No Grand Rounds or SHARP meeting next week (4/1). Going forward we will assess on a week to week basis how to handle our meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. We do not want to cancel outright so that we can continue to support our investigators through allowing WIPs and encouraging constructive feedback as clinical commitments allow.
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Please note that the SHARP staff are working 100% remotely at this time and are still fully available for virtual meetings and discussion. We have nearly every normal tool at our disposal during this time and are only limited by face-to-face interactions and campus-based physical resources. If you have any questions or concerns—reach out!
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The NIH recently updated their Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients website with a slew of additional FAQs, new funding opportunities, as well as a video message from Mike Lauer, Deputy Director for Extramural Research, where he addresses some of the most common questions.
Since yesterday’s recording of the video, in response to community concerns about their ability to submit applications in a timely manner, the NIH has published a notice announcing that grant applications submitted late for due dates between March 9, 2020, and May 1, 2020, will be accepted through May 1, 2020. This notice applies to all relevant funding opportunity announcements, including those that indicate no late applications will be accepted. A cover letter providing a justification is not required. NIH will be extending the expiration date of most FOAs expiring between now and May 1. Be sure to read the notice carefully for details.
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Additionally, the OSU Office of Research is collecting NIH and other agencies guidance here: https://research.osu.edu/news-events/coronavirus-and-your-research-program/
