Category: Sponsored Projects & Contracts

Changes to NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan requirements

On October 29, 2020, the NIH released a policy for Data Management and Sharing. This policy will become effective on January 25, 2023. To assist you in developing future NIH grant proposals, the Office of Research has provided guidance to meet the requirements for the NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan in the SMU Research…Continue Reading Changes to NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan requirements

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Update

On April 4, 2022, UEI will replace the DUNS number as the primary means of entity identification for Federal awards government-wide. The UEI is generated as part of SAM.gov registration and current SAM.gov registrants have already been assigned their UEI and can view it in SAM.gov and grants.gov. Additional information is available on the GSA…Continue Reading Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Update

Unique Entity Identifier Transition beginning April 4, 2022

By April of 2022, the federal government will stop using the DUNS number to uniquely identify entities. At that point, entities doing business with the federal government will use a Unique Entity Identifier (SAM) created in SAM.gov. They will no longer have to go to a third-party website to obtain their identifier. This transition allows…Continue Reading Unique Entity Identifier Transition beginning April 4, 2022