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Fri Jun 13 16:58:36 PDT 2025

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*NIH Notice of Rescission of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award*

Effectively immediately, NIH rescinds Guide Notice “Notice of Civil Rights
Term and Condition of Award” (NOT-OD-25-090
<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-124.html>). NIH
is awaiting further Federal-wide guidance and will provide a future update
to the extramural community*.* *READ MORE*
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Note: UCR will now proceed with processing awards/amendments that contained
such Civil Rights Terms and Conditions*.*

*NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program*

Dear CISE community,

I would like to dedicate this newsletter to an important topic that is on
the minds of many junior faculty: the NSF Faculty Early Career Development
Program (NSF CAREER).

Many of you may be asking: *Should I submit an NSF CAREER proposal this
July?  *

The short answer is yes. If you have a compelling idea that is ready and
the time to put together a strong proposal, you should move forward. This
is the same advice we would have given a year ago, and it remains sound
today.

The longer answer involves civics, reasoning under uncertainty and the
intrinsic value of proposal writing.

First, the civics piece. As you may know, the President's Fiscal Year 2026
Budget Request includes a steep proposed reduction to NSF's funding. If
enacted, this would affect many programs, including CAREER. However, the
budget request represents one of multiple possible scenarios and the
President's Budget Request is not the only or last step in the federal
budget process.

In addition, while CAREER is listed on page 27 of the President's Budget
Request under "Emphasis Programs," with a "0%" and a dash in the FY 2026
request column, this does not mean that the CAREER program is being
eliminated. It has to do with reductions in funds for broadening
participation, and some portion of the CAREER budget counts in that
category.

Second, the reasoning under the uncertainty aspect. You might be wondering
if it makes sense to save your limited CAREER tickets for a better budget
year. Unfortunately, just as we can't predict the outcome of the FY 2026
budget, future budgets are also uncertain. This reinforces our suggestion
to submit when you are ready.

Third, even in tight budget times, there are compelling reasons to submit
proposals. Writing a CAREER or Small Core proposal, for example, helps
clarify your research ideas and long-term goals. The number of proposals
submitted is one indication of the research community's ideas and capacity
to receive funding. For junior researchers — and many of the rest of us —
proposals often need a couple of iterations with feedback from reviewers to
be successful. Receiving feedback from a review panel is a valuable step
toward refining your research agenda and sharpening your grant writing
skills.

The bottom line is that we remain eager to fund impactful research through
CAREER awards in FY 2026, and we look forward to receiving your exciting
proposals.

To learn more about the President's Budget Request for NSF, please visit:
https://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2026
<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2Fabout%2Fbudget%2Ffy2026%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/010101976a759f90-74f0a956-b598-4a3b-a877-483c0c94d533-000000/XhuJBcoJwuwtRftZSg_sOEhEWoTDtA0IbKePHBmmxDg=409>

To learn more about the federal budget cycle, please visit:
https://presidentialtransition.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/12/R2G-Budget-Cycle-Graphics_Online-Resource_FINAL-12.12.22.pdf
<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fpresidentialtransition.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F6%2F2022%2F12%2FR2G-Budget-Cycle-Graphics_Online-Resource_FINAL-12.12.22.pdf%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/010101976a759f90-74f0a956-b598-4a3b-a877-483c0c94d533-000000/WTsg9u3SEFEGxxLub7q_9B-H9t4jUoU5n4tb6qEbALw=409>

Looking ahead, we also want to share an update on the CISE Core solicitation
<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2Ffunding%2Fopportunities%2Fcomputer-information-science-engineering-core-programs%2Fnsf24-589%2Fsolicitation%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery%23dates/1/010101976a759f90-74f0a956-b598-4a3b-a877-483c0c94d533-000000/12vjl8bTCEQSxnKjg3CnNIijVxmkT2I3GiO43GwmvBw=409>.
In anticipation of a revised solicitation, CISE has removed the submission
deadlines for the Medium class of proposals in the CISE Core solicitation.
The new solicitation will welcome a variety of award sizes. More
information will be shared soon, so stay tuned.

Finally, feel free to reach out to me with your comments, concerns and
ideas. You can reach me at elzegura at nsf.gov.

*Ellen Zegura*
NSF Acting Assistant Director

NSF Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering

*IMPACT23 – Weekly Office Hours: Kuali Sponsored Programs*

Please join us for the weekly Kuali Sponsored Programs Office Hours each
Thursday from 9 – 9:30 a.m.

*We hope to see you there!*

Please visit https://impact23.ucr.edu/impact23-calendar for the listing of
all Impact23 Office Hours, including links to copy a ZOOM meeting to your
calendar.

*NOTE: The Kuali Sponsored Programs Office Hours will not meet *

*next Thursday, June 19th, as UCR will be closed for the Juneteenth
holiday.*

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UCR’s Office of Sponsored Programs will be closed on Thursday, June 19th in
celebration of Juneteenth.
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