RAG Mag Spring 2024 Issue
We are pleased to release the Research Administration Group Magazine, the RAG Mag, Spring 2024 issue. In this issue, we feature a message from Dr. Laneika Musalini, OSRP Director, and Joshua Harris, Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager, as well as timely announcements. Download the Spring 2024 RAG Mag.
OSRP Process Flowchart
Have you ever wondered how this entire grant process works? OSRP has created this process flowchart to illustrate the “cradle to grave” lifetime of your grant. To view the flowchart PDF click here.
Please be advised that all federal, state, and local government grants and contracts must be reviewed, approved, and submitted by OSRP staff.
Advanced Manufacturing Institute EDA University Center Grant
With a 5-year $997,200 grant from the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) University Center Program, the MSU Denver Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute has partnered with other higher-education institutions on the Auraria Campus to create the Industry 4.0 Center of Excellence, a downtown hub of manufacturing innovation. This center will grow to become a focal point of advanced manufacturing for the entire state by showcasing technologies such as sensors, robotics, AI and additive manufacturing. For an in-depth look watch MSU Denver President Dr. Janine Davidson visit the Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute.
National Science Foundation Funds Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine
On January 29, 2024, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced funding for the Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine. The CO-WY Engine will initially receive up to $15 million for the next two years, totaling up to $160 million over ten years. The CO-WY Engine is a groundbreaking initiative focused on driving innovation in climate resiliency which will catalyze a series of significant outcomes to reshape the landscape of reliable climate technologies and economic development in Colorado and Wyoming. The award includes $375,000 to support the participation of MSU Denver interns.
$500,00 Colorado Attorney General’s Office grant supports PISCES cybersecurity program
For sophisticated hackers, small government agencies and local institutions can seem like sitting ducks. And while the federal government and major corporations all have generous budgets to fund monitoring and protection, most smaller organizations and civic institutions simply do not. Through PISCES, student analysts provide a monitoring service, and when they spot anything suspicious, they escalate it immediately to the National Cybersecurity Center. Read the full story in MSU Denver’s RED.
Announcements
MSU Denver’s Human Subjects Protection Program is changing the way it operates over the summer. Exempt protocols (which account for 85% of our submissions) will continue to be reviewed/approved over the summer. Historically, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) has only conducted full board reviews in the Fall and Spring semesters. This will continue to be the case. However, the IRB will no longer review Expedited protocols over the summer during off contract months. Expedited projects are typically projects regarding a sensitive subject matter and must be reviewed by two board members. Submissions requiring Expedited reviews must be submitted before the end of the day on April 30, 2024 to be reviewed before the summer. Expedited protocols submitted after this deadline will be reviewed in the order in which they were received, starting August 15th.
The institutional official, Dr. Laneika Musalini, will serve as the IRB chair from May 15 – August 15th, 2024.
Please continue to contact Mike Heathcote with any IRB related questions, regardless of time of year.
Our representatives at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Grant Resource Center (GRC) are available to conduct customized funding searches for MSU Denver faculty and staff, and can also create related future funding alerts for you. To access the Grant Resource Center first create your personal institutional account. After creating your account you will be able to access all of the GRC resources, as well as having the ability to request customized funding reports.
Proposers must now prepare the biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support using SciENcv.
- The SciENcv online portal is available here.
- For a tutorial about the requirements and processes for creating the documents online, this video tutorial was created at Clemson University and is being generously shared with us by Sheila T. Lischwe, Ph.D., Director of Sponsored Programs art Clemson University. The demonstration of the SciENcv online portal functionality begins at 26:25.
- Refer to Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide Chapters D.2.h.(i). and II.D.2.h.(ii). as well as the NSF biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support pages for more information.
Recordings for the presentations from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Fall 2023 Virtual Grants Conference, held during the week of December 4 – 8, 2023, are now available online from the NSF Resource Center.
On February 21, 2022, users for the Grants.gov grant submission portal were required to begin using the new Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number assigned by the System for Award Management (SAM) and the use of a DUNS number is no longer allowed in federal grant applications. OSRP has the new UEI number for MSU Denver and will continue to manage the submission portals.
On January 12, 2023, the NIH issued new Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements. The new salary cap for grant awards/contracts issued on or after January 1, 2023, is $212,100.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), issued on January 30, 2023, remains in effect until NSF issues the next PAPPG, anticipated in January, 2024.
NSF Current and Pending forms and Biographical Sketches are now required to be created in SciENcv. The NSF templates for these will be retired on October 23, 2023. Complete information for NSF required Senior Personnel documents may be found here.
A summary of changes in the NSF 2023 PAPPG may be found here.
Please note that OSRP staff is currently working with hybrid work arrangements. Laneika Musalini and Kimberly Welp both work remotely from South Carolina, and Lisa Jones works remotely from California. Michael Heathcote and Tim Hawkins are available both on site and virtually. We all continue to be available via email, phone, Teams and Zoom meetings. To schedule an in-person visit in our MSU Denver campus office, Room 342 on the 3rd Floor of the Jordan Student Success Building (JSSB), please contact us for an appointment. For complete staff contact information, office hours, and responsibilities, please visit our staff page.
Also please note that Associate Director Kristin Schneider Baldwin is currently on maternity leave.
Top Fulbright-producing Institution
Metropolitan State University of Denver is among the nation’s top Fulbright Scholar-producing institutions in 2022-23. The University is one of only six master’s-degree-granting institutions in the country to produce three or more Fulbright scholars. Read the full Early Bird story.
Featured Hispanic Serving Institution Grant Deadlines
Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at Hispanic-Serving Institutions by developing new humanities programs, resources (including those in digital format), or courses, or by enhancing existing ones. Projects must be organized around a core topic or set of themes drawn from such areas of study in the humanities as history, philosophy, religion, literature, and composition and writing skills. NEH welcomes applications for projects that are modest in scope, duration, and budget, as well as applications for expansive, long-term projects. More information.
The CMS Office of Minority Health administers the Minority Research Grant Program (MRGP). The purpose of the grant program is to support researchers at minority-serving institutions who are investigating or addressing health care disparities affecting people from all minority populations, including racial and ethnic minority groups; people with disabilities; members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community; individuals with limited English proficiency; individuals residing in rural areas; and people otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality. More information.
Supports projects that enhance undergraduate STEM education at Hispanic-serving Institutions in all disciplines supported by NSF and improves access to computing and lab resources necessary to enhance undergraduate students’ educational experiences. More information.
With a focus on enhancing research capacity and broadening participation of new faculty of biology at minority-serving institutions (MSIs), predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs), and other universities and colleges that are not among the nation’s most research-intensive institutions, the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) offers the Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO) program. The BRC-BIO program aims to a) broaden participation by expanding the types of institutions that submit proposals to BIO, and b) expand opportunities to groups underrepresented in the biological sciences, including Blacks and African Americans, Hispanics, Latinos, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, and persons with disabilities, especially those serving at under-resourced institutions. More information.
This solicitation aligns with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Directorate for STEM Education long-standing investments in the development of a diverse and well-prepared public and workforce. Racial inequities often create barriers to STEM knowledge generation, as well as access to and participation in all aspects of STEM education, research, and the workforce. In ongoing efforts to address these disparities, NSF EDU seeks to support bold, groundbreaking, and potentially transformative projects that contribute to advancing racial equity in STEM education and workforce development through practice and/or fundamental or applied research. More information.
Upcoming HSI and MSI grant program deadlines are updated regularly. The complete calendar is available here.
Spring Edition 2024 Colorado Talent Pipeline Report
The Colorado Talent Pipeline Report is developed by the Colorado Workforce Development Council in partnership with the Colorado Departments of Higher Education, Labor and Employment, Education, Human Services, Local Affairs, and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. The in-depth annual Talent Pipeline Report is published in December. Between full reports, seasonal editions allow for more timely information. Read the Spring 2024 Edition, access the full Talent Pipeline Reports or visit the Colorado Talent Dashboard to dig into the data.
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