Updates

WVU researchers now have access to a University version of software that helps create Data Management Plans (DMPs), DMPTool. WVU Libraries, the Research Office and college research support offices are making this service available to strengthen research data compliance requirements and to help meet newly established funder guidance issued in the August 2022 OSTP Memo. 

This web-based software helps researchers create DMPs by providing WVU custom guidance and text, general information about WVU resources, and an optional review of the plans. The DMPTool also includes updated funder requirements with 41 publicly available templates. Some funders, such as the National Science Foundation, will begin to require a digital or machine-readable/actionable DMP, which the DMPTool generates.

The WVU+kc Award module now provides the WVU research community more accurate data that is easier to report on and capable of integrating with other Kuali modules. The upgrade corrected a problem that was resulting in duplicate records.

Additionally, researchers can now see the data they need through a Time & Money page, which shows the hierarchical structure of the awards along with a summary and transactions from MAP. Changes to the Award Notification (Green Sheet) will now show award hierarchy information.

All WVU+kc services will be offline from 5 p.m. Friday, April 8 until 8 a.m. Monday, April 11

The WVU+kc (Kuali) system will be unavailable from 5 p.m. Friday, April 8 to 8 a.m. Monday, April 11 for significant data enhancements to the Award system. This outage will affect the Award, Proposal, IRB and COE modules.

All researchers interested in learning about upcoming data improvements to the WVU+kc Award module are invited to attend one of four Zoom sessions with the Research Office, scheduled between March 29 and April 13. 

This update to Award will fix a system problem that was resulting in duplicate records and will give researchers access to more information in a more convenient way. When the work is complete on Monday, April 11, that data will be more accurate and easier to report on, and it will allow for future integration with research systems.

The Office of Sponsored Programs and Information Technology Services unveiled WVU+kc and have been phasing the roll-out. As of January 15, 2016, the Electronic Blue Sheet (EBS) will retire to be replaced by kc-BlueSheet. There have been a number of in-person training sessions of this new module of WVU+kc offered across campus and a limited number of training sessions will continue.

We are pleased to announce that a revised version of the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide has been issued.  The guide has been updated to align with changes to NSF’s Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 18-1). Information about FastLane system registration has been removed and replaced with guidance for registering in Research.gov.  Editorial changes have also been made to either clarify or enhance the intended meaning of a sentence or section or to ensure consistency with data contained in NSF systems or other NSF policy documents.

The new NSF Grants.gov Application Guide will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018.

ATTENTION: Effective for receipt dates on or after January 25, 2018 applicants must use FORMS-E application packages - see NOT-OD-17-062.

This change will apply to all funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) and all application types (new, resubmission, renewal, revision). Applicants must use FORMS-E application packages for due dates on or after January 25, 2018, and must use FORMS-D application packages for due dates on or before January 24, 2018. Applications submitted using the wrong forms for their intended due date will not be reviewed. Applications submitted using the wrong forms will automatically be withdrawn by the NIH Center for Scientific Review Division of Receipt and Referral and will not be reviewed.

The Software Licensing Information Center (SLIC) is now requesting DSNs for payment of software purchases instead of State and Research POETAs. This change will speed up both the reconciliation of payments and the distribution of software. Please note that SLIC will continue to accept General Ledger Strings.

After you request software, you will receive detailed instructions on how to acquire your DSN with an invoice. This new DSN will let us process payments in the Pinnacle system.

Message to NIH grant applicants/awardees, contractors, researchers and research administrators:

If you are conducting NIH-funded research that involves human subjects, or are considering applying to NIH for support of such research, we want to call your attention to important changes that may affect how you:

Please note that we now have a new negotiated rate agreement for FY18.  The only change from last year’s rates are that the non-benefit eligible part-time rate rose to 8% and the graduate student rate dropped to 6%.

These new rates began July 1, 2017 and should be used in all proposals being submitted.