2015 Technical Assistance Workshop Series
Highlights
The 2015 NSPAA Annual Technical
Assistance Workshop Series was held
at the Sheraton Pentagon Hotel in
Arlington, Virginia, June 2-5, 2015.
The general sessions were preceded by
a one-day preconference workshop
dedicated to detailed exploration of
the newly implemented OMB Uniform
Guidance, 2 CFR 200. This workshop
provided the attendees a walk-through
understanding of the Uniform
Guidance
circular
from
the
perspectives of major federal agencies,
including NIH, DOE, ED, and NSF.
The subsequent general Sessions and
Workshops, which were presented by
a
mix
of
experts
from
government and private sectors, as
well as academia, revolved around the
theme “Building Partnerships and
Consortia: The Road to Success in
Sponsored Programs and Research
Enterprise”. This theme reflects
NSPAA’s
abiding
interest
in
stimulating
collaboration
among
HBCUs to enhance prospects for
success in winning major research
grants. The full program has been
posted on the NSPAA web site,
www.nspaa.com, for readers who
might be interested in more details.
All in all, the 2015 NSPAA Technical
Assistance Workshop Series was
arguably the best attended in recent
years, and from all accounts, the most
engaging.
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