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WiSys grant opportunities and skill development webinars

Learn more about upcoming grants and events from WiSys.

Smart Grants: Leveraging AI Tools for Grant Writing: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 1:00-2:00 p.m., register at this link

Teamwork: Building Partnerships for Grant Success: Thursday, April 16, 2026, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., register at this link

WiSys offers a Grant Writing Webinar Series during the academic year to encourage Universities of Wisconsin grantseekers to cultivate grant writing skills, connect with WiSys grant writing experts and create new funding opportunities for their work. Scheduled and previously recorded webinars can be accessed for free at https://www.wisys.org/grants/webinars.

Faculty Spotlight 

The most recent UWO Faculty Spotlight is Dr. Juan Garcia Oyveride, Assistant Professor of Spanish, and the Director of Chicana/o & Latinx Studies. Read about Dr. Garcia Oyverides’ research at this link Faculty Spotlight Juan Garcia Oyervides September 2025.

Watch the Faculty Spotlight Presentation and Dialogue: Building a community forward research agenda at UWO by Dr. Garcia Oyervides, on-demand at this link. View Garcia Oyervides Presentation Slides 03-05-26.

Faculty Spotlights

The Office of Sponsored Programs remains committed to celebrating our faculty and their contributions and dedication to research. Read our faculty spotlights to learn about our PIs and their grantsmanship journey.

NSF PAPPG Now Available

• Most recent NSF Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG NSF 24-1).  A summary of the changes may be located here.

New Federal Research Security Training

The required training applies to all personnel identified as senior/key personnel who engage in or propose to engage in federal sponsored projects with the National Science Foundation (NSF); US Health & Human Services (HHS), including the National Institutes of Health (NIH); US Department of Agriculture (USDA); or US Department of Energy (DOE). The policy scope may extend to include additional federal agencies as implementation plans are announced.

• In accordance with federal regulations and agency requirements, prior to submitting a proposal to a covered federal agency, personnel identified as senior/key personnel must complete research security training within the 12 months preceding the proposal submission deadline.
• During the course of an active, covered federal award, all individuals identified as senior/key personnel must complete research security training annually.
• Covered individuals added to an existing award after the award start date must complete research security training prior to beginning work on the sponsored project.

Health and Human Services 2025 Final Rule on Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct

The Final Rule on Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct to promote the responsible conduct of research across PHS-Funded agencies and organizations. The new regulation is displayed here: https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2024-20814/public-health-service-policieson-research-misconduct.

• The Final Rule provides:
  -Clearer assurance, compliance, and research misconduct processes for institutions to follow.
  -An expanded list and clarifications of commonly used definitions.
  -A streamlined appeals process for respondents who wish to challenge ORI’s findings of research misconduct and proposed HHS            administrative actions.
• The applicable date of Office of Research and Integrity’s (ORI) Final Rule is January 1, 2026. Institutions play a crucial role in upholding research integrity and need to begin following the Final Rule’s new regulatory requirements for allegations it receives on or after January 1, 2026.
• Visit ori.hhs.gov for further details.
• Link to UWO Research Misconduct Policy

New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy

Effective for applications starting January 25, 2023, and after, all NIH-supported researchers producing scientific data will be expected to submit a Data Management & Sharing Plan as part of their proposals. Under the new policy, data must be shared no later than the time of an associated publication or the end of the performance period.  The NIH policy encourages the use of established data repositories. Learn what is expected of investigators and institutions under the 2023 NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy.  A Data Management Plan Tool (DMP tool) is available to assist researchers in creating a plan: https://dmptool.org/plans.   To use the DMP tool, log in using your UWO email and password.