ARCHIVED NEWS FOR FEBRUARY 2006

posted 02/16/06
NIH Moves Date for R01 Submissions to 2007

The National Institutes of Health has adjusted the timeline for Electronic Application Submission moving the date for R01 submissions to the February 1, 2007 deadline. The notice is posted to the NIH Guide at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-035.html The notice includes a revised timeline for the R01 and all subsequent mechanism submissions.

The notice recognizes the concerns expressed by the Council on Governmental Relations and others in the applicant community and hopes that both NIH and the community will benefit from the additional time to address business process and infrastrucuture needs.

posted 02/07/06
President's Budget Requests Increase of $439 Million for NSF -FY2007

The President's budget for fiscal year 2007 requests $6.02 billion for the National Science Foundation--an increase of $439 million or 7.9 percent over fiscal year 2006. The increase reflects a 10-year budget-doubling effort for NSF and other agencies as part of the American Competitiveness Initiative that President Bush announced in the State of Union address last week.

The fiscal year 2007 request for NSF's four broad funding categories is:
• $2.9 billion (up 6.1 percent) for discovery across the frontier of science and engineering, connected to learning, innovation and service to society$1.68 billion (up 13.2 percent) for braodly accessible state-of-the-art science and engineering facilities, tools and other infrastructure that enable discovery, learning and innovation$1.07 billion (up 3.8 percent) for a diverse, competitive, and globally engaged U.S. workforce of scientists, engineers, technologists and well-prepared citizens

• $350 million (up 11.6 percent) for an agile, innovative organization that fulfills its mission through leadership in state-of-the-art business practices

In addition, the NSF portfolio emphasizes four priorities that will strengthen the science and engineering enterprise through investments in frontier research, the workforce, education, and cutting-edge research funds. Those areas are:

• Advancing the FrontierBroadening Participation in the Science and Engineering EnterpriseProviding World-Class Facilities and Infrastructure

• Bolstering K-12 Education

For the entire press release visit http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=105803

posted 02/03/06
Office of Research Resources Delivered To You

The Office of Research has an abundance of resource materials available to the campus research community.

With the new online resource library you can scan the list of books, videos, and other materials available and check them out without ever leaving your desk. The materials can be checked out for a two-week period and they can be delivered to you via campus mail. You can also choose to pick-up the resource from 511 Main Building. Visitors are always welcome. If you have any questions regarding this new service, please feel free to contact Erin Ytterberg via e-mail or via phone at 574-631-7432.