From cynthia.johnson at ucr.edu Fri Nov 14 12:43:49 2025 From: cynthia.johnson at ucr.edu (Cynthia J. Johnson) Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:43:49 -0800 Subject: [Research] Agency News, Research Administrators INC and More Message-ID: *~~ Please disseminate this information with those researchers and research administrators in your department who may find it noteworthy ~~* *National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released interim guidance on the reopening of extramural activities* This morning, NIH released NOT-OD-26-005 wherein it is confirmed, among other things, that NIH will be rescheduling all October and November grant application submission deadlines (with specific dates to be announced in a future Notice). READ MORE *National Science Foundation (NSF) released information for the research community* On November 12, 2025, NSF released the following message on Research.gov: We thank you for your patience during the lapse in appropriations. NSF will be operating under a continuing resolution that runs until January 30. We will prioritize the most pressing issues, including restoring the capacity to make awards and ensuring continued management and oversight of existing awards. Our hardworking staff will be focused on these activities, and we again ask for your patience as we do so. If you are a current NSF awardee, please contact your program officer with any questions. If you are a panelist or have a pending proposal, please continue to monitor NSF.gov for updates on our operations and events. *Research Administrators* *I*nformative *N*oontime *C*ollaboration [image: A blue arrows pointing to different directions AI-generated content may be incorrect.] *Collaborate ~ Communicate ~ Connect* Please join *Research Administrators INC* to view NCURA's 90-minute pre-recorded presentation entitled, "*Tips and Tools for Preparing Investigator Disclosures on Biosketches and Current & Pending Support*." *When*: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 11:30 ? 1:00 pm *Where*: Join Zoom Meeting: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/92867015317?pwd=U6GyLHd0EdySOhYXVczavRDc9Qboqe.1&jst=2 *Learning Objectives - *Participants will be able to: ? Understand recent federal guidance related to research security, disclosure of foreign activities, and requirements from NSTC and NSPM-33, and distinguish key differences in biosketch and current/pending support requirements across major federal agencies. ? Participants will also be able to apply best practices when using tools like SciENcv and ORCID ID, including how to effectively link publications and maintain consistent researcher profiles. In addition, they will be able to identify common errors in disclosure documents and recognize red flags that could trigger compliance concerns or delay proposals and awards. ? Finally, participants will learn how to support principal investigators in complying with institutional and sponsor-specific policies, including accurate documentation of in-kind support, consulting arrangements, and other professional commitments. They will be equipped with strategies for collecting, verifying, and organizing faculty information in a manner that is both timely and compliant. *Frequently Asked Kuali Questions * *1. **Q: I have a fully funded federal multi-year award. Why is the subrecipient only funded annually?* *1. **A: Federal regulations require award recipients to conduct annual subrecipient monitoring* to ensure that subrecipients use funds for authorized purposes, comply with all federal statutes and regulations, and achieve performance goals. Such monitoring involves a risk-based process of reviewing financial and performance reports, taking corrective action on deficiencies, and managing audit findings (if any) to ensure the subaward is administered correctly. UCR performs such annual subrecipient monitoring *prior* to the issuance of the amendment to allocate the next increment of funds to the subrecipient for the next budget period. *2. **Q:* *Are outgoing subawards under my award incrementally funded for the next budget period automatically?* *2. **A: No. RED?s receipt of a completed **Subaward/Subcontract Request Form will initiate the subrecipient monitoring process and subsequent processing of an amendment.* Note: The Campus Award Notice released upon the processing of UCR?s award from the sponsor specifically states, ?If this award and the related project includes an outgoing subaward/subcontract, please submit a *Subaward/Subcontract Request Form (SRF)*, available *here* *,* to initiate the subaward/subcontract process (e.g., subrecipient monitoring, risk assessment, subaward/subcontract negotiation and execution, etc.). A SRF is required to initiate a new subaward/subcontract and for any amendment thereto. Please note that it is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator to initiate this process through the submission of the SRF. (The PI's Department Administrator may, however, initiate this process on the PI's behalf.) RED will not proceed in the absence of the completed SRF.? *IMPACT23 ? Office Hours: Kuali Sponsored Programs* Please join us for the Kuali Sponsored Programs Office Hours which meets on the *first and third Thursday* of each month from 9 ? 9:30 a.m. via the following *new ZOOM link*: https://ucr.zoom.us/j/91549349837?pwd=7acOMgGLk5bLVMXyHSPMSkHPTo0bhA.1&jst=2 . *We hope to see you there!* *Research List-Serv* Do you know of someone in your department who is not currently registered to receive newsletters (such as this one) from the Research listserv, but would like to? If so, please forward their name and email address to Cynthia Johnson at cwells at ucr.edu. *Calendar* Thanksgiving holiday: UCR will be closed on November 27th ? 28th. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.png Type: image/png Size: 7605 bytes Desc: not available URL: