Announcements

Submission Guidelines (2020)

Posted by Office of Sponsored Projects on May 26, 2020

Effective May 26, 2020, new Proposal Submission Guidelines* will be implemented to further improve services and practices provided by the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP). Research, scholarship, creative activity, and public service supported through sponsored projects continue to grow significantly at NAU. In response to this growth, updated internal deadlines will follow best practices that balance sufficient time for university and unit review approval while allowing faculty members to continue producing the best proposals possible.

Download the Late submission waiver… Read more

Preparing Support Documents

Posted by Office of Sponsored Projects on August 21, 2019

Guidance for Preparing Other Support Documents

August 21, 2019

Many federal funding agencies are revising their instructions regarding the disclosure of Other/Current and Pending Support. The agencies require similar, though not uniform, information and provide somewhat ambiguous instructions. The purpose of this announcement is to provide guidance for completing Other/Current and Pending Support documents when submitting grant proposals to federal funding agencies.

  • Any activity conducted within the scope of an Investigator’s NAU appointment that provides funding or requires a quantifiable commitment of… Read more

Informational series 2019 – 2020

Posted by Office of Sponsored Projects on August 19, 2019

PI/Departmental administrators informational series for the 2019 – 2020 academic year

August 19, 2019

The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) is pleased to announce the next brown bag PI/Departmental Administrators Informational Series for the 2019 – 2020 academic year.

Purpose

The PI/Departmental Administrators Informational Series is not a workshop or “training” program, but an invitation to engage in discussion about various topics relevant to sponsored projects. Specifically, the purpose is to assist NAU faculty and departmental administrators by ensuring they have the information needed to… Read more

PI Dashboard (2019)

Posted by Office of Sponsored Projects on July 31, 2019

Northern Arizona University Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) in collaboration with Institutional Research and Analysis (IRA) and Information and Technology Services (ITS) is pleased to announce The Sponsored Projects Principal Investigator Dashboard (“PI Dashboard”).

Purpose of the Sponsored Projects Principal Investigator (PI) Dashboard?
Development of the PI Dashboard was conceived via frequent inquires received by OSP, including input from Principal Investigator/Program Directors, who desired a tool to access their sponsored projects budgetary information.

As a result, the PI Dashboard was developed… Read more

Federal Shutdown Impact

Posted by Office of Sponsored Projects on December 26, 2018

Federal Government shutdown: Impact on NAU federally sponsored grants and contracts

December 26, 2018

The Anti- deficiency Act prohibits federal agencies from incurring obligations that are in advance of, or that exceed, an appropriation. Thus, with certain limited exceptions, an agency may not incur obligations when the funding source for the obligation is an appropriation that has lapsed, or in this case, during a federal government shutdown.

The following information and Q&As address the impact on NAU’s federally funded grant and contract… Read more

NSF Sexual Harassment Process

Posted by Office of Sponsored Projects on September 21, 2018

NSF Sexual Harassment Reporting Process

Northern Arizona University (NAU)

Purpose

Document process for internal notifications and reporting to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for compliance with the NSF Harassment terms and conditions.

Resources

NAU’s Equity and Access Office (EAO) page, which includes links to the Title IX page and how to file a complaint with EAO.

NAU’s Safe Working and Learning Environment Policy (Anti-harassment and Discrimination Policy)

NSF FAQs

NSF Terms and Conditions

NSF Sexual Harassment

NSF released… Read more

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