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  • Updates for NSF grants and proposals
    11/27/17
    The National Science Foundation (NSF) has revised its Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide.
  • NIH change for clinical trial submissions
    11/27/17
    The National Institutes for Health (NIH) is changing how they accept NIH-defined clinical trial applications.
  • New FORMS-E for NIH and AHRQ
    11/27/17
    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) have created new FORMS-E, grant application instructions.
  • Grants.gov workspace
    11/27/17
    Grants.gov is changing to be more effective in 2018.
  • Fostering entrepreneurship through Innovation Districts
    11/1/17

    UB is creating Innovation Districts to increase university research and student engagement with industry and other strategic partners.

  • Tune up your grant proposals with faculty workshops
    10/4/17

    The Office of Research Advancement supports faculty  grant proposals, including workshops to help with the preparation. Two left in the fall line-up: NIH specific aims and Proposal development - Working with an editor.

  • Seeking AAHRPP re-accreditation
    9/28/17
    Looking to continue strong protections for its research participants, UB has initiated the AAHRPP (Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs) re-accreditation process.
  • Approving Proposals
    8/29/17

    Effective Oct. 1, 2017, SPS will not submit a proposal without a fully signed approval form.