Create. Collaborate. Impact

Other Support Disclosure Training
NIH now requires institutions to train applicants on Other Support disclosures. The Office of Sponsored Programs offers an eight-minute Tiger Training course covering what, when, where, and how to disclose. Viewing is mandatory upon receiving a Just-in-Time notification and will be logged in your InfoEd profile.

New NIH Application Packages for International Collaborations
For grants requesting NIH funding for one or more foreign components, NIH will require researchers to submit applications to a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that supports the new PF5 Activity Code for grants, new UF5 Activity Code for cooperative agreements, or another complex mechanism activity code that supports the International Project component type. View more information.

Research Security Training
This course highlights risks to the global research ecosystem and offers tools to safeguard it. Completion is encouraged for all research personnel and required annually for senior/key personnel on federally funded awards, per the CHIPS Act, NSPM-33, and related regulations. Access the Research Security Tiger Training course.

Effective Nov. 10, 2025, a new federal rule (48 CFR CMMC) allows the Department of Defense—at its sole discretion—to include CMMC cybersecurity requirements in solicitations, awards, contract modifications and subcontract flow-downs. Once included, the DoD may not issue an award to a contractor without the required certification level, and the requirement cannot be negotiated down or out. The Certification levels will be specified in the solicitation; currently Clemson is certified as a Level 1. 

To support compliance, Clemson is launching Granite, a secure enclave expected to open for business in mid-November.  Granite is built to meet CMMC Level 2 (self-assessment) requirements with a path to future third-party certification.  This environment will provide a compliant platform for handling DoD-regulated projects and help position Clemson researchers to compete effectively under the new rule.

If you have questions about a certification level in a solicitation, please contact the Office of Export Compliance and Research Security for assistance at exportcontrol@clemson.edu.

Staff of OSP and ORD will be available by Zoom or in person to answer any questions you may have about changing proposal or award requirements, or proposal/collaboration development. Visit us in person (STI Room 238, 230 Kappa St.) or by Zoom every Thursday from 10 a.m.  to 11 a.m. No appointment is necessary.

Beginning Oct. 1, faculty will alert their pre-award support offices of upcoming proposal submissions using a standardized InfoEd form. This will reduce unnecessary duplication for both faculty and staff, while providing for improved data integrity and real-time reporting. Faculty will continue to access the new form from their college's pre-award web page.

Data Services Librarians from the University of South Carolina and Clemson University will present an overview of the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. Topics include writing a Data Management and Sharing Plan, budgeting, choosing data repositories, recent Public Access Policy updates, PMC submissions and available campus support for researchers. This webinar is ideal for faculty, researchers, grant administrators and anyone involved in NIH-funded research. The workshop will be 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 20 via Zoom. Registration Link.  

The Office of Research Development is offering a series of engaging workshops on topics such as navigating the federal funding landscape, demystifying EPSCoR opportunities, early-stage investigator programs, and more. Once completed, recordings of these sessions will be available on the Past Workshops page, where you can access them anytime for reference.

The Office of Research Compliance offers a variety of informative workshops covering topics such as the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process, Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) education through brownbag sessions, and guidance specifically for Principal Investigators (PIs) on how to manage compliance responsibilities. These sessions are especially valuable for new faculty and those seeking to deepen their understanding of research ethics and regulatory requirements. 

Register for upcoming workshops through the events calendar.

The Division of Research offers R-Initiative funding programs that support research, scholarship, and creative activities across all disciplines. These programs assist faculty with purchasing equipment, hiring postdoctoral researchers, accessing core facilities, and completing scholarly outputs such as books, journal articles, artwork, and other creative works. View our R-Initiatives page for further details.

Clemson University offers three funding initiatives to foster collaboration with Battelle Savannah River Alliance (BSRA)/Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), supporting equipment acquisition and the recruitment and training of graduate students and researchers. View more information on the program.