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February 7th, 2020
DER Funding Database


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Other Authorized User (OAU) role for NSF Fastlane

Reminder for National Science Foundation (NSF) Fastlane applications: the Pre-award Research Administrators in the Division of Engineering Research Administration (DER) are setup in the Fastlane Proposal System with the Other Authorized User (OAU) role to assist you with your application. 

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Award Routing Information

OSP has added a resource to help identify the agreement types that MSU receives and the office that processes the agreement. You can find this resource at: https://spa.msu.edu/PL/Portal/367/AgreementTypesandRoutingInformation

Click here to view the information in a matrix format.

The Office for Research and Innovation requests applications for the Discretionary Funding Initiative

The Discretionary Funding Initiative provides bridge funds for tenure stream faculty for additional studies needed for resubmission of an unsuccessful, but nearly fundable application to the same program within an agency. Click to learn more.

Call for Proposals: Faculty-Directed Education Abroad Program Innovation Fund

A Faculty-Directed Education Abroad Program Innovation Fund has therefore been established that will be used to support (1) the development of unique new faculty-directed Education Abroad programs and (2) the significant revision or redevelopment of existing faculty-directed programs.

Searching for Funding Just Got a Little Easier

What’s new with the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts? In addition to faster, more precise search results, a few key filtering features have been updated. Click here to read more.

FY 2020 Fiscal Policies for Grant Awards: Funding Levels, Salary Limits, and Stipend Levels

NIH issued guidance for NIH Fiscal Operations for FY 2020 including the following policies:

  • FY 2020 Funding Levels
  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA)
  • Next Generation Researchers Initiative Policy
  • Salary Limit is $197,300

Clarifying Due Dates vs. Expiration Dates on Funding Opportunity Announcements

The Key Dates section of each funding opportunity either lists specific due dates or points to our table of standard due dates. When standard due dates are used, applicants can submit applications to any of the appropriate due dates up until the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) expires. Click for more information. 


DER's Proposal Volume

The chart above shows DER's Proposal Volume as of 2/6/2020.

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