News & Updates

2023 NSF Policy Office Webinar Series: NSF Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support: SciENcv and NSF Formats

Webinar recording from January 19, 2023 now available at this link.  

Create an NIH or NSF Biosketch with SciENcv

NCBI is offering this workshop twice on February 23, 2023 & February 28, 2023. The same content will be covered in both sessions.  Register at this link.   Please apply only for the one you are most likely to be able to attend.

FY23 Budgeting Guidance

Graduate Student Stipends/Salary:   Given ongoing discussions and plans to increase graduate student stipends at Dartmouth, OSP is advising that grant budget proposals should include a forecasted graduate student stipend rate of $40,000 for FY24 with subsequent annual increases of 3% for future periods. Graduate Student health fees can be forecasted at $5,000 for FY24 with an annual increase of 6%.

Post-doctoral Minimum:   With respect to Post-doctoral fellows, effective July 1, 2023, the Dartmouth-wide minimum will rise to match the NIH National Research Service Award (Kirchstein-F32) “year 0” stipend level. This level is currently $54,480 per year for full-time appointments, but an annual increase is possible in the spring.    For proposals with start dates after July 1, 2023, we recommending budgeting at no less than the current NRSA “year 0” level plus 3%.     

NIH Salary Cap:   Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements FY 2023, Notice Number:  NOT-OD-23-056, January 12, 2023.   The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale. Effective January 1, 2023, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $212,100.

For issued awards that were restricted to Executive Level II, including competing awards already issued in FY 2023, if adequate funds are available in active awards, and if the salary cap increase is consistent with the institutional base salary, recipients may rebudget funds to accommodate the current Executive Level II salary level.

Please note that sponsors, specific institutes at NIH and prime institutions listing Dartmouth as a subcontractor have different budget and funding strategies and vary on policies for budgeting or funding overall or personnel cost escalation.   Please consult with OSP on the optimal budget strategy or for any questions concerning a specific funding opportunity. 

New NIH Data Sharing Plan Requirement

As of January 25th 2023, NIH will be requiring a detailed Data Sharing Plan for all applications that will generate scientific data.   An overview and detailed NIH guidance is available at this link, including sample data management plans, information on NIH supported data repositories and important information on the NIH process (e.g. Peer Review will not see or review DMS Plans, but will consider any related budget items. NIH program staff will review the DMS Plan for acceptability and may request modifications prior to award as appropriate.).   

OSP,  Dartmouth Library Research Services and Research Computing are working together to provide resources to assist researchers and their staff.    Please reach out to OSP and refer to the FOA and the funding mechanism to determine when the Data Management and Sharing plan is required.  The attached NIH format page outlines the required sections which include six required elements specific to the research and data.  

Dartmouth Resources & Training Session

Learn More and Ask Questions:   Sign up for one of the upcoming sessions being hosted by the Library.  OSP and Research Computing will be available to answer questions.   
 NIH Data Management Plan and Practice

January 17, 2022,  2 pm – 3 pm:   Recording available

February 28, 2022, 2 pm – 3 pm  Sign up here:     https://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event/10067448

On-line Resources: OSP has a web site with an overview of the new requirements, links to the NIH guidance, and a list of institutional resources for investigators.   The library has resources available to assist faculty with choosing a repository for their data and creating data sharing plans compliant with the new policy.

Budgeting:  Investigators may request funds (and probably should) towards data management and sharing in their budget and budget justification.  Allowable costs include labor for data curation, de-identification, preservation, etc., and must be paid before the end of the performance period. NIH guidance on budgets can be found at this link.  Please contact OSP if you have questions about how to budget these costs in your NIH application.
 

Tools for Writing Your Plan:   For writing your plan, one resource we highly recommend is the DMPTool. This application directs you through all required elements and provides guidance from NIH, the DMPTool organization, and participating academic institutions.  The library and OSP have added Dartmouth specific guidance.