Sponsored Programs Administration
Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) within the Office of Research and Development provides administrative support to faculty and departmental administrators for all sponsored project activities. University faculty were awarded more than $588 million in research, service and training awards in FY11. SPA will work with you to submit competitive proposals, negotiate agreements and navigate the world of sponsored programs administration.
NEW! Alphabetical Index - SPA Index of Key Terms and Topics
Important to Know! Recent news, policies and changes related to grants and contracts that you should know:
SPA-SPAC Quarterly Meetings: Keep up with the latest updates and changes! The next meeting is scheduled for 7/26/12. Updates from the 5/3/12 meeting have been posted.
NIH NOT-OD-12-101 Notice of Requirement for Electronic Submission of Just-in-Time Information and Related Business Process Changes Beginning April 20, 2012
New fringe rates are effective on July 1, 2012. Proposals IN PROGRESS must be synced to the new rates. If you copy a proposal, we recommend that you copy it without the budget, or create a new budget. Download table of new fringe rates.
NCURA's YouTube Tuesdays - short videos address research administration topics
Do you still have ARRA funding? NIH and NSF have released notices and revised terms to implement the government's intent that projects are completed by September 30, 2013. The notices address no-cost extensions.
NIH announces that it has determined to adopt the 8th Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Guide) effective January 1, 2012. NOT-OD-12-020
AHRQ ARRA awards - latest information: NOT-HS-12-002 UPDATE to American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA): AHRQ Grant Policy Notice Removing Expanded Authorities and No Cost Extensions for AHRQ ARRA Grants
Keep up with NIH issues by reading the Rock Talk Blog by Dr. Sally Rockey, NIH's Deputy Director for Extramural Research.
The NIH has issued an updated NIH Grants Policy Statement (10/1/2011), effective for all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2011.
eRA Commons, PDF, and "landscape" issues: One of our researchers had an issue with how a PDF attachment with both portrait and landscaped pages looked when it was converted in Commons. In Commons, the landscaped pages were cut off - that is, the sides of the table were cut off so the reviewers would not have all the information provided by our PI. (1) Per NIH, avoid landscaped pages. (2) Submit early enough to allow time to view the proposal in Commons, troubleshoot and fix any problems and resubmit.
Formatting specifications for PDF Attachments (PDF)
Access to eRA Commons: Please contact Colin Hunter in SPA to obtain an account. The PI/trainee/fellow must respond to an NIH email to confirm and activate the account.
Link to Archive of News, Policies, Changes
Stimulus Funding Information
Find out about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and related award information.
NIH Stimulus Funding Information
Last Updated: 05/04/2012 at 11:59:50 AM
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