Federal Research Priorities and Budgets for FY 2011
Monday - Wednesday, November 8 - 10, 2010
The Office of the Vice President for Research and the Proposal Development Office have made arrangements for the University of Kentucky to join this webinar and hear directly from program personnel at the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Naval Research, Army Medical and Materiel Command, and the Departments of Agriculture, Education and Energy as they share agency direction and funding priorities for the coming year.
Most presentations will run an hour, followed by 30 minutes of questions and answers. We encourage you to send questions for the speakers prior to the webinar to FederalUpdate@missouri.edu. Brief biographical sketches of the speakers are posted at http://research.missouri.edu/federalupdate/bios.htm.
Agenda
Monday, November 8, 2010, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Lexmark Public Room, Main Building, Room 209
11:00 a.m. Kei Koizumi, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, on the President’s priorities and budget requests for research (confirmed)
12:30 a.m. Kam Ng, Office of Naval Research, on ONR’s budget priorities for research (confirmed)
2:00 p.m. Elizabeth Albro, Department of Education, on ED budget priorities for research (confirmed)
3:30 p.m. Tim Hallman, Associate Director, Department of Energy Office of Science for Nuclear Physics on DOE budget priorities for research (confirmed)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Young Library Auditorium
11:00 a.m. Jean Feldman, Head of Policy in the NSF Division of Institution & Award Support, and Jeremy Leffler, Outreach Specialist in the Policy Office within the Office of Budget, Finance, and Award Management on NSF budget priorities for research (confirmed)
12:30 a.m. Elizabeth Albro, Department of Education, on updates on ED grants policies and procedures (confirmed)
2:00 p.m. David Curren and Emily Linde, NIH, on NIH budget priorities for research as well as updates on grants policies and procedures (confirmed)
3:30 p.m. Debby Sheely, USDA, on NIFA budget priorities for research as well as updates on grants policies and procedures (confirmed)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Lexmark Public Room, Main Building, Room 209
11:00 a.m. Genesta Belton, Office of Naval Research, on updates to ONR grants policies and procedures (confirmed)
12:30 a.m. Tim Hallman, Associate Director, Department of Energy Office of Science for Nuclear Physics on updates for DOE grants policies and procedures
2:00 p.m. Tom Phelps, National Endowment for the Humanities on NEH budget priorities and updates to grants policies and procedures (confirmed)
This webinar is open to all UK faculty, staff, postdocs, and students. You are welcome to come and go between presenters. We encourage you to attend the sessions that are relevant to your research interests.
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663).
This webinar is sponsored by the University of Missouri and the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Association of American Universities. Because registrations are limited to one per institution, UK’s Office of the Vice President for Research is hosting the webinar on the UK campus.
