1.       2CFR 215 - formerly OMB Circular A-110 –

            Admin Requirements for Grants with Higher Ed.

You mean they’re more than just suggestions?

Jan 21

2.       2CFR-220 – formerly OMB Circular A-21 – the cost principles.

Why can’t my grant support a secretary, lap top, cell phone, food, entertainment …?

Jan 28

3.       Grants.gov

It’s finally here! – and so what’s the big deal?

Feb 4

4.       Conducting collaborative projects

Playing well in the sandbox

Feb 11

5.       Collaborators on proposals – a subcontractor, consultant or purchased services?

OSP doesn’t need to get involved, right? Wrong!

Feb 18
Presentation

6.       You’ve got your grant, now how do you spend “your” money?

What do you mean, It’s not my money?
 PI and others’ responsibilities and the importance of documentation.

Feb 25

7.       Managing and Monitoring your subcontractors

You mean I’m responsible for what they do and how they spend  “their” money?

Mar 4

8.       Issues with international travel

Fly America Act and Export Controls

Mar 18

9.       Sponsoring a conference? Collecting rent or a user fee as a consequence of an award?  - that’s program income – so what does that mean to me?

Mar 25
Presentation     Guide

10.   Research participants – Human Subjects

Apr 1

11.   Alternative Strategies to Knowledge Transfer

Copyright, licensing, patent protection – different options for different needs

Apr 8

12.   NSF Update – Writing compelling NSF applications

Apr 15

13.   NSF Update – part deux: Standard Terms and Conditions (the GC-1 by any other name would smell as sweet)

Apr 22

14.   Open Access – What it is and why it’s important to you.& compliance with NIH Public Access policy

§         Charlotte Hess, Assoc University Librarian

Apr 28

15.   NIH Update – Writing compelling NIH applications

April 28

16.   Finding funding – COS, IRIS, Foundation Directory and more

May 6

an informational not interactive session