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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Dr. Linda Mason<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Coordinator of Grant Writing
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma City, OK 73104<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">405-225-9230 FAX<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:lmason@osrhe.edu">lmason@osrhe.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/">www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Do not be afraid to give your time to writing grant proposals. Time given to planning proposals is never time lost, but is rather time gained, so that our research, our programs, our collaborations
and indeed our whole profession may become more profoundly significant.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> NCURA [mailto:info@ncura.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 30, 2014 2:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mason, Linda<br>
<b>Subject:</b> NCURA Connect - OMB Final Guidance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i>Connect </i></span><img border="0" width="15" height="15" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://graphicmail.com/members/86300/ftp/EditorImages/842671_634777713124454286.png?a4182e6c-74f3-4e4b-8c09-77c1d0548f54">
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29, 2014</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FFFF99">NCURA Calendar
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<p class="sidebarlink" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="sidebarlink2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#FFFF99"><a href="http://www.ncura.edu/content/educational_programs/online"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#FFCC33">Online Tutorials</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FFFF99"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FFFF99"><a href="http://www.ncura.edu/content/educational_programs/online/intellectual_property/"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:yellow">Intellectual
Property in Research Agreements</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FFFF99"><a href="http://www.ncura.edu/content/educational_programs/online/clinical_trials/index.php"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:yellow">A Primer
on Clinical Trials</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FFFF99"><a href="http://www.ncura.edu/content/educational_programs/online/federal_contracting/index.php"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:yellow">A
Primer on Federal Contracting</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FFFF99"><a href="http://www.ncura.edu/content/educational_programs/online/subawards/index.php"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:yellow">A Primer on Subawards</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="sidebartext1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Feb. 24, 2014</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FFFF99"><a href="http://www.ncura.edu/content/educational_programs/workshops/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#FFCC33">Traveling Workshops</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="sidebarlink1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#FFFF99"><a href="http://www.ncura.edu/content/educational_programs/workshops/departmental_research_admin/index.php"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:yellow">Departmental
Research <br>
Administration</span></a><br>
</span><span class="sidebartext1">February 10 – 12, 2014</span><span style="color:#FFFF99;font-weight:normal"><br>
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#FFFF99">Orlando, FL</span></strong><span style="color:#FFFF99;font-weight:normal"><br>
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</span><span class="sidebarlink11"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.ncura.edu/content/educational_programs/workshops/fundamentals/index.php"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:yellow">Level
I: Fundamentals of </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:yellow"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:yellow">Sponsored Project Administration</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
</span><span class="sidebartext1">February 10 – 12, 2014</span><span style="color:#FFFF99;font-weight:normal"><br>
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#FFFF99">Orlando, FL</span></strong><span class="sidebartext1">
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</span><span class="sidebarlink11"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.ncura.edu/content/educational_programs/workshops/spaii/index.php"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:yellow">Level
II: Sponsored Project Administration</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
</span><span class="sidebartext1">February 10 – 12, 2014</span><span style="color:#FFFF99;font-weight:normal"><br>
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</span><span class="sidebartext1">June 23-25, 2014</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#FFFF99"><br>
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</span><span class="sidebartitle1">Now open!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#FFFF99"><br>
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II: Sponsored Project Administration</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
</span><span class="sidebartext1">June 23-25, 2014</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#FFFF99"><br>
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Research Administration Conference</span></a><br>
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Conference</span></a><br>
</span><span class="sidebartext1">March 18-20, 2014 </span><span style="color:#FFFF99;font-weight:normal"><br>
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August 10-13, 2014 <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Washington, DC</span></strong><br>
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<p class="topbodytitle1"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">OMB Final Guidance</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph1">Grant reform has arrived! Several years in the making, the much anticipated new guidance was published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the Federal Register on December 26, 2013. This guidance, known by several nicknames
during its development (A-81, omni-circular, supercircular), consolidates the regulations of eight OMB circulars (A-21, A-50, A-87, A-89, A-102, A-110, A-122, A-133) into one uniform set of regulations for all grant recipients with the goal of reducing administrative
burden, improving transparency of the federal awards process, and protecting federal funds from waste, fraud, and abuse.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph1"> <br>
While the research administration community comes to consensus on an appropriate acronym, the final guidance, officially known as 2 CFR Chapter I, Chapter II, Parts 200, 215, 220, 225 and 230,
<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-12-26/pdf/2013-30465.pdf"><em><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards</span></b></em></a> is the most significant
change to research administration in a generation. The implementation date is December 26, 2014. Agencies must first publish their implementation regulations which are due in draft form to OMB this June.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph1">Research administration is about adapting to ever-changing regulations; as we plan the transition to the new guidance NCURA will continue to be your resource for professional development and knowledge exchange.
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<p class="paragraph1"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">On May 14th, NCURA will present a live TV webcast on the new Omni Circular. Stay tuned for more information on the program, its presenters and registration</span></strong>
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<p class="paragraph11">Click below for a video announcement from Senior Editor Dan Nordquist on how
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://youtu.be/HqCh1256qFo"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#009999">Dan Nordquist</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#009999">,<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
Assistant Vice President, Office of Research; Director, Office of Grant Administration</span></em>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Washington State University</span></strong></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="topbodytitle1">OMB Final Guidance Information at National Conferences <o:p>
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<p class="paragraph1">NCURA's National Conferences will be offering numerous sessions which will provide essential information on these new regulations.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph1">Sessions include: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="bodytitle"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Financial Research Administration Conference</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph11"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">"Major Changes to Federal Cost Principles"</span></strong><br>
Presented by: Cynthia Hope, Assistant Vice President for Research & Director of Sponsored Programs, University of Alabama
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Gary Talesnik, Attain, LLC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph11"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">"Policy Review and Revision After the Omni Circular: How Can We Approach This Staggering Task?"</span></strong><b><br>
</b>Presented by: Robert Andresen, Associate Director, Research and Sponsored Programs, University of Wisconsin-Madison<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="bodytitle"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Pre-Award Research Administration Conference</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph11"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">"OMB Update on the Grant Reform: A Brave and Brand New World for Grants...Are You Ready for IT?
</span></strong>"<br>
Presented by: Jean I. Feldman, Head, Policy Office of Budget, Finance & Award Management, National Science Foundation
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Michelle Bulls, Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, National Institutes of Health
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Gil Tran, Technical Manager, Executive Office of the President, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget
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<p class="paragraph11"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">"Implications for Contracting in 2CFR200 (the 'Omni Circular')"
</span></strong><br>
Presented by: David Mayo, Director of Sponsored Research, California Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph11"><em><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Don't miss out on the opportunity to attend these sessions and hundreds of others, plus networking opportunities with over 1500 colleagues over both conferences.
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<h3><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Not yet registered to attend?<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span class="paragraph13"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><a href="http://www.ncura.edu/content/educational_programs/sites/fra15/index.php">Register for FRA today!</a> March 16-17, 2014</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
<span class="paragraph13">Pre-Conference Workshop Day: March 15 (additional fees apply)</span><br>
<span class="paragraph13"><a href="http://www.ncura.edu/content/educational_programs/sites/pra8/index.php">Register for PRA today!</a> March 19-20, 2014</span><br>
<span class="paragraph13">Pre-Conference Workshop Day: March 18 (additional fees apply)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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