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Dear Colleagues: Please see the important announcement below regarding  NSF’s revised terms and conditions that will be effective on October 5, 2020 for new awards and funding amendments to existing awards. The terms and conditions have been revised to include a new article regarding a post award disclosure requirement for undisclosed current and pending support…

Dear Colleagues, Please see important news release from NSF extending some of their proposal deadlines. Erika Blossom, CRASenior Contract & Grant Officer COVID-19: In response to the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 (Coronavirus ) pandemic, the Office of Research will be telecommuting until further notice. During this time, email is the best method of contact as voicemails will be…

Dear Colleagues, The summer QRAM, which was scheduled for this Wednesday, June 17, is cancelled. We hope to bring you virtual events in the near future. Thank you, Barbara Barbara Inderwiesche, CRA Director, Electronic Research Administration UCI Office of Research 141 Innovation, Suite 250 Irvine, CA 92697-7600 Ph: 949.824.4789   COVID-19: In response to the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19…

Dear Colleagues, Please see important information below for those who may have to provide post-submission updates in NIH ERA Human Subjects System (HSS). Erika Blossom, CRASenior Contract & Grant Officer From: eRA Information – Public <ERA-INFORMATION-L@LIST.NIH.GOV&gt; On Behalf Of eRA Communications OfficeSent: Monday, June 15, 2020 8:16 AMTo: ERA-INFORMATION-L@LIST.NIH.GOVSubject: eRA Information: Changes in HSS Post-Submission…

  Research Management System (RMS) Update RMS 3.0 Launch Today @ 6:00pm! Dear Researchers, Today @6:00pm, the Office of Research will release the Research Management System (RMS) 3.0 Upgrade. This upgrade is part of ongoing efforts to modernize UCI’s research support and compliance systems and reduce administrative burden. Some highlights include: All new redesigned user…

Dear Kuali Research (KR) Users, KR will be unavailable tonight, 06/10, from 8-9PM for our regular monthly deployment. Most changes will be transparent to you, however, the below should be noted: ·Proposal Development Routing oWith the exception of Federal sponsors, all proposals with the Activity Type: Clinical Trial Research will route to the newly labeled…

Dear Colleagues, For at least the next six months, the recently established Data Team within ERA will be setting up awards for SPA officers in Kuali Research (KR). Please welcome Kavi Mathur and Maureen Buckley to ERA! This new process will ensure greater data integrity in KR, thereby supporting campus data and reports, and will…

image001.png@01D4E4A8.CAC788E0″> Contracts & Grants Fund Accounting Series Contracts and Grants Accountingoffers several classes that focus on fund accounting processes for sponsored projects. These classes are geared toward individuals that are relatively new to managing contract or grant award funds in a University setting. The initial prerequisite class, Award Management Basics, is completed online as an…

This is a reminder that UCI’s federally negotiated indirect cost (Facilities and Administrative, F&A) rate for on-campus organized research will increase to 57% on July 1, 2020. The rate is in effect for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, and will become the provisional indirect cost rate thereafter until a new indirect…

Dear Colleagues, Please see NSF’s update on the implementation of the revised Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (NSF 20-1).  While the guide will become effective on June 1, 2020, NSF has decided to delay the requirement to use NSF-approved formats for the biographical sketch and current and pending support sections of NSF proposals…