1. Roundtable - May 15, 2013 DHMC

2.  NIH is requiring the Research Performance Progress Report Commons Module for SNAP and Fellowships progress reports for awards with start dates on or after July 1, 2013.  Watch out! Currently the Commons allows you to you choose between eSNAP and RPPR when initiating progress reports. Don’t select eSNAP.  If selected in error, the grantee must call the eRA Help Desk to change the format to RPPR.

3. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/rppr/  Webinars  Powerpoint Training  NIH RPPR Instruction Guide  Screen Shots  How does RPPR differ from eSNAP  Frequently Asked Questions

4.  Friday ~ June 7 th @ DHMC 1:30pm – 2:30pm in 758W Borwell  Monday ~ June 10 th @ DHMC 1:30pm-2:30pm in Auditorium F  Tuesday ~ June 11 th on Campus 1:00pm -2:00pm in Rockefeller 1930 Room

5. NIH Announcement May 8, 2013  Non-competing funding levels may be partially restored  Inflationary increases will be discontinued for all competing research grant awards issued  Stipend levels and Salary limits stay the same http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice- files/NOT-OD-13-064.html