Author Archives: Jim Kenny

Introducing the Proposal Playbook The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR), Operational Excellence team, and the Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research (OVCR) collaborated on initiatives to improve and streamline the management of externally sponsored research programs at the University. As communicated with a memo in late Spring, one of the...

As a reminder, it is required to include research impacts of COVID-19 in your progress reports (RPPRs). Recipients of federally funded research must report on any effects of COVID-19 on the research in their next RPPR submission. The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) offers a sponsor letter template that may...

New Subrecipient Letter of Intent Forms Released on 04/20/2020 SPO updates the RAMSeS Minimum Documents Handout to included the new Subrecipient Letters of Intent Incoming Subrecipient Letter of Intent Use this form when UNC is proposing to be a Subreicpient to an external entity. Outgoing Subrecipient Letter of Intent Use...

eRA Information: eRA Modules Will Be Unavailable April 17 to April 20 During Cloud Migration Monday, April 13, 2020 This message is to remind you that eRA is planning to migrate its modules and data to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud from 8 a.m. ET on Friday, April 17...

School of Medicine – Sponsored Programs Office Continuity of Operations in response to COVID-19 In alignment with the UNC System Office guidance on expanding teleworking and the University’s guidance to mitigate the risks of COVID-19, the Sponsored Programs Office (SPO) will implement telework operations beginning Tuesday, March 17. During this period,...

Change in Submission Deadlines and End of Recent Substantial Service Option Among the changes are revised cut-off dates for assignment to advisory council rounds. For example, applications submitted under the continuous submission policy for the standard February and March R01, R21 or R34 due dates must now be submitted by...