Sponsored Programs Administration

Throughout the life of your proposal and award, Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) provides oversight and administrative support to investigators and departmental administrators.

UMB investigators were awarded $663 million in research, service, and training awards in Fiscal Year 2023. SPA works with you to submit competitive proposals, negotiate agreements, and navigate the world of sponsored programs administration.

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Notices, Updates, and Reminders

NSF and SciENcv (4/23/24):  NSF announced that the NSTC-approved Common Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support which are compliant with the new NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 24-1), are now available in SciENcv. These revised formats will be required for proposals submitted or due on or after May 20, 2024. While these revised formats cannot be uploaded in Research.gov or Grants.gov until May 20, 2024, NSF encourages proposers to become familiar with them in preparation for proposal submission in May.

NSF and the NIH/National Library of Medicine will conduct a webinar on Thursday, April 25 at 2:00 PM EST to discuss the revisions to these forms as well as provide a demonstration of the revised functionality to create and download these required proposal documents in SciENcv. Registration is required and is now available. This webinar will be recorded and available for on-demand viewing.

NIH Resubmission Proposals - Change effective May 25:  Effective May 25, 2024, do not use any markups to identify changes in Resubmission applications. The new instructions are:  Changes made to a Resubmission application should only be outlined in the Introduction attachment. The Introduction must include a summary of substantial additions, deletions, and changes to the application. It must also include a response to weaknesses raised in the Summary Statement.  NOT-OD-24-061

Kuali Research Proposal Training registration for May 7, 2024 (Tuesday) 1:00-3:00 pm.

April 18 (Thursday) 1:00 - 2:30 pm - Subaward Request Training for New Users

April 23 (Tuesday) Noon - 1:00 pm - Brownbag on Subaward Requests - Reminders and Tips

SPA Notices Archive:  Reminders, updates, and announcements from past months

SPA Office Hours:

Mondays ** 10:00-11:30 am 

Wednesdays 2:00-3:30 pm

**First and last Monday - SPA Contracts Team is available in office hours 

SPA-SPAC Update meetings scheduled!  Mark your calendars and watch the RAC emails for the agenda and link closer to the meeting date:

August 21, 2024 – 2:30 pm – 4 pm VIRTUAL
December 4, 2024 – 2:30 pm – 4 pm VIRTUAL