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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000">~~ Please disseminate this information with those researchers and research administrators in your department who
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">NEW FEATURE LOCATED ON THE SPONSORED PROGRAMS ADMINISTATION (SPA) WEBSITE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">This past summer, a workgroup consisting of members from across the various colleges, schools, and departments at UC Riverside, convened to begin developing a
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Roles and Responsibilities Matrix</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> as a tool to identify who predominantly has responsibility
for a given role/activity within the Life Cycle of an Award. We are pleased to announce that the Roles and Responsibilities Matrix is now completed and has been posted on SPA’s webpage
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%"><a href="https://research.ucr.edu/spa/roles_and_responsibilites"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">here</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
under <b>Contract and Grant Lifecycle</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">.<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">A Special Note of Thanks to The Following Individuals Who Served on the Roles and Responsibilities Matrix Workgroup and to Those Who Served as an Additional Contributor:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Huguette Albrecht, Assistant Director for Research Development, BCOE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Ashley Nicole Beene, Grants Facilitator, CNAS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Fred Devera, Fund Manager, BFS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Aurelia Espinoza, Manager Sponsored Research and Programs, SOM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Stan Fletcher, Director of Systems Management, RED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Charles E. Greer, Jr., Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, RED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Lynda Jenkins, Senior Grant Writer/Facilitator, RED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Pauline M Librenjak, Assistant Controller, BFS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Camille Mahant, Financial and Administrative Analyst, UCR Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Bobbi McCracken, Associate Vice Chancellor-Business & Financial Services, BFS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Christine Morgando, Financial Operations Manager (Interim), BMPN Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Linda Phi-Nguyen, Contract & Grant Analyst, CHASS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Laura Schulte, Senior Administrative Officer, Enrollment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Jennifer A Talbot-Encinas, Financial Administrative Manager, School of Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Cynthia J. Wells, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Sponsored Programs, RED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Note: Due to operational structure variances within the cross-section of the workgroup, it was necessary to keep the responsibilities listed at a high level; and not get into the
weeds by adding too many details or additional responsibilities, so that this matrix would apply</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> to a greater percentage of the campus. Should you have any questions
or concerns, please contact Cynthia Wells, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Sponsored Programs, at
</span></i><a href="mailto:cwells@ucr.edu"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">cwells@ucr.edu</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">.</span></i><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Research Administrators</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>I</b>nformative <b>
N</b>oontime <b>C</b>ollaboration<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#0070C0">Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) has launched a new on-demand education training portal containing<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;color:#0070C0">video webinars and supporting resources which will walk the participant through the entire life cycle of an award.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Please join Research Administrators INC on
<b>Monday, February 8<sup>th</sup> at Noon </b>as we dive into the 1<sup>st</sup> of a 3-part series on
<b><span style="color:#0070C0">Budgeting</span></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Are you ready to start building your sponsored project or idea, but do not know what and how much to ask for? If preparing a budget for your grant or contract is daunting for
you, come learn the basic elements of how to draft a project budget with confidence. An effective budget can be a productive tool in driving towards your goals for the entire life of the project. We also need to ensure that we have the funds needed to complete
the project successfully and do not to leave resources on the table.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">This 3-part series will walk through the development of a project budget including: what costs need to be covered, categorization of budget costs by differing sponsors, utilizing
the appropriate rates as required and more. (Each part is 90 minutes in length.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">To receive the ZOOM link to this meeting,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">It is not too late to join Research Administrators INC as we dive into the third of a three-part series on
<b><span style="color:#0070C0">Proposal Development</span></b>. This third 90-minute webinar, on
<b>Thursday, January 28<sup>th</sup> at Noon, </b>will discuss proposal planning, logistics, and financial and compliance considerations.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">To receive the ZOOM link to this meeting,
<b>please register </b></span><a href="https://redit.ucr.edu/OrApps/Org/OrgEvents/Default.aspx?g=inc"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">here</span></b></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Note: If you previously had registered for the January 12<sup>th</sup> Proposal Development session that was cancelled due to technical difficulties, you do
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">Note: RA-INC will be going through this entire Life Cycle of the Award Series together; however, those wishing to view the series at their own
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">or those wishing to jump to a particular topic of interest, are able to do so now at their convenience via the new SPA training portal
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">located at
</span></i></b><a href="https://research.ucr.edu/spa/training"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">https://research.ucr.edu/spa/training</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family:"Sagona Book",serif">.
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</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">February 15<sup>th</sup> in observance of President’s Day.
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