RAP / RAPid Newsletter Archives

December 2023 Updates

1. The RAP - December 2023 - U-M Research Administration News (12/21/2023)
2. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update (12/11/2023)

November 2023 Updates

1. The RAP - November 2023 - U-M Research Administration News (11/30/2023)

October 2023 Updates

1. The RAP - October 2023 - U-M Research Administration News (10/17/2023)
2. RAN is October 24, 2023, via Zoom with Emcees Nick Prieur and Melissa Li (10/10/2023)
3. Navigate Fall 2023 Webinar and Training Offerings (10/6/2023)
4. RAMPing up for the Research Administration Mentoring Program (10/3/2023)
5. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update (10/2/2023)

September 2023 Updates

1. NSF Requires SciENcv for Current & Pending (Other) Support Starting 10/23 (9/15/2023)
2. Working with ORSP on the Loan Repayment Program (9/12/2023)
3. Federal interim rule prohibiting TikTok on devices used in performance of federal contracts (9/6/2023)

August 2023 Updates

1. The RAP - August 2023 - U-M Research Administration News (08/17/2023)
2. Announcing the Navigate Summer/Fall 2023 Virtual Offerings (08/02/2023)

July 2023 Updates

1. Announcing the Navigate Summer/Fall 2023 Virtual Offerings (07/31/2023)
2. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update (07/24/2023)

June 2023 Updates

1. The RAP - June 2023 - U-M Research Administration News (06/20/2023)
2. Virtual Networking for RAs - Tomorrow, April 19, 2023 (06/02/2023)
3. RAN Meeting Materials Now Available (06/02/2023)

May 2023 Updates

1. eRPM Updates + RAN Reminder (05/15/2023)
2. RAN is May 17, 2023, via Zoom with Emcee Jennifer Huntington (05/03/2023)
3. The RAP - May 2023 (05/01/2023)

April 2023 Updates

1. Virtual Networking for RAs on April 19 - Register Now!

March 2023 Updates

1. The RAP - General News - March 2023 (03/27/2023)

February 2023 Updates

1. RAPid - eResearch Proposal Management Update - Release 6.9 (2/27/20223)
2. The RAP - General News - February 2023 (02/20/2023)

January 2023 Updates

1. The RAP - General News - January 2023 (01/17/2023)

December 2022 Updates

1. The RAP - General News - December 2022 (12/19/2022)
2. Final call for FSRs - Due December 15 (12/15/2022)

November 2022 Updates

1. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update (11/28/2022)
2. The RAP - General News - November 2022  (11/21/2022)

October 2022 Updates

1. The RAP - General News - October 2022 (10/27/2022)
2. RAN is October 27, 2022, via Zoom with Emcee Pat Turnbull (10/13/2022)
3. Announcing the Navigate Fall 2022 Virtual Offerings (10/03/2022)

September 2022 Updates

1. RAMPing up for the Research Administration Mentoring Program (09/28/2022)
2. The RAP - General News - Fall 2022 (09/23/2022)
3. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update (09/12/2022)
4. Farewell Celebration for Craig Reynolds on September 23, 2022 (09/06/2022)

August 2022 Updates

1. How to work with ORSP on the NIH Loan Repayment Program (08/31/2022)
2. aiM Higher - Sign up to join the CRA Study Group (08/26/2022)
3. Upcoming Grants.gov Maintenance will Impact Proposal Submissions (08/18/2022)
4. Third Pilot Virtual Networking for RAs on August 16, 2022 (08/03/2022)
5. U-M ITS System Improvement (08/02/2022)
6. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) System Performance Update (08/01/2022)

July 2022 Updates

1. Apply Now! Virtual Navigate: Fundamentals Course (Fall 2022) (07/25/2022)
2. Procurement Policies and Procedures (07/20/2022)
3. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update (07/11/2022)

June 2022 Updates

1. Second Pilot Virtual Networking for RAs on July 21, 2022 (06/29/2022)
2. Procurement Information for Research Administration Webinar (06/21/2022)
3. RAPid June 2022 Updates (06/10/2022)

May 2022 Updates

1. Research Administrators' Network Meeting Materials (05/26/2022)
2. The RAP - General News - Spring 2022 (05/17/2022)
3. RAN is May 18, 2022 (05/05/2022)
4. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update (05/02/2022)

April 2022 Updates

1. The PEERRS website has moved! (04/20/2022)
2. Virtual Navigate: Uniform Guidance Cost Principles Course (04/07/2022)
3. Federal Sponsor Other Support & International Engagements (04/05/2022)

March 2022 Updates

1. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update and SF-424 (Grants.gov) Application Update (03/28/2022)
2. Federal Sponsor Other Support & International Engagements Webinar (03/08/2022)
3. Announcing the RAAC DEI Workgroup Dialogue Sessions! (03/01/2022)

February 2022 Updates

1. ORSP and eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) System Updates (02/28/2022)
2. Final Reminder for RAN Meeting (2/21/2022)
3. New Electronic Sub PG Form (2/21/2022)
4. Register for RAN (2/8/2022)
5. Data Resources for the Research Administration Community (2/8/2022)

January 2022 Updates

1. OVPR Research Staff Awards (01/28/2022)
2. The RAP - EVENTS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Winter 2022 (01/21/2022)
3. The RAP - NSF UPDATES - Winter 2022 (01/21/2022)
4. The RAP - NIH UPDATES - Winter 2022 (01/21/2022)
5. aiM Higher - Sign up to join the CRA Study Group (01/17/2022)
6. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update and SF-424 (Grants.gov) Application Enhancements (01/10/2022)
7. Virtual Navigate: Fundamentals Pilot Course (Spring 2022) (01/06/2022)
8. Deliverables Functionality in eRPM (01/03/22)

December 2021 Updates

1. FSRs and Proposal Submission Deadlines around Season Days (12/10/2021)
2. Plan for FORMS-G to be available in eRPM by Monday, January 10, 2022 (12/03/2021)
3. Retirement Reminders: Zoom Celebrations for Kathy DeWitt and Colleen Vogler on December 3 and 17 (12/02/2021)

November 2021 Updates

1. Sponsored Programs - FSRs due Thursday, December 9 (11/24/2021)
2. New NIH Requirements Beginning January 25, 2022 (11/16/2021)
3. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update (11/15/2021)

October 2021 Updates

1. Register for the Award Change Request Demonstration Webinar (10/29/2021)
2. View the Agenda for Thursday's Research Administrators' Network Meeting (10/26/2021)
3. UPDATE: RAN is Thursday, October 28 - Register now for Zoom Access (10/18/2021)
4. RAN is this month via Zoom (10/18/2021)
5. ACR (Award Change Request) Enhancements Coming in November (10/14/2021)
6. The RAP - Sponsor-Specific Updates - Fall 2021 - NSF (10/12/2021)
7. Announcing a New Navigate: E-ssentials eLearning Module (10/12/2021)

September 2021 Updates

1. Happy National Research Administrators Day! (09/24/2021)
2. eRPM Connection to Grants.gov 9/21/21 (09/21/2021)
3. eRPM Connection to Grants.gov 9/20/21 - Update (09/20/2021
4. eRPM Connection to Grants.gov 9/20/21 (09/20/2021)

August 2021 Updates

1. Announcing the Navigate Fall 2021 Virtual Course Schedule (08/31/2021)
2. Project Team Alert: Recent AHA applications lack correct U-M contacts (08/26/2021)
3. Please confirm your U-M ORSP & Sponsored Programs subscription (08/25/2021)
4. Navigate Webinar Materials Available (08/18/2021)
5. NIH Loan Repayment Program: Applications Cycle Opens September 1 (08/17/2021)
6. For Urgent Requests During Power Outages (08/12/2021)
7. Navigate Topics of Interest Survey: DoD Proposals & Awards (08/03/2021)

July 2021 Updates

1. A New Navigate Webinar: Sponsor Billing and Collections (07/28/2021)
2. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update and SF-424 (Grants.gov) Enhancements (07/26/2021)
3. Announcing Two New Navigate: E-ssentials eLearning Modules (07/23/2021)
4. aiM Higher - Sign up to join the CRA Study Group (07/13/2021)

June 2021 Updates

1. The RAP - Sponsor-Specific Updates - Summer 2021 - NSF (06/28/2021)
2. RAPid - New UEIs Available and May be Requested by Sponsor (06/21/2021)
3. Help Us Develop a Navigate Webinar on Sponsor Billing & Collections (06/21/2021)

May 2021 Updates

1. Research Administrators' Network - Meeting Materials (05/26/2021)
2. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) - Version 6.2 (05/24/2021)
3. Reminder to Join us on Zoom for the May 19th RAN Meeting (05/18/2021)
4. Join us on Zoom for the May 19th RAN Meeting (05/05/2021)
5. The RAP - NIH Sponsor-Specific Updates - Spring 2021 (05/04/2021)

April 2021 Updates

1. 2021 Distinguished University Innovator Award - Call for Nominations (04/15/2021)
2. Register for the Virtual Navigate: Uniform Guidance Cost Principles (04/14/2021)
3. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) - Version 6.1 (04/05/2021)
4. Final Opportunity - UROP Research Study - RAAC DEI Workgroup Assessment (04/01/2021)

March 2021 Updates

1. Reminder - UROP / RAAC Survey: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (03/24/2021)
2. UROP / RAAC Survey: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (03/17/2021)
3. Research Administrators' Network - Meeting Materials (03/10/2021)
4. NIH - Announcement of Childcare Costs for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) (03/08/2021)
5. The RAP - General News - Winter 2021 (03/05/2021)

February 2021 Updates

1. Reminder to Join us on Zoom for the February 25th RAN Meeting (02/23/2021)
2. Register for the Virtual Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects (02/16/2021)
3. Join us on Zoom for the February 25th RAN Meeting (02/12/2021)
4. New Single IRB (sIRB) Request Process (02/09/2021)

January 2021 Updates

1. Help Us Explore 'Effort' at RAN (01/13/2021)
2. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) - Version 6.0 (01/11/2021)
3. aiM Higher - Sign up to join the CRA Study Group (01/08/2021)
4. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update (01/05/2021)

December 2020 Updates

1. The RAP - Resources, Professional Development & Upcoming Events (12/22/2020)
2. New DoD FY21 Policy on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities in Clinical Research (12/21/2020)
3. New CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 requirements coming for DoD (12/14/2020)
4. New ORSP SOPs regarding Other Support and Foreign Components (12/10/2020)
5. NIH - New FAQS on Policy for Charing PPE (12/04/2020)
6. Sponsored Programs - FSRs due Thursday, December 10 (12/04/2020)

November 2020 Updates

1. ORSP and Sponsored Programs Reminder: Season Days (11/24/2020)
2. Sponsored Programs - FSRs due December 10 - 2020-2021 Holiday Schedule (11/17/2020)
3. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update (11/17/2020)
4. The RAP - NIH Sponsor-Specific Updates - Late Fall 2020 (11/13/2020)
5. Working Proposal Submission Deadlines around Season Days (11/13/2020)
6. Reminder - Electronic Approval of Subrecipient Invoices as of November 10, 2020 (11/12/2020)
7. Reminder to complete the Post-RAN Survey (11/11/2020)
8. Subrecipient Invoice Approval Reminder and Navigate Webinar Materials Available (11/05/2020)
9. Research Administrators' Network - Meeting Materials and Survey (11/03/2020)

October 2020 Updates

1. NSF Research.gov Proposal Preparation Demonstration Site (10/28/2020)
2. The RAP - Sponsor-Specific Updates - Fall 2020 (10/28/2020)
3. RAN is Today! (10/27/2020)
4. Cloning Issue on Sign PAF Activity (10/21/2020)
5. Changes to Federally-Funded Compensation Costs Related to COVID-19 (10/16/2020)
6. A New Navigate Webinar: Subrecipient Invoice Approvals in M-Pathways (10/15/2020)
7. The RAP - Sponsor-Specific Updates - Fall 2020 - NSF (10/06/2020)

September 2020 Updates

1. RAN is next month via Zoom (09/25/2020)
2. It's National Research Administrator Day (09/25/2020)
3. NIH Loan Repayment Program: Applications Cycle Now Open (09/22/2020)
4. Updates Related to the Expanded “Sign PAF” Activity (09/18/2020)
5. Navigate Webinar Materials Available (09/16/2020)
6. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update and SF-424/Grants.gov Update (09/14/2020)
7. Reminder: New Requirement - All Investigators Required to Sign PAF (09/09/2020)
8. Navigate Webinar Materials Available (09/09/2020)
9. Upcoming PAF change: new sIRB questions (09/03/2020)
10. Can you help test an online forum for RAs? (09/01/2020)

August 2020 Updates

1. A New Navigate Webinar: "Sign PAF" Requirement for Investigators & "Other Support” Review (08/17/2020)
2. Your My LINC Research Administration Course Will Be Updated (08/11/2020)
3. New Requirement - All Investigators Required to Sign PAF (08/05/2020)

July 2020 Updates

1. Resuming Standard Deadline Policies on August 17 (07/31/2020)
2. Your My LINC Research Administration Course Will Be Updated (07/29/2020)
3. Navigate Webinar Materials Available (07/22/2020)
4. Tracking costs associated with response to COVID outbreak (07/17/2020)
5. Important Notice: Charging Idle Employee Salaries (07/16/2020)
6. Register Now for a New Navigate Webinar: NSF Biosketch and SciENcv (07/07/2020)

June 2020 Updates

1. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Version 5.8 Update (06/29/2020)
2. 2020 Distinguished University Innovator Award - Call for Nominations (06/19/2020)
3. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) SF-424 Update (06/15/2020)
4. Requirements for NIH Reports (06/12/2020)
5. Enhanced Effort Recertification Memo (06/10/2020)
6. New PEERRS Course and Revised Training Requirement (06/08/2020)
7. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) SF-424 Grants.gov (06/01/2020)

May 2020 Updates

1. NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (05/29/2020)
2. Research Administrators' Network - Meeting Materials and Survey (05/27/2020)
3. RAN is Today! (05/20/2020)
4. Remember to Register for the RAN Zoom! (05/18/2020)
5. Allocation of Personnel Costs During Unexpected or Extraordinary Circumstances (05/15/2020)
6. Summer Salaries - Standard Operating Procedure (05/14/2020)
7. RAN is next week via Zoom! (05/13/2020)
8. Navigate Webinar Video and Materials Now Available (05/12/2020)
9. Terri Maxwell Retirement (5/7/2020)

April 2020 Updates

1. Important Update for Industry-Sponsored Research Agreements (04/28/2020)
2. The RAP - Sponsor-Specific Updates - Spring 2020 (04/17/2020)
3. The RAP - Sponsor-Specific Updates - Spring 2020 (04/16/2020)
4. Register Now for a New Navigate Webinar: NIH Biosketch and SciENcv (04/16/2020)
5. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update to be Affected by eRA Systems Cloud Migration (04/14/2020)
6. Submit any Stop Work Orders to ORSP as soon as possible. (04/06/2020)
7. NSF-approved Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support Formats (04/01/2020)

March 2020 Updates

1. NIH Late Application Guideline Update (03/27/2020)
2. ORSP Operations Entirely Digital During Gov. Whitmer’s Order (03/23/2020)
3. How We'll Help Prioritize COVID-19 Research (03/23/2020)
4. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update for SF-424/Grants.gov Application Enhancements (03/23/2020)
5. ORSP Staff Updates (03/18/2020)
6. COVID-19 Announcements (03/16/2020)
7. eResearch Proposal Management Update (03/09/2020)
8. RAN Meeting Materials and Video Now Available (03/06/2020)
9. System Enhancements with M-Reports and M-Pathways (03/04/2020)
10. Navigate Recognition Lunch (03/04/2020)
11. Applications are now being accepted for Navigate: Advance Budgeting: Task-Based Budgets (03/03/2020)
12. The RAP - Events & Professional Development Updates - Winter 2020 (03/02/2020)

December 2019 Updates

1. Toyota Research Institute University Research Program (12/20/2019)
2. NIH Emphasizes Other Support (12/19/2019)
3. The RAP - NSF - Sponsor-Specific Updates (12/18/2019)
4. Preparing for U-M's New Proposal Submission Deadline Policy (12/18/2019)
5. Deadline Policy Interchange Video Available After Event (12/05/2019)
6. Join ORSP and ITS tomorrow for a Deadline Policy Interchange (12/04/2019)
7. ORSP and Sponsored Programs - 2019-2020 Holiday Schedule (12/04/2019)

November 2019 Updates

1. Preparing for U-M's New Proposal Submission Deadline Policy (11/22/2019)
2. Research Administrators' Network - Meeting Materials and Survey (11/18/2019)
3. ORSP and Sponsored Programs - 2019-2020 Holiday Schedule (11/11/2019)
4. NSF - System Outage November 8 - November 12, 2019 (11/08/2019)
5. M-Report Enhancement (11/01/2019)

October 2019 Updates

1. A few seats remain for the Navigate: Uniform Guidance Cost Principles - Due Friday, October 25th (10/21/2019)
2. Reminder to register for the new Sponsor Navigate: Lunch & Learn Series (10/17/2019)
3. Reminder to register now for the October 15, 2019, Research Administrators' Network Meeting (10/11/2019)
4. Reminder to Register for Navigate: Uniform Guidance Cost Principles (10/08/2019)
5. ORSP Processing Changes (10/07/2019)
6. Register now for the October 15, 2019, Research Administrators' Network Meeting (10/01/2019)

September 2019 Updates

1. Reminder to Register for Navigate: Advance Budgeting (09/30/2019)
2. It's National Research Administration Day (09/25/2019)
3. New M-Reports Feature - The Flexibility to Show Cents (09/17/2019)
4. Introducing a new Navigate: Lunch & Learn Series (09/17/2019)
5. Announcing the Navigate: Uniform Guidance Cost Principles (09/16/2019
6. ORCID IDs will be required for NIH 2020 Research Training, Fellowship, Research Education, and Career Development Awards (09/12/2019)
7. NIH Loan Repayment Program: Applications Cycle Now Open (09/12/2019)
8. Navigate: Advance Budgeting - Internal Proposals with Cost Sharing (09/09/2019)
9. eResearch Proposal Management Update (09/09/2019)
10. Transition to New Subrecipient Form (09/06/2019)
11. ORSP PAF Processing Changes Coming September 30, 2019 (09/04/2019)

August 2019 Updates

1. Reminder - Predefined BusinessObjects Queries Webinar (08/26/2019)
2. eResearch Proposal Management Update (08/26/2019)
3. New Navigate: E-ssentials e-Learning Modules (08/26/2019)
4. NSF-approved Biographical Sketch Format (08/22/2019)
5. Reminder to Register for two Navigate Courses: Advance Budgeting: Task-Based Budgets and Budgeting Basics (08/22/2019)
6. Navigate: Fundamentals Course Reminder (08/19/2019)
7. Predefined BusinessObjects Queries Webinar (08/15/2019)
8. New convention for non-federal sponsored project shortcodes (08/08/2019)
9. Sign Up for Navigate: Fundamentals Course (08/05/2019)

July 2019 Updates

1. Sign up for navigate: budgeting basics for sponsored projects (07/31/2019)
2. eResearch Proposal Management Update (07/22/2019)
3. Lunch & Learn Preference Survey (07/17/2019)
4. eResearch Proposal Management July 22, 2019 Update (07/15/2019)
5. RAMPing up for the Research Administration Mentoring Program (07/15/2019)
6. aiM Higher - Sign up to join the CRA Study Group (07/02/2019)

June 2019 Updates

1. Reminder: NIH Foreign Collaboration Disclosure Requirements (06/25/2019)
2. The RAP - July Funding Opportunities (06/17/2019)
3. The RAP - Survey for Principal Investigators using Research.gov or FastLane (06/17/2019)
4. Research Administrators' Network - Meeting Materials and Survey (06/04/2019)

May 2019 Updates

1. Reminder: NIH Foreign Collaboration Disclosure Requirements (05/29/2019)
2. Reminder to Register for the May 23, 2019, Research Administrators' Network Meeting (05/21/2019)
3. Navigate: Advance Budgeting: Task-Based Budgets (05/20/2019)
4. Sign Up for the June 18, 2019 Navigate: Lunch & Learn (05/17/2019)
5. Register for the May 23, 2019, Research Administrators' Network Meeting! (05/14/2019)
6. Update on Strategic Supplier Program and Federal Sponsored Projects (05/14/2019)
7. eResearch Proposal Management May 2019 Update (05/06/2019)
8. The RAP - May Funding Opportunities (05/03/2019)

April 2019 Updates

1. 2019 Distinguished University Innovator Award - Call for Nominations (04/30/2019)
2. Navigate: Uniform Guidance Cost Principles for Spring 2019 (04/30/2019)
3. New Release Date For Upcoming PAF Question Changes: May6 (04/25/2019)
4. NIH Guidelines Regarding Foreign Entities: Important Clarification (04/25/2019)
5. New Navigate: E-ssentials eLearning Modules (04/24/2019)
6. Reminder to Apply for Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects (04/17/2019)
7. Upcoming PAF Question Changes - What You Need to Know (04/15/2019)
8. Announcing the Navigate: Advanced Budgeting - Department of Defense (DoD) Budgets Course (04/11/2019)
9. Update on Strategic Supplier Program (04/10/2019)
10. Reminder to Apply for Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects - Space is Limited (04/10/2019)
11. Pivot Training Workshops (04/09/2019)
12. The RAP - April Funding Opportunities (04/09/2019)
13. Research Administrators' Network Survey Available (04/09/2019)
14. Announcing the Navigate: Uniform Guidance Cost Principles (04/09/2019)

March 2019 Updates

1. Reminder to Register for Navigate: Advance Budgeting Selected Topics Courses (03/26/2019)
2. eRPM Deliverables Functionality (03/26/2019)
3. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update for SF424 Grants.gov Enhancements (03/25/2019)
4. Pivot Training Workshops (03/20/2019)
5. Stay on top of federal and foundation funding opportunities (03/20/2019)
6. Register Now for the April 19 BusinessObjects Overview Lunch & Learn (03/19/2019)
7. RAN Materials and Post-Meeting Survey Available (03/19/2019)
8. U-M-JITRI Collaboration Program Faculty Fellow Award (03/19/2019)
9. MICHR Pilot Grant Program - Pathway Awards (03/15/2019)
10. Mixed methods training opportunities ahead. (03/14/2019)
11. Register for an April 5 Town Hall Session (03/12/2019)
12. Sign Up for Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects - Space is Limited (03/06/2019)

February 2019 Updates

1. Two Navigate: Advance Budgeting Selected Topics Courses (02/28/2019)
2. Reminder to Register for the February 26, 2019, Research Administrators' Network Meeting! (02/26/2019)
3. Award and Award Modification Functionality (02/25/2019)
4. Center for Japanese Studies Grant Opportunities (02/22/2019)
5. Reminder to Register for the February 26, 2019, Research Administrators' Network Meeting! (02/22/2019)
6. Register for the February 26, 2019, Research Administrators' Network Meeting! (02/19/2019)
7. Navigate: Fundamentals Course Reminder (02/14/2019)
8. The RAP - February Funding Opportunities (02/12/2019)
9. New Navigate: E-ssentials eLearning Modules (02/11/2019)
10. Navigate: Fundamentals Course Reminder and Date Change for Day 3 (02/07/2019)
11. Register Now for the February 28 BusinessObjects Overview Lunch & Learn (02/06/2019)
12. New Deadlines for NSF Opportunities (02/01/2019)

January 2019 Updates

1. ORSP Plans During Emergency Reduction of Operations (01/29/2019)
2. Navigate: Fundamentals Course (01/29/2019)
3. Important Government Sponsor Update (01-25-2019)
4. $100K MTRAC Transportation Award (01/25/2019)
5. New! PEERRS Human Subjects Research Protections Course (01/18/2019)
6. New Navigate: E-ssentials eLearning Modules (01/17/2019)
7. The RAP - January Funding Opportunities (01/16/2019)

December 2018 Updates

1. NIH Competing Renewal Applications (12/24/2018)
2. The RAP - Research Administration Post - Winter 2018 (12/21/2018)
3. Request for Public Comment on Export Controls - Emerging Technologies (12/20/2018)
4. Fall 2018 U-M New Certified Research Administrators (12/19/2018)
5. aiM Higher - Sign up to join the CRA Study Group (12/19/2018)
6. The RAP - Sponsor-Specific Updates (12/18/2018)
7. ORSP Holiday Updates (12/17/2018)
8. The RAP - Sponsor-Specific Updates (12/13/2018)
9. The RAP - December Funding Opportunities (12/13/2018)
10. Sponsored Programs - 2018-2019 Holiday Schedule (12/13/2018)
11. ORSP Holiday Updates (12/11/2018)
12. eRPM December 2018 Update (12/10/2018)
13. ORSP and Sponsored Programs - 2018-2019 Holiday Schedule (12/07/2018)
14. eRPM Data Set Webinar is Today! (12/04/2018)
15. ORSP Holiday Newsletter - Special Edition (12/03/2018)

November 2018 Updates

1. Deadline Extended. Navigate: Advanced Budgeting - Internal Proposals (11/30/2018)
2. New! U-M Faculty/PI On-boarding and Off-boarding Checklists for Research (11/28/2018)
3. Reminder to Register for Navigate: Advanced Budgeting - Internal Proposals (11/26/2018)
4. Date Change Within! Sharing our 2018-2019 Schedule of Hours and Closings (11/19/2018)
5. ORSP Response Time Goals (11/19/2018)
6. ORSP and Sponsored Programs - Sharing our 2018-2019 Schedule of Hours and Closings (11/19/2018)
7. Reminder for Navigate: Advanced Budgeting Selected Topics (11/15/2018)
8. Plan Ahead - December Deadlines for Financial Status Reports and Invoices (11/12/2018)
9. Navigate: E-ssentials eLearning Modules (11/02/2018)
10. Research Administrators' Network Meeting Key Updates and Resources (11/02/18)
11. RAPid November Funding Opportunities (11/01/2018)
12. Apply now! (11/01/2018)

October 2018 Updates

1. Daryl Weinert leaving for Carnegie Mellon University (10/29/2018)
2. Final Reminder to Sign Up for Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects (10/26/2018)
3. RAN Materials and Post-Meeting Survey Available (10/23/2018)
4. Navigate: UG Course for Fall 2018! (10/19/2018)
5. Daryl Weinert leaving for Carnegie Mellon University (10/18/2018)
6. Sign Up for Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects - Space is Limited (10/17/2018)
7. Working with RPPRs at U-M (10/17/2018)
8. RAN is Tomorrow! (10/17/2018)
9. November 1, 2018 Navigate: Lunch & Learn Update (10/16/2018)
10. CCAT Funding Opportunity and Q&A Session (10/11/2018)
11. A Message for the RAAC Members (10/10/2018)
12. RAPid October Funding Opportunities (10/08/2018)
13. Register for the October 18, 2018, Research Administrators' Network Meeting! (10/08/2018)
14. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update for SF424 Grants.gov Enhancements (10/08/2018)
15. Sign Up for Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects - Space is Limited (10/03/2018)
16. Proposal Management and Award Management Functionality (10/01/2018)

September 2018 Updates

1. National Research Administrator Day (09/25/2018)
2. Announcing the Navigate: Uniform Guidance Cost Principles (09/25/2018)
3. Sign Up for November 1, 2018 Navigate: Lunch and Learn (09/24/2018)
4. New Federal Uniform Guidance Regulations Implemented (09/14/2018)
5. NIH Loan Repayment Program: Applications Cycle Open Now and Due November 15, 2018 (09/14/2018)
6. RAPid September Funding Opportunities (09/13/2018)
7. Driving Research Excellence (09/13/2018)
8. eRPM September 2018 Update (09/10/2018)
9. Navigate: Fundamentals Course Reminder (09/05/2018)

August 2018 Updates

1. Navigate: Fundamentals Course (08/21/2018)
2. New Award Management Functionality (08/20/2018)
3. Facebook Call for Proposals (08/15/2018)
4. RAPid August Funding Opportunities (08/14/2018)
5. New Award Management Functionality in eRPM - Action Needed - Information Session (08/14/2018)
6. New Award Management Functionality in eRPM - Action Needed to Remove Holds (08/03/2018)
7. Toyota Research Institute Call for Proposals - Due October 12 (08/02/2018)

July 2018 Updates

1. New Award Management Functionality in eRPM (07/26/2018)
2. NIH Competing Renewal Applications (07/20/2018)
3. Apply or register now! (07/19/2018)
4. Reminder: Sign Up for July 24, 2018 Navigate: Lunch and Learn (07/12/2018)
5. Navigate: Advanced Budgeting - Internal Proposals Course for Summer 2018! (07/11/2018)
6. ORSP Internal News - Week of July 9, 2018 (07/10/2018)
7. Navigate: UG Course for Summer 2018! (07/10/2018)
8. aiM Higher - Sign up to join the CRA Study Group (07/09/2018)
9. RAMPing up for the Research Administrator Mentoring Program (07/03/2018)

June 2018 Updates

1. Sign Up for July 24, 2018 Navigate: Lunch and Learn (06/27/2018)
2. Apply or register now! (06/27/2018)
3. Revised Policy: Institutional Conflicts of Interest (ICOI) in Research (06/27/2018)
4. Mcity Funding Opportunity (06/26/2018)
5. Alibaba Funding Opportunity (06/22/2018)
6. Reminder: Navigate: Lunch and Learn (06/14/2018)
7. RAPid June Funding Opportunities (06/05/2018)
8. Open House for Tom Zdeba's Retirement (06/05/2018)
9. Important NSF Updates (06/04/2018)

May 2018 Updates

1. NIH Updates - The Human Subjects System (HSS) will replace the Inclusion Management System (IMS) (05/31/2018)
2. New Award Management Functionality in eRPM (05/31/2018)
3. Sign Up for June 22, 2018 Navigate: Lunch and Learn (05/30/2018)
4. Open House for Tom Zdeba's Retirement (05/24/2018)
5. Reminder - Sign Up for Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects (05/21/2018)
6. eRPM Sandbox data will be purged on May 23 at 5 p.m. (05/18/2018)
7. RAN Materials and Post-Meeting Survey Available (05/17/2018)
8. Funding Opportunity: U-M Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation (BICI) Partnership Program Call for Proposals (05/17/2018)
9. RAPid May Funding Opportunities (05/16/2018)
10. Register for tomorrow's Research Administrators' Network Meeting! (05/14/2018)
11. New NIH trainee stipend levels FY18 (05/10/2018)
12. Reminder: 2018 UMOR Staff Recognition Awards Program and Reception (05/09/2018)
13. Register for the May 15, 2018, Research Administrators' Network Meeting! (05/07/2018)
14. Register for the May 12, 2018, Research Administrators' Network Meeting! (05/07/2018)
15. Sign Up for Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects - Space is Limited (05/01/2018)

April 2018 Updates

1. 2018 UMOR Staff Recognition Awards Program and Reception (04/25/2018)
2. Navigate: Lunch and Learn Spring 2018 Registration Announcement (04/24/2018)
3. NIH Competing Renewal Applications (04/12/2018)
4. RAPid April Funding Opportunities (04/12/2018)

March 2018 Updates

1. NIH Updates from ORSP (03/27/2018)
2. Reminder: Last Call for Navigate: Uniform Guidance Cost Principles - Held at UM-Dearborn (3/20/2018)
3. Important NSF Updates (3/20/2018)
4. RAPid March Funding Opportunities (3/20/2018)
5. Celebrate Research - May 3, 2018 - You are invited (03/20/2018)
6. Navigate: Fundamentals Participants Selected - Your Commitment is Essential (03/08/2018)
7. $100K Award Opportunity-Deadline Approaching (03/06/2018)
8. RAN Materials and Post-Meeting Survey Available (3/2/2018)

February 2018 Updates

1. Reminder: 2018 Distinguished University Innovator Award - Call for Nominations – (02/26/2018)
2. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update for SF424 Grants.gov Proposal Submitter – (02/26/2018)
3. Application Due Date Extended for Navigate Courses – (02/21/2018)
4. Register Now for RAN - Thursday, February 22, 2018 – (02/15/2018)
5. Reminder - Applications for Navigate: Fundamentals are Due February 22, 2018 – (02/14/2018)
6. Reminder: Applications for Navigate: Uniform Guidance Cost Principles are Due February 22, 2018 – (02/14/2018)
7. Bioscience Research Proposal Funding Opportunities – (02/12/2018)
8. RAPid February Funding Opportunities - (2/9/2018)
9. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Update for SF424 Grants.gov Proposal Submitter – (02/06/2018)
10. aiM Higher - Sign up to join the CRA Study Group – (02/01/2018)
11. New Grants Aim to Integrate Research, Clinics, and Patients – (02/01/2018)

January 2018 Updates

1. Reminder: UMOR Research Faculty Awards - Call for Nominations – (01/30/2018)
2. NIH Grant Application Instruction – (01/30/2018)
3. Sign Up for February 8, 2018 Navigate: Lunch and Learn - Space is Limited – (01/29/2018)
4. Announcing the Next Navigate: Fundamentals Course – (01/25/2018)
5. Announcing the Next Navigate: Uniform Guidance Cost Principles – (01/25/2018)
6. Call for Proposals: MTRAC Transportation $100K Award – (01/24/2018)
7. SF424 Grants.gov Proposal - Subject Study Title Character Limit Issue – (01/23/2018)
8. Pending Government Shutdown – (01/19/2018
9. Navigate: Winter 2018 Course Announcement – (01/19/2018)
10. Interested in learning about the use of mixed methods in intervention studies? – (01/19/2018)
11. Reminder: U-M Office of Research Exceptional Service Award - Call for Nominations – (01/18/2018)
12. Reminder: U-M Office of Research Staff Recognition Award Program - Call for Nominations – (01/17/2018)
13. 2018 Distinguished University Innovator Award - Call for Nominations – (01/09/2018)
14. RAPid January Funding Opportunities – (01/08/2018)
15. The RAP - Research Administration Post - Fall 2017/Winter 2018 – (01/02/2018)

December 2017 Updates

1. Michigan-Israel Partnership for Research and Education (RFA)- Application Deadline January 31, 2018 (12/15/2017)
2. NIH Competing Renewal Applications (12/14/2017)
3. December Deadlines for Financial Status Reports and Invoices (12/13/2017)
4. eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) Updated Language for Clinical Trials and Grants.gov Workspace - December 11, 2017 4.8 Release (12/11/2017)
5. [MIDAS] The Data Science for Music Challenge Initiative (12/08/2017)
6. A Research Community Update - ORSP 2017-2018 Holiday Schedule (12/06/2017)
7. RAPid December Funding Opportunities (12/04/2017)
8. December eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) SF424 Update - December 2, 2017 (12/04/2017)
9. 2018 Research Faculty Awards - Call for Nominations (12/01/2017)

November 2017 Updates

1. MICDE Catalyst Grants for Computational Research (11/27/2017)
2. December Deadlines for Financial Status Reports and Invoices (11/22/2017)
3. Facebook Research Seeks Faculty Applications (11/21/2017)
4. Get Healthy OVPR! (11/16/2017)
5. RADs Update: 2018 Common Rule and NIH Changes (11/14/2017)
6. Apply now for prestigious Packard Fellowships, due January 15 (11/14/2017)
7. 2018 U-M Office of Research Exceptional Service Award - Call for Nominations (11/07/2017)
8. RAPid November Funding Opportunities (11/06/2017)
9. 2018 U-M Office of Research Staff Recognition Award Program - Call for Nominations (11/02/2017)
10. NIH Forms E, Clinical Trials Definition, and sIRB Updates (11/01/2017)

October 2017 Updates

1.  Reminder: Accepting Applications for Navigate: Fundamentals and Navigate: Uniform Guidance Cost Principles (10/17/2017) 
2.  Register Now for RAN - Tuesday, October 24, 2017 (10/13/2017)
3.  RAPid October Funding Opportunities (10/13/2017)
4.  eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) - September Update (10/02/2017)

September 2017 Updates

1.  September RAPid Updates (09/29/2017)
2.  Accepting Applications for Navigate: Fundamentals and Navigate: Uniform Guidance Cost Principles (09/27/2017)
3.  NIH Loan Repayment Webinar and Campus Info Session (09/26/2017)
4.  Reminder - Navigate: Advanced Budgeting II Applications EXTENDED to September 29, 2017 (09/22/2017)
5.  Register Today for the Michigan Mixed Methods November Workshop (09/21/2017)
6.  RAPid September Funding Opportunities (09/21/2017)
7.  Sign Up for October 20 Navigate: Lunch and Learn - Space is Limited (09/19/2017)
8.  NIH emphasizes that applications must be complete and compliant at time of submission (09/19/2017)
9.  NIH Loan Repayment Program: Applications Cycle Open Now and Due November 15, 2017 (09/14/2017)
10.  Reminder - Navigate: Advanced Budgeting II Applications are Due September 22, 2017 (09/13/2017)
11.  NSF Call for Nominations: 2018 Alan T. Waterman Award (09/05/2017)
12.  Improvements coming to eResearch SF424 Forms - 8.3 Release (09/01/2017)

August 2017 Updates

1. Announcing Navigate: Advanced Budgeting II Pilot Courses for Fall 2017! (08/31/2017 )
2. Toyota Research Institute Call for Proposals - Due October 15 (08/29/2017)
3. Reminder - MCTI Funding Opportunity (08/23/2017)
4. Reminder - Applications for Navigate: Advanced Budgeting I are due August 28, 2017 (08/22/2017)
5. NIH Webinar on Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) (08/17/2017)
6. MCTI Funding Opportunity (08/14/2017)
7. RAPid August Funding Opportunities (08/04/2017)
8. Reminder - Application for aiM Higher - CRA Study Group is due August 15, 2017 (08/04/2017)
9. Announcing Navigate: Advanced Budgeting I Courses for Fall 2017! (08/01/2017)
10. Navigate: Advanced Budgeting I Course - Ready for Applicants (08/01/2017)

July 2017 Updates

1. ORSP closed tomorrow afternoon for staff summer picnic (07/31/2017)(link is external)
2. aiM Higher - Sign up to join the CRA Study Group ( 07/27/2017)(link is external)
3. Reminder - Applications for Navigate: Fundamentals are due August 4, 2017 (07/25/2017)(link is external)
4. NIH Competing Renewal Applications (07/19/2017)(link is external)
5. Announcing the Fall 2017 Navigate: Budgeting Basics for Sponsored Projects Course (07/11/2017)(link is external)
6. Announcing the Fall 2017 Navigate: Fundamentals Course (07/10/2017)(link is external)
7. RAPid July Funding Opportunities (07/03/2017)

June 2017 Updates

1. Early-career funding opportunity - Chemistry and Life Sciences - Due August 14 (06/27/2017)
2. eRPM June 2017 Update (06/26/2017)
3. The RAP - Research Administration Post - Spring/Summer 2017 (06/23/2017)
4. RAMPing up for the Fourth Research Administrator Mentoring Program (06/23/2017)
5. Sign Up for June 30 Navigate: Uniform Guidance - Space is Limited (06/22/2017)
6. Seeking Research Administration Mentoring Program Participants (06/22/2017)
7. NSF Updates (06/15/2017)
8. Sign Up for June 21 Navigate: Lunch and Learn - Space is Limited (06/15/2017)
9. SAVE THE DATE: UM-Israel Partnership for Research & Education 6th Annual Conference & Poster Session (06/15/2017)
10. RAPid June Funding Opportunities (06/02/2017)

May 2017 Updates

1. Federal Agency SBIR/STRR Visit (05/19/2017)
2. Reminder! RAN Is Next Wednesday, May 17, 2017 (05/11/2017)
3. Reminder: 2017 Umor Staff Recognition Awards Program And Reception (05/11/2017)
4. RAPid May Funding Opportunities (05/11/2017)
5. The New Research Terms and Conditions - Uniform Guidance Implementation (05/09/2017)
6. Reminder: 2017 Distinguished University Innovator Award (05/09/2017)
7. Register For May RAN - Wednesday, May 17, 2017 (05/03/2017)
8. eRPM Proposal Management System Update May 2017 (05/02/2017)

April 2017 Updates

1. Funding Opportunity: National Service Engagement Faculty Travel Support (04/27/2017)
2. 2017 UMOR Staff Recognition Awards Program And Reception (04/27/2017)
3. Proposals Due May 8, 2017 - Data Science (04/26/2017)
4. 2017 Distinguished University Innovator Award (04/25/2017)
5. NSF Initiates A Pilot Requiring A Spreadsheet Template For Identifying Collaborators And Other Affiliations (04/18/2017)
6. NIH Competing Renewal Applications (04/18/2017)
7. Recipients of Kirschstein-NRSA institutional training grants (T32, T35, T90, TL1) (04/17/2017)
8. $1M+ in Funding Available from DiDi: Pre-proposals Extended to April 28 (04/14/2017)
9. Government Team Project Representative Changes (04/07/2017)
10. U-M And SJTU Call For Proposals Due May 8, 2017 (04/05/2017)
11. The FY16 Uniform Guidance Single Audit is Complete! (04/03/2017)

March 2017 Updates

1. $1M+ in Funding Available from DiDi: Pre-proposals due April 14 (03/28/2017)
2. Mixed Methods Workshop: One Week Left to Register (03/23/2017)
3. NIH Updates (03/21/2017)
4. Update On Our FDP Clearinghouse Pilot - PHS Letter Of Commitment (03/21/2017)
5. Have you checked out the Closeout Checklists?  (03/20/2017)
6. Gates Grand Challenges Explorations now open  (03/20/2017)
7. eRPM will be unavailable this weekend  (03/20/2017)
8. RAPid March Funding Opportunities (03/03/2017)
9. Help us shape Navigate programs to meet faculty and staff professional development needs!  (03/02/2017)
10. Funding Opportunity: U-M Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation (BICI) Partnership Program  (03/01/2017)

February 2017 Updates

1. E-Verify Warning Notice (02/22/2017)
2. Update on our FDP Clearinghouse Pilot - PHS Letter of Commitment (02/07/2017)
3. RAPid February Funding Opportunities (02/06/2017)
4. 2017 Research Faculty Awards - Call for Nomination (02/02/2017)
5. ORSP and Wolverine Tower Power Restored (02/02/2017)
6. ORSP and Wolverine Tower Power Outage Alert (02/02/2017)

January 2017 Updates

1. ORSP Internal News - Week of January 30, 2017 (01/31/2017)
2. REMINDER - Accepting Applications for Navigate: Fundamentals and Uniform Guidance Cost Principles (01/30/2017)
3. The RAP - Research Administration Post - Winter 2017 (01/24/2017)
4. 2017 UMOR Exceptional Service Award (01/16/2017)
5. Accepting Applications for Navigate: Fundamentals and Navigate: Uniform Guidance Cost Principles (01/12/2017)
6. U-M Israel Partnership for Research (RFA) Deadline Extended to January 25, 2017 (01/12/2017)
7. 2017 U-M Office of Research Staff Recognition Award Program (01/12/2017)
8. Call for Proposals: U-M MTRAC Transportation $100K Grant (01/9/2017)
9. RAPid January Funding Opportunities (01/3/2017)

December 2016 Updates

1. NIH Final Progress Report (FPR) will be replaced with FPPR on January 1 (12/21/2016 )
2. Exercise & Sport Science Initiative Funding Opportunity (12/20/2016 )
3. 2017 UMOR Research Faculty Awards - Call for Nominations (12/20/2016 )
4. NIH Competing Renewal (12/16/2016 )
5. RFA for Small Grants - ECHO Initiative (12/15/2016)
6. NIH Competing Renewal (12/14/2016 )
7. NSF - FAQs on Proposal Preparation and Award Administration for new PAPPG (12/13/2016 )
8. Last Week to Submit Financial Status Reports and Invoices (12/12/2016 )
9. RAPid December Funding Opportunities (12/09/2016 )
10. U-M Israel Partnership for Research (RFA) Submission (12/06/2016 )
11. Court Order Blocks Overtime Changes for FLSA(12/2/2016)

November 2016 Updates

1. Indirect Costs: New F&A Rates approved (11/28/2016)
2. 2017 U-M Office of Research Staff Recognition Award Program – Call for Nominations (11/22/2016)
3. 2017 UMOR Exceptional Service Award – Call for Nominations (11/22/2016)
4. December Deadlines for Financial Status Reports and Invoices (11/18/2016)
5. eRPM November 2016 Update (11/14/2016)
6. Streamlined Agreement Acceptance (11/11/2016)
7. ORSP Open House Invitation (11/3/2016)
8. RAPid November Funding Opportunities (11/3/2016)

October 2016 Updates

1. The RAP - Research Administration Post - Fall 2016 (10/28/2016)
2. RAN is Tomorrow (10/12/2016)
3. Distinguished University Innovator Award (10/12/2016)
4. RAPid October Funding Opportunities (10/12/2016)
5. Registration Open for RAN (10/3/2016)

September 2016 Updates

1. Navigate Pilot course deadlines approaching! (09/27/2016)
2. Funding Opportunity: U-M Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation (BICI) Partnership Program (09/18/2016)
3. REMINDER: Toyota Research Institute Call for Proposals - Due September 30 (09/15/2016)
4. New Navigate Pilot courses for Fall 2016! (09/13/2016)
5. New Pilot Course Announcement Coming Today - Soliciting new participants! (09/13/2016)
6. NSF System Update: September 19th deadlines moved to September 20th (09/12/2016)
7. NIH Loan Repayment Program: Applications due November 15, 2016 (09/12/2016)
8. eRPM Successfully Updated - September 1, 2016 (09/01/2016)

August 2016 Updates

1. RAPid August Update - Research News and Funding Opportunities (08/17/2016)
2. Society of Research Administrators International - Pre-Register for Michigan Chapter Meeting (08/04/2016)
3. On Behalf of MICHR Pilot Grant Program - Round 21 RFA - Translational Science Award (08/01/2016)
4. The RAP - August Funding Opportunities (08/01/2016)
5. $4 Million - Toyota Research Institute Call for Proposals (08/01/2016)

July 2016 Updates

1. NSF Update: Reminders Regarding Resetting Passwords and Automated Compliance Checking at NSF (07/28/2016)
2. Proposal or Career Due Today? NSF server failure last night (07/22/2016)
3. Announcing the new RAAC Project Manager: Chris DeVries (07/22/2016)
4. RFP: Young Investigators-Chemical and Life Sciences Research-Beckman Foundation (07/20/2016)
5. The RAP - Research Administration Post - Summer 2016 (07/18/2016)
6. eRPM SF 424 Update - July 2016 (07/18/2016)
7. Professional Development Opportunities: Navigate: Fundamentals, RAMP, and aiM Higher (07/15/2016)(link is external) (link is external)
8. Announcing ORSP's New Data and Reporting Manager: Laura Dickey (07/01/2016)(link is external)
9. July Funding Opportunities (07/01/2016) (link is external)
10. Attention to those who started NIH Fellowship Applications in early June (07/01/2016)

June 2016 Updates (link is external)

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