Tip of the Week
Just-In-Time Submissions
In an effort to ensure timely and effective processing of Just-in-Time (JIT) submittals to the NIH, please include in either your hard copy or e-mail JIT submission to the Office of Sponsored...
Pending Nonfinancial Agreements
The Office of Sponsored Programs’ Clinical and Corporate (CC) team is working diligently to try and finalize older nonfinancial (MTAs, CDAs, and DUAs) agreements, so that the officers can turn...
Electronic Grant Submissions
Electronic grant application submissions can be quite confusing, especially when more than one system can be utilized to submit a proposal (i.e., ASSIST or Grants.gov). Since the Office of...
Addgene Orders
In April, we informed you that the University of Pittsburgh had signed a Master Reception Agreement with ADDGENE, INC, and for most orders of materials from Addgene, this will eliminate the...
Forms Page
Do you know how to navigate the Forms Page on the Office of Sponsored Programs website?
CERTIFICATES OF CONFIDENTIALITY
What is a Certificate of Confidentiality?
Are you confused by the terms “Prime Funding Source” or “Prime Sponsor” when used in reference to sponsored research?
Funding for any given sponsored research project can originate from a variety of sponsors (e.g., federal, state, and local governments, non-profit organizations (including foundations and other...
The Use of Department Approval Memos by the Clinical and Corporate Contracts Team
The Clinical and Corporate Contracts Team uses the Department Approval Memo (“Memo”) for verification and documentation of approval for all funded agreements, amendments to funded agreements, and...
Color coding of teams on the Office of Sponsored Programs website
The Office of Sponsored Programs has three distinct processing teams:
The Use of Department Approval Memos by the Grants Management Team
Department approval memos [formerly known as Letter 10(s)] are used by the Grants Management Team for the following: incoming subawards and associated amendments, agreements from foundations, and...
When to use and not to use the Grants Management Document Submission Form
The Grants Management Document Submission Form is specifically used for grants, cooperative agreements, non-federal contracts, and other actions such as add-ons and extensions.
...Transferring materials that you purchased from a repository to another institution, company, or Pitt PI
You may think that because you have purchased materials from a repository such as ATCC, Addgene, or Jackson Labs, you can freely share those materials as you wish with other researchers or third...
Grant Application Review (GAR)
Department of Defense (DOD) Award Information
Department of Defense (DOD) award information
Awards from the Department of Defense (DOD) typically include human, animal, or cadaver subject research. For DOD, two...
Federal Funding Announcements
If a Federal funding announcement states that a proposal could be funded in the form of a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract – Who should I work with at the Office of Sponsored Programs and...