Latest DOR Announcements

• August 29, 2018

  Financial Conflict of Interest Certifications Due

  Many of you will soon be receiving an email notification through UH’s new online system, ICON, that your annual Conflict of Interest in Research Certification is due.

  Upon receipt of the email notification from ICON, please follow the link and provide your online FY2019 certification/disclosure; paper forms are no longer accepted.
  
  Annual certifications are due no later than October 1, 2018.

• August 24, 2018

  NIH Foreign Influence Letter to Grantees

  The NIH letter to Grantees regarding foreign entities influence on NIH researchers contains the following:

  • NIH efforts to identify steps that can help mitigate unacceptable breaches of trust and confidentiality
  • Reminder to applicants and awardees to disclose all forms of other support and financial interests, including support coming from foreign governments or-other foreign entities
  • Suggestion that grantee reach out to an FBI field office to schedule a briefing on this matter

• June 19, 2018

  Update: Conflict of Interest Policy and Procedure

  Effective June 15, 2018, both the UH Policy on Conflict of Interest in Research and the format for certification and disclosure have been updated. The new policy rollout will coincide with the new online system, ICON.
  
  All new awards fall under the new policy and require online certification and disclosure (i.e. submit an annual certification, taking previously disclosed interests and the new award into consideration).

• April 3, 2018

  UH Libraries Resources for Researchers

  The UH Libraries has expertise available to assist researchers with data management at almost all stages of a research project.

• February 28, 2018

  USDA Records Disposal Freeze

  You must retain all paper and/or electronic records associated with your agreements awarded through USDA Agencies. All records generated from and/or pertaining to agency agreements MUST be retained until you are notified that the freeze has been lifted.

• January 29, 2018

  Revised Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)

  NSF will implement changes in FastLane and Research.gov to support policy updates in the PAPPG (NSF 18-1) and to run updated Budget Justification page limit automated compliance checks in FastLane.

• December 4, 2017

  Changes to the National Defense Authorization Act

  Changes will affect future funding priorities for the DOD and may affect upcoming grant announcements and existing research partnerships with DOD entities.

• September 28, 2017

  IDC Policy Memo

  VP Elnashai outlines the university's policy on handling indirect costs.

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