grant applications electronically to NIH and other public health service agencies.

Beginning July 11, 2016, all proposals to NIH that allow the use of ASSIST must be submitted via that system. The FOA will indicate whether ASSIST can be used for a particular funding opportunity. OSPA will no longer support other submission methods for those proposals.

Researchers should contact ospa@siu.edu to schedule a brief overview of the ASSIST system.

• NIH ASSIST
• Assist User Guide

Videos:

• NIH Peer Review Revealed
• NIH Tips for Applicants
• What Happens to Your NIH Grant Application
• All About Grants podcasts 

 Websites/Presentations: 

• NIH Peer Review Process
  • NIH Office of Extramural Research: Web pages on peer review policy and issues
  • CSR Applicant Resources
  • How Scientists are Selected for Study Section Service

• The NIH Grants Program
  • NIH Office of Extramural Research
  • How the NIH grants process works
  • NIH Web site with tips for writing grant applications 
  • Successful eSubmission - This presentation, given during hands-on workshops at NIH Regional Seminars, provides a comprehensive overview of the electronic application submission process, from preparing to apply to checking your application’s status in eRA Commons. 

 Resources for National Science Foundation (NSF) grants

• NSF New Awardee Guide-2016
• Merit Review Process 
• Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide 
• NSF Grants Conference (Fall 2014) presentations
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Research.gov

• Information about research.gov and its service offerings/benefits.

Resources for Grants.gov Submissions

• Grants.gov Applicant User Guide

Resources for National Endowment for the Arts grants

• Application Review Process 
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Resources for U.S. Department of Education grants

• Grant Process 
• Grants forecast 
• Guide to Education Programs 

Resources for U.S. Department of Energy grants

• Grant Process 
• Merit Review System 

Resources for U.S. Department of Justice grants

• Office of Justice Programs
• National Institute of Justice Review Process

Guide to Managing Federal Grants for Colleges and Universities

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research has subscribed to A Guide to Managing Federal Grants for Colleges and Universities. This comprehensive resource provides guidance to help those responsible for federal grant management to interpret and apply federal regulations that impact the institutional and departmental use of federal funding. Recent federal grant reforms have changed the way the university must administer time and effort reporting, procurement with grant funds, direct charging of certain costs to grants, subrecipient monitoring and other aspects of grant management.

The campus community has access to the Guide. Access includes federal regulations, monthly grant news and daily web postings.

Please contact the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA) for the login information to be able to access this valuable resource.

TRAVELING ABROAD 

• Best Practices for Academics Traveling Overseas

Collaborating with Foreign Persons and Organizations

Uniform Guidance

• Uniform Guidance Procurement Notice
• How Uniform Guidance Impacts Sponsored Projects
• Uniform Guidance Seminar

Reporting

• NIH RPPRs:  Who Can Do What?

Research Support Facilities

SIU has a number of research centers and institutes, some of which are housed in the individual colleges and some of which are housed in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. In addition, we belong to various research consortia and several national and international research organizations are headquartered here.

Stay up to date on the latest news by subscribing to the SIUC RESEARCH ADMIN LISTSERV. Contact ospa@siu.edu to subscribe to this listserv. Here are some other listservs available:

• AQECOGROUP-L: Aquatic Ecology discussion list
• BIOTECH-L: Biotechnology discussion list
• CIR-CNS-L: Cognitive and Neural Science discussion list
• CRC-L: Coal and Energy discussion list
• CYBERPHYSICAL-COMPUTING-L: High performance computing applications and infrastructure development users
• DELTA-L: Delta Region Studies discussion list
• ECOGROUP-L: Ecology Research discussion list
• ENTREPRENEURS-L: Entrepreneurship and innovation discussion list
• EVO-L: Evolutionary Biology discussion list
• HHCN-L: Human Health, Cancer, and Nutrition discussion list
• NANOTECH-L: Nanotechnology discussion list
• SIUAFS-L: Fisheries discussion list 

Federal Proposals

• General Grant Writing Tips for Success by USDA
• A Guide for Proposal Writing by NSF
• NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Tips by ZJ Pei
• Advice on Writing Proposals to the National Science Foundation by Susan Finger
• Common Mistakes in NIH Applications by NIMH
• Tips on Writing a Grant Proposal by EPA

Graduate Students

• Developing Graduate Fellowship Proposals
• Writing Resources on the World Wide Web by MIT

Private Foundations

• Ten Commandments of Private Foundation Grant Proposals by Vid Mohan-Ram

Data Management Plans

Federal agencies are increasingly requiring that proposals for sponsored funding include a data management plan. The plan should describe how the proposal will conform to the agency’s policy on the dissemination and sharing of research results. More information on data management plans is available at the various federal agency websites and in the resources below:

Data Management Challenges in Analysis and Synthesis in the Ecosystem Sciences

Ten Simple Rules for Creating a Good Data Management Plan

NSF: https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/dmp.jsp

NIH: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing/data_sharing_guidance.htm

Proposal Tools

NIH:

• Find Opportunity and Download Application Package - Includes steps and screenshots to follow to find a funding opportunity in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and download the appropriate application forms.
• Annotated SF 424 (R&R) Form Set, Forms-C Series- SF424 (R&R) Application Package with field-by-field tips to avoid common errors and ensure successful submission of your application. NOTE: these documents are supplemental resources only. When preparing an application, applicants MUST follow the instructions in their Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and Application Guide.
• NIH Web site with tips for writing grant applications 
• NIH Tips for Applicants
• Data Sharing Plans
  • Data Sharing Workbook – How researchers in various fields shared their data.

NSF:

• NSF Proposal Preparation
• A Guide for Proposal Writing 
• Data Management Plans
  • Template – From the University of Virginia
  • Directorate-specific guidance 

DOJ:

• Office of Justice Programs Grants 101 

Grants.gov:

• Completing a Grants.gov Application  – Watch an overview on how to apply using Adobe Reader.

Social Sciences:

• Social Science Research Council: The Art of Writing Proposals

General:

• Proposal Writing Tips 
• A Guide to NSF Success – Article from Science
• The NIH R01 Tool Kit – Article from Science
• OSPA subscribes to "Research Development and Grant Writing News" published by Academic Research Funding Strategies for all SIU students, faculty and staff. Log in to SalukiNet and visit the channel on the "My Campus" tab for the link to the most current issue or contact OSPA@siu.edu for more information.

Data Management Plans:

• Data Management Challenges in Analysis and Synthesis in Ecosystem Sciences- article from Science of the Total Environment
• Ten Simple Rules for Creating a Good Data Management Plan - article from PLOS Computational Biology

Proposal Samples:

Sample SF424 Forms:

• The link is a sample SF-424 form, which is the standard cover sheet for federal grants. It has been completed with information that is common to many SIU grants, but there are situations where the information included does not apply. When in doubt, contact your OSPA research project specialist.

Sample NSF Data Management Plans:

• Template for Data Management Plans - From University of Chicago
• Data Management Plan Examples - From University of Minnesota

Sample NSF Post-Doc Mentoring Plans:

• From NSF SBIR/STTR program
• From University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana

Sample NIH Data Sharing Plans:

• From NIH:
  • Examples of Data Sharing Plans (March 2003) 
  • Example of Data Sharing Plan (August 2010) 
  • Sample Data Sharing Plan

Follow the links below for information about undergraduate and graduate research at SIU. The undergraduate research page contains links to the programs SIU has to offer - you will learn about the programs and how you can get involved in research as an undergraduate. The graduate research page provides information about grant funding opportunities and writing grant proposals.

Undergraduate Research

Graduate Research

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