Beginning May 20th, 2024, in accordance with Section 10623 of the CHIPS and Science Act, each individual identified as a senior/key person on an NSF grant will be required to certify prior to proposal submission and annually thereafter for the duration of the award that they are not a party to a malign foreign talent recruitment program. Senior/key persons will be required to make this certification in both the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support forms and… Read more
Announcements
2024 TrueBlue Summer Fridays
The Office of Sponsored Projects is honoring NAU’s TrueBlue Summer Fridays. From Monday, May 13, 2024 through Friday, August 9, 2024, the OSP office hours are:
- Monday through Thursday – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST
- Friday – Office Closed
OSP remains committed to meeting Sponsor proposal deadlines and other OSP commitments. For urgent matters outside of these summer office hours, please contact:
Accordion Open
Nicky Jurgens Asst. Director, Pre Award
Thomas Champagne, AVP-Research, Sponsored Projects
Limited OSP Support Available April 15-17th
The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) is hosting a Tri-University Research Administration Convening (TURAC) April 15-17, 2024.
Availability of OSP staff during this convening will be limited. Processing your sponsored project proposals early and alerting OSP staff to your needs well before these dates will reduce disruptions in your work.
For emergency needs during the period of the Convening, please contact Tom Champagne (928-523-9464) or Nicky Jurgens (928-523-8949). Thank you for your patience and support during this brief period of service delay.
Updates to the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
The National Science Foundation (NSF) held a webinar on Mach 12th, 2024 discussing Updates to the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG).
Sponsor Updates | March 2024
NIH Updates
New Data Requirements for Foreign Subawards Effective January 1, 2024
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued Notice NOT-OD-23-182 and NOT-OD-23-133, updating requirements for consortium/subaward agreements to ensure that pass-through entities and auditors have access to a foreign subrecipient’s data and records at an agreed upon frequency, but no less than once per year, in alignment with the timing requirements for Research Performance Progress Report submission. By access to, it is understood that such access may be… Read more
Federal Government Re-opening
Update: Federal Government Re-opening and Impact on NAU federally sponsored grants and contracts
January 28, 2019
On Friday, January 25th, 2019, the Congress passed, and the President signed, a continuing resolution to fund affected agencies until February 15th, 2019. The Office of Management and Budget has directed agencies to prepare for an orderly reopening and provided a government reopening checklist.
Agencies will need time to resume normal operations. One example is the National Science Foundation, which posted an ALERT about… Read more