Notices, Updates, and Reminders

NEW STARTING MONDAY, JULY 1:  Modifications and other documents that don’t require routing in KR will be submitted to SPA via Kuali Build. Link to the RAC message sent 6/27/2024

Effective July 1, 2024, ALL non-competing continuations should not be routed via Kuali Research, unless there is a significant increase to the budget, a change in the SOW, and/or a change in the administering department. Modifications for subsequent years of funding that were already included in a routed proposal should not be routed via Kuali Research. 

Non-competing continuations, modifications, and other documents that don’t require KR routing should be submitted to SPA via the new Kuali Build Award Modification Request. 

All UMB employees already have access to Kuali Build and this form. Log in with your UMB credentials.

Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund proposals:  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.

July 5 Deadline - IMPORTANT.  Due to the July 4th holiday and the administrative leave granted by President Jarrell on July 5th, proposals for the July 5th deadline must be submitted to NIH by SPA no later than COB on July 3, 2024. If other sponsors have July 5th deadlines, then these proposals also must be submitted by SPA to the sponsor no later than COB on July 3rd. Proposals must be routed to SPA in FINAL form by June 26th, 2024. If a proposal is routed to SPA in final form after the 26th every reasonable effort will be taken by SPA staff to review, resolve issues, and submit the proposal before COB on July 3, 2024.  Additional details are found in the notification email dated May 24, 2024.

SPA Book Club. Join us to discuss Demystifying the Academic Research Enterprise by Kelvin K. Droegemeier. More information is found in the notification email dated May 21, 2024

Kuali Research Proposal Development - additional required fields.  As of May 20, 2024, there are new required Supplemental Info fields, and the Anticipated Award Type field is required in Kuali Research (KR) proposals. Additional information is found in the notification email dated May 17, 2024 

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