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Current Announcements
New NAU policy: Participation in Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs
The Office of the Vice President for Research has published a new NAU policy, Participation in Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (FTRP). The policy was created to meet the requirements of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (Subtitle D Research Security, Sections 10631, 10632 and 10638 of the U.S. Public Law 117-167), which requires Covered Individuals (senior/key personnel) to disclose participation in FTRPs and certify prior to proposal submission that they are not party to a Malign FTRP.
To learn… Read more
Updates to NSF proposal submission requirements
Beginning May 20, 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
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 a.m. to 5 p.m. MST
- 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:
Nicky Jurgens Asst. Director, Pre Award
Nicky.Jurgens@nau.edu
928-523-8949
Thomas Champagne, AVP-Research, Sponsored Projects
Thomas.Champagne@nau.edu
928 523-9464
Updates to the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
The National Science Foundation (NSF) held a webinar on March 12, 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