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Stanford Updates

Subject	Date	Supporting Material
RPH (Research Policy Handbook) updates	ongoing	Updates Additions and Deletions
Update to Procedure on Accepting Gifts for Research	11/19/2015	Email to ABC List
Chart of Account Changes Effective FY 16; (New Expenditure Types)	8/24/2015	Presentation
Faculty Guidance on Data Agreements	2/5/2015	Memo from Ann Arvin

NSF Updates

Type	Title	Effective Date
Policy	Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), NSF 16-1 For guidance on proposals submitted or due before January 25, 2016, and awards made before January 25, 2016, continue to reference the PAPPG dated December 26, 2014	1/25/2016
Guide	NSF Grants.gov Application Guide	12/16/2014
Presentation	OSR/DoR NSF Proposal and Award Guide Update Important updates to the proposal process are reviewed.	12/15/2014
Policy	Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), NSF 15-1 Note: For guidance on proposals submitted or due, and awards made before December 26, 2014, continue to reference the PAPPG dated February 2014	12/26/2014
Policy	Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), NSF 14-1	2/2014
Notice	Shutdown and Resumption Guidelines	10/2013
Supplemental Funding	FY13 Supplemental Career Life Balance Funding for Postdoctoral Scholars supported on NSF awards	7/2/2013
Notice	Notice: Implementation of the 2013 Federal Continuing Appropriations Act provisions affecting the NSF Political Science Program	6/7/2013
Policy	Automated Compliance Checking of NSF Proposals	3/18/2013
FAQs	Automated Compliance Checking of Required Proposal Sections	3/18/2013
FAQs	FastLane-Related Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)	1/14/2013
Policy	Grant Proposal Guide (PAPPG)	1/14/2013

NIH Updates

Type	Title	Effective or Release Date
Website	NIH Policy Updates	various
NOT-OD-16-03	NIH Grants Policy Manual	11/2015 effective for budget periods on or after 10/1/2015
Website	NIH SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission Information and forms	11/25/2014
	NIH Interim Grant General Conditions Effective December 26, 2014	Effective December 26, 2014 release date February 5, 2015
Notice	This Notice establishes stipend levels for fiscal year (FY) 2015 Kirschstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate, predoctoral, and postdoctoral trainees and fellows.	12/30/2014
Notice	The DHHS Salary Cap tied to the Executive Level II salary is currently set at $181,500, and is increasing to $183,300 effective January 11, 2015.	12/30/2014
NOT-OD-15-032	This notice supersedes the notice below (NOT-OD-15-024). NIH encourages applicants to use the newly published Biosketch format but does not require it until May 25, 2015.	12/5/2014
NOT-OD-15-024	NIH and AHRQ will require use of a new biosketch format in applications for research grants submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2015. Between now and that time, applicants will have the choice of using the old or new biosketch format.	11/26/2014
Notice	NIH Will Open the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) for All Type 5 Non-SNAP Progress Reports on April 25, 2014	4/25/14
Notice	Shutdown and Resumption Guidance	10/2013
Notice	New Grants Policy Guidance	10/1/13
Notice	Modifications to NIH's Planned and Cumulative Inclusion Enrollment Forms	7/26/13
Notice	Now available: Updated Electronic Application Forms for Due Dates on or after September 25, 2013	7/26/13
Notice	NIH encourages Institutions to Develop Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Researchers supported by NIH Awards by October 2014	7/23/13
Notice	NIH Announces an Adjustment to Transition Timeline for Electronic Submission of Multi-Project Applications	5/30/13
Policy	NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards FY 2013	5/8/13
Notice	NIH Reminds Grantee Institutions of the Requirement to Use the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) for All SNAP and Fellowship Progress Reports for Awards with Start Dates On or After July 1, 2013	4/29/13