<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(192,0,0)">~ Please disseminate
this information with those researchers and research administrators in your
department who may find it noteworthy ~~</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)"> </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">Effective 8/13/2025 - New NASA Webform for
Submitting Required Performance Reports</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Dear NASA Community,<br>
<br>
To help improve the submission process of the Research Performance Progress
Report (RPPR), NASA has implemented a new webform for submitting required
performance reports.  </span></p>

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<b>Effective August 13, 2025</b>, all RPPRs must be submitted via the webform
available at the following link: </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/grant-cooperative-agreement-research-performance-progress-report-submission/" target="_blank" style="font-family:Garamond,serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://www.nasa.gov/grant-cooperative-agreement-research-performance-progress-report-submission/ </a><u style="font-family:Garamond,serif;font-size:14pt"> </u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">
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</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">The cover page is created during the webform
submission, and the required data elements for the cover page are included as
part of the process.<br>
<br>
</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Please note that the required RPPR format and
instructions for NASA grants are outlined in the <u> </u><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/gcam-mar-2025.pdf?emrc=982b64" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">NASA Grants and Cooperative Agreement Manual , Section 29.1:Performance Report Requirements.</a>  To avoid delays in review and
approval, please ensure that your report follows the NASA-required format and
is submitted through the webform provided above.</span></p>

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If you have any questions, please contact your NASA Grant Officer via the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/forms/general-information-request/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">NASA
Shared Services Center (NSSC) Contact Center</a><br>
<br>
</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Thank you for your attention to this matter and for
your continued collaboration.<br>
<br>
NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC)<br>
Grants Activities Branch (GAB)</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">Kuali Research’s Sandbox (Testing) Environment Will be
Refreshed This Thursday Evening </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Hello Kuali Users,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">The Kuali Award and
Proposal modules will have their data refreshed on <b>Thursday,
August 14th at 5:00 PM PST</b>.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">If you are currently
testing in the <b><a href="https://ucr-sbx.kuali.co/dashboard" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">sandbox
environment</a></b> (i.e., the Kuali Research training/testing environment for
users to practice), please be sure to complete your testing <b>prior to
the refresh date and time</b> to avoid having your data overwritten.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">The current sandbox data
is outdated, so this refresh will provide more up-to-date information for
testing and review.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Please note that the
data refresh of the sandbox will not impact the Kuali <b><a href="https://ucr.kuali.co/dashboard" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">production environment</a></b> (e.g., actual
proposals initiated in Kuali PD for submission will not be affected by the
refresh).</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">If you have any
questions, please contact <b>José Santa Cruz</b> at <b><a href="mailto:jsantacr@ucr.edu">jsantacr@ucr.edu</a></b>.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a name="m_726984498084682050_m_-4259206242653996"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">José Santa Cruz</span></b></a><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Director, Research
Systems</span></p>

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Development</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">University of
California, Riverside</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">Reminder: Use of Cayuse Proposals for Federal Agency
Submissions</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Many federal agencies require the use of the Grants.gov
system for the submission of proposals. <b>As of July 1, 2017, UCR requires the
use of Cayuse Proposals (S2S) as the submission portal for proposals that
are sent to Grants.gov.</b> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Exceptions:</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">UCR encourages the use
of the National Science Foundation (NSF) eRA system, </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">Research.gov</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">, for the submission of proposals to NSF.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">UCR will permit the use
of the National Institute of Health (NIH) eRA system, ASSIST, only in those
instances when NIH will not allow the use of Grants.gov as alternative eRA
system. (Typically, NIH will permit proposals to be submitted through either ASSIST
or Grants.gov. In such cases, UCR requires the use of CayuseProposal to send
proposals to Grants.gov.)</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black"><a href="https://ucr.cayuse424.com" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><i><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Cayuse Proposals (S2S)</span></i></a></span><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"> is a fast, easy-to-use Web application created
specifically to simplify the creation, review, approval, and electronic
submission of Grants.gov proposal applications. For further information and
tutorials regarding Cayuse Proposals, see </span></i><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black"><a href="https://research.ucr.edu/spa/era#cayuse-proposal" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><i><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">https://research.ucr.edu/spa/era#cayuse-proposal</span></i></a></span><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"><br></span></i></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></i></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">IMPACT23 – Weekly Office Hours: Kuali Sponsored
Programs</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Please join us for the weekly Kuali Sponsored Programs
Office Hours each Thursday from 9 – 9:30 a.m. via ZOOM at </span><span style="font-size:14pt;color:black"><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/95269242540" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">https://ucr.zoom.us/j/95269242540</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">. </span></p>

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