Three major updates to the SPO NIH Focused Budget Template are now included in the file. The budget file can now handle … 20 Subawards vs the original 9 Subawards 10 budget periods vs the original 5 budget period Multi-Component applications with up to 10 “Linked Components” Contact Jim Kenny, the Subject Matter Expert on … Read more

Updates on Science and Security Guidance Release Date: July 28, 2020 Recent Updates Updates in General, UNC, and Sponsor Specific Background and Related Policies and Procedures Updated NSF and Department of Education sections Updated General FAQs Background The University remains strongly committed to encouraging and supporting collaborative research efforts worldwide. However, we take very seriously … Read more

Notice of Requirement for Electronic Submission of all Administrative Supplements This is a reminder of Notice Number: NOT-OD-20-128 which states … This Notice alerts the extramural community of three updates to our administrative supplement submission policies. Effective immediately, NIH will begin accepting administrative supplement applications for multi-project awards electronically. Since the administrative supplement applies to … Read more

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 results of this partnership is … Read more

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 be referenced for standard language … Read more

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 this form when an external … Read more