Research News
August 2007 Issue
Table of Contents:
NEWS ALERT - Grants.gov and Microsoft VISTA are not compatible!
Effective August 4, 2007 - FastLane changes to reduce the use of Social Security Numbers
REMINDER: Effective June 1, 2007 - NSF Proposal Changes (including change on font size regulations)
Proposal and Award Information
The 3 R's... Read! Read! Read!
Grants.gov Information to Get You Started
We have been informed that Grants.gov does not currently support the new Microsoft Vista Operating system. The PureEdge software used by Grants.gov for forms is not compatible with Vista. For more information see: http://www.grants.gov/help/general_faqs.jsp#15
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 4, 2007
FASTLANE CHANGES TO REDUCE THE USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
Currently, co-PIs may be added to a proposal coversheet by a PI entering either the co-PI's email address or SSN. As of August 4th, only email address or NSF ID will be accepted.
Existing FastLane users will NOT be affected, except for those adding a co-PI to a proposal coversheet.
For additional information see: https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.jsp;jsessionid=a830bf037bda56734a5c?t=0&idx=0REMINDER NSF PROPOSAL CHANGES BECAME EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2007
DESIGNATED FONT SIZE REQUIREMENTS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG WITH MANY OTHER CHANGES!
Previously the National Science Foundation Grant and Proposal Guide (GPG) and the Grant Policy Manual (GPM) were two separate documents. NSF has now combined them into a single document called the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG).
The major changes that you need to be aware of are too numerous to list here.
For proposal preparation see: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/papp/gpg07140.pdf
For changes regarding the award see: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/papp/aag07140.pdfDue to restrictions by various sponsors, we can no longer publicize detailed information regarding awards. In order to give you an idea of what our "numbers" are in regards to proposals and awards, we can provide you with this information.
This special edition shows the monthly and fiscal year end proposal and award information. If you have any questions, please contact OSRP.
If you should have any questions, please contact the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs at 312-567-3035 or via email at osrp@iit.edu.
Have you read the terms and conditions to your grant award? Your terms and conditions may not allow you to publicize your award without written permission. There may be terms and conditions which contain legal restrictions concerning who you can hire to work on, or even discuss your project with. With the increase in regulatory changes and compliance required by sponsors there have been many changes to the standard terms and conditions. Read, read, read!
We have had several faculty go on sabbatical, but have not informed OSRP. Please be sure to notify OSRP so that we can note it in the file. The regulations of federal grants state that any faculty member who is going to be absent for more than 3 months must notify the sponsor.
As a faculty or staff member, there is not a registration process. However, you must download the PureEdge viewer software and a grant application in order to apply for a grant. To fill out a grant application, you will need to download the PureEdge Viewer, which is currently available for Windows users: http://www.grants.gov/DownloadViewer.
If you are a "Non-Windows User", go to: http://www.grants.gov/MacSupport .
Note that grants.gov is NOT a web-based system like some other systems. Instead, you will fill out your grant application offline as though you were using a new word processor (called PureEdge Viewer) on your own computer. PureEdge Viewer is a Windows application that you must install on your computer. If you do not have a Windows PC, then you should follow the link below for "Non-Windows User". When you are done entering all of your information, you will send the completed grant application file to OSRP.
Once you have completed the package, you need to send it to the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs for review and submission. If you need assistance from OSRP, we will additional time (in addition to the internal deadlines) to complete your package.Acknowledgements
Editor and Production Coordinator: Julia Chase chasej@iit.edu
Ali Cinar, Ph.D.
Dean of the Graduate College and
Vice Provost for Research
(312) 567-3637 cinar@iit.edu
Ganesh Raman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
(312) 567-3554 raman@iit.edu
The Staff of Research Support Services:
Toni R. Allen
Associate Director
Office of Sponsored Research & Programs
(312) 567-3035 allen@iit.edu
Pamela Andrews
Associate Director
Office of Sponsored Research & Programs
(312) 567-3022 andrewsp@iit.edu
Glenn Krell, M.P.A, C.R.A
Director
Office of Research Compliance and Proposal Development
(312) 567-7141 krell@iit.edu
Robert Lapointe, M.B.A
Manager, Research Marketing & Business Development
Graduate College
(312) 567-7135 lapointe@iit.edu
Domenica G. Pappas, C.R.A
Director
Office of Sponsored Research & Programs
(312) 567-3035 pappas@iit.edu
Flo Redmond, M.B.A
Associate Director
(312) 567-3340 redmond@iit.edu