UCSF Research Development Office (RDO): Grant Templates and Guides

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Below are briefs prepared by the UCSF Research Development Office summarizing new initiatives or updates by the National Institutes of Health. UCSF MyAccess required.

National Science Foundation

NSF has released a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1). The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted or due, and awards made, on or after June 1, 2020. Significant changes include:

• NSF will require use of an NSF-approved format in submission of the biographical sketch and current and pending support documents, once the PAPPG (NSF 20-1) becomes effective;
• New requirement for proposing organizations to submit government-wide representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM);
• New requirement for providing e-mail documentation of Program Officer approval for the submission of RAPID and EAGER proposals; and
• Clarifications to current and pending support coverage as well as other changes throughout the document.

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

The UCSF Research Development Office hosted a Get to Know PCORI event on October 2, 2017. Dr. Joe Selby, Executive Director of PCORI, gave an overview of the institute, and five PCORI-funded UCSF investigators discussed elements of preparing a successful PCORI proposal (panel discussion not recorded). A recording of Dr. Selby's presentation is below. The slide deck is available here.

A library of successful PCORI grants by UCSF investigators is available here.