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DoD will soon require Current and Pending

The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense released on March 20, 2019 a memo stating that all solicitations for proposals starting 30 business days after the memo will require a Current and...

Posted: March 29, 2019, 2:33 PM

NIH Regional Conference

The Volunteer Registration is now open for the NIH Regional Conference to be held at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel on May 15-17 2019 as local “Ambassadors." This NIH program provides...

Posted: March 29, 2019, 1:58 PM

Today's Tip: Participant Support Costs, Part 2 of 3

Specific types of PCOSTS

ALLOWABLE PARTICIPANT SUPPORT COSTS Stipend. A stipend is a set amount paid to the participant to be used in connection with training.  Subsistence allowance. A subsistence allowance is...

Posted: March 29, 2019, 8:21 AM

Today's Tip: Participant Support Costs, Part 1 of 3

What are PCOSTS?

Participant support costs are direct costs for items such as stipends or subsistence allowances, travel allowances, and registration fees paid to or on behalf of participants or trainees (but not...

Posted: March 28, 2019, 10:55 AM

SSF 3/26 CANCELLED

Dear colleagues, Due to illness, Dr. Hirokazu Yoshikawa is unfortunately unable to give the March 26th Social Sciences Forum lecture as scheduled.  We regret any inconvenience this cancellation...

Posted: March 25, 2019, 9:50 AM