Reminder for Centers/Institutes: If you are routing from a Center or Institute, the PI's department of academic appointment is listed under Key Persons on the PI's Unit Details tab. The lead unit and ONE unit of appointment should be listed on this tab. The lead unit cannot be deleted or changed, but an incorrect unit should be corrected and any "extra" unit can and should be deleted. This information is part of the data that is shared with Quantum Analytics and the PI's unit of academic appointment needs to be accurate.
All Kuali Research Proposals (original posting 8/21/2024): In the Attachments section, Internal Attachments, add three placeholder documents. These placeholders allow SPA - or you - to upload internal documents without having to go through the recall/bypass process. Save a blank or placeholder document to PDF, upload it, and mark it as FINAL.
Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund proposals (original posting June 2024): In Kuali Research, please use Sponsor ID 000208 STMD-Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) for proposal routing. The MSCRF is a TEDCO program and awards from MSCRF need to be reported as part of the TEDCO awards.
NOT-OD-22-129, NIH Harassment Reporting Mandate: NIH recipient institutions are expected to provide safe and healthful working conditions for their employees and foster work environments conducive to high-quality research. As a recipient of NIH funds, UMB is now required to report to the Director of the NIH when an individual identified as a principal investigator or as key personnel in an NIH notice of award is removed from their position or is otherwise disciplined due to concerns about harassment, bullying, retaliation, or hostile working conditions. UMB's Office of Accountability and Compliance and SPA will coordinate to review and submit any such reports.
As always, submit complaints and concerns to the UMB Hotline.
In addition, prior approval requests to NIH for changes in PD/PI or other Senior/Key personnel or a change in recipient institution should state whether the change(s) are related to concerns about safety and/or work environments (e.g., due to concerns about harassment, bullying, retaliation, or hostile working conditions) (NIH Grants Policy Statement 8.1.2)
Reminder Regarding Recipient and Applicant Grants Policy Related Inquiries - NIH NOT-OD-21-151 - "As a reminder, inquiries regarding general grants-policy matters are best directed first to the recipient’s Office of Sponsored Programs; specifically, the AOR. In rare instances where these contacts are not able to assist in resolving the inquiry or determine a need to seek guidance from the NIH on a complex or unusual policy circumstance, the recipient/applicant’s AOR, not the PD/PI, may submit policy-related inquiries on the organization’s behalf to the NIH grants policy inbox."
Work with your SPA Team at UMB on general grants and grants policy matters. SPA's alpha index of this website may help you research a question.
What number goes where for resubmissions, renewals and changed/corrected proposals? Review our instructions for Entering Award IDs and Institutional Proposal IDs. This guidance covers proposal resubmissions, renewals, and supplements.
When submitting a DOD PreApplication and Full Application the person to be contacted on these matters involving this application should be Christine To’alepai. The PreApplication and Full Application must have the same name or they will not link correctly in eBrap, which is the DOD’s system for submitting proposals.
Subaward budgets - Avoid submission errors!
Linking funding opportunities in Kuali Research proposals
- NSF proposals are submitted to NSF via Research.gov.
- NIH U- and P-series proposals should be submitted via NIH ASSIST.
- For other federal grant proposals, if the opportunity you search for does not appear in the results or if you get an error message, contact your SPA team to confirm how the proposal will be submitted to the sponsor. User Attached Forms may be available to resolve the error. With SPA approval you may prepare the proposal for submission via Grants.gov Workspace or NIH ASSIST.
If your proposal will be submitted via Research.gov, ASSIST, or Workspace, follow the instructions for non-S2S proposals. For guidance, see Proposal Development Guide: Non-S2S Proposals and Proposal Attachment Chart
Distribution List Information: SPA and SPAC use email distribution lists to facilitate communications with department administration. To add or remove an email from your unit's distribution list, contact:
- Information Services for School of Medicine (help@som.umaryland.edu);
- Dean’s Offices for Schools of Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, and part of Social Work;
- Colin Hunter in CITS for School of Law, part of School of Social Work, Central Administration users