Announcements from the Office of University Research Services
Institutional, University-Wide, or Cross-Disciplinary Opportunity
Proposal Submission Reminders (Recently Revised):
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING.
THESE DEADLINES WILL BE STRICTLY
ENFORCED. THE OURS IS NOT EMPOWERED
TO GRANT EXCEPTIONS.
OURS standard procedures
require approvals on final
budgets and project descriptions
from department chairs
and college deans prior
to proposal submission.
OURS and the Provost’s
office require that final
budgets and chair and dean
approvals be received by
OURS at least five (5)
business days before the
deadline (per Provost
Welsh’s announcement
in the Daily Digest).
Proposals for which proper
approvals are not obtained WILL
NOT be submitted.
Applicants can access the internal
approval form at http://www2.towson.edu/research/resourcesforresearchers.asp.
Please note that each department
and college may have its
own internal requirements
regarding proposal review
lead times; please check
to be sure you are complying
with your own unit’s
procedures. Please be sure
the form is completed accurately
and fully signed before
submitting it to the OURS.
OURS requests notification
of intent to submit at least
two weeks prior to the agency
deadline so that OURS staff can
assist with application preparation
and review. All proposals will
require signature on behalf of
the University, which entails
careful review for terms and
conditions, University financial,
time, and other obligations,
and compliance issues. Adequate
lead time allows OURS to secure
necessary approvals and provide
appropriate administrative support
on all proposal submissions.
When submitting proposals via
Grants.gov, please be aware that
OURS maintains registration for
the campus. Like with all proposals,
applicants will need to notify
and work with OURS in getting
proposals submitted through the
standard procedures referenced
above. For Grants.gov submission,
OURS must have the final complete
proposal, with all required attachments,
no later than 48 hours prior
to the agency deadline. Due to
the higher possibility of technical
difficulties with this submission
engine, the OURS cannot guarantee
that proposals received later
than 48 hours prior to the deadline
will be submitted on time.
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Announcements from the Office of University Research Services
Grant Financial Management Workshop: All you need to know about A-21 – Friday, April 27, 2012 10am to 1:00pm
The Office of
University Research Services’ Post
Award Office will hold a workshop
on Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Circular A-21 on Friday, April
27th from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
in the Administration Building, Room
120 (Office of Human Resources training
room, first floor). Faculty and staff
members who work with project funding
awarded by external entities should
plan to attend this informative session. We
will cover the federal cost principles
by which universities are bound in
expending federal funds and the ways
in which Towson University complies
with the principles.
This session will be repeated several
times throughout the year.
Lunch will be served and pre-registration
is required. Please register by calling
4-2236 or email cgsrgrants@towson.edu by
Monday, April 23 rd .
URL : http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/omb/circulars/a021/
a21_2004.pdf
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Change in Submission Criteria for IRB Applications
The Towson University
Institutional Review Board for the
Protection of Human Subjects in Research
(IRB) now requires that submissions
be typed and not handwritten. Any
applications with handwritten information
(other than the required signatures)
will be returned to the applicants.
This change in policy is to ensure
that all information presented within
applications is legible and unambiguous,
to ensure clarity of the application
and prevent delays in reviewing applications.
This change is reflected in the application
form, available online at the OURS
website.
URL : http://grad.towson.edu/ours/irb/IRB_website.htm
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Institutional, University-Wide, or Cross-Disciplinary Opportunity
Agency: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Deadline(s):
Various
NCER’s Science to Achieve Results
or STAR program funds research grants
and graduate fellowships in numerous
environmental science and engineering
disciplines through a competitive solicitation
process and independent peer review.
The program engages the nation’s
best scientists and engineers in targeted
research that complements EPA’s
own outstanding intramural research
program and those of our partners in
other federal agencies. In addition,
through this same competitive process,
NCER periodically establishes large
research centers in specific areas
of national concern. At present, these
centers focus on children’s health,
hazardous substances, particulate matter,
and estuarine and coastal monitoring.
STAR research is funded through Requests
for Applications (RFAs) that are derived
from the ORD Strategic Plan and from
research plans for specific topics
developed by ORD. RFAs are prepared
in cooperation with other parts of
the Agency and concentrate on areas
of special significance to the EPA
mission. At present, STAR is focusing
on the health effects of particulate
matter, drinking water, water quality,
global change, ecosystem assessment
and restoration, human health risk
assessment, endocrine disrupting chemicals,
pollution prevention and new technologies,
children’s health, and socio-economic
research.
Open RFAs under this program:
Forthcoming STARS RFAs:
- Environmental Factors in the School
Environment Influencing Children’s
Health and Performance
- Children's Environmental Health
and Disease Prevention Research Center
(With NIEHS)
- Children's Environmental Health
and Disease Prevention Research Centers:
Formative Centers -- Understanding
Environmental Factors to Improve
Children's Health in Child Care Environments
- Tribal Environmental Health Science
- National Center for Innovative
Treatment Technology in Small Drinking
Water Systems
URL: http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/
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