Given the May 18th submission deadline for the NOAA-OAR-CIAO-2026-32241 & NOAA-OAR-CIAO-2026-32242 CA proposals, and the high volume of proposals currently in development, CIRES Proposals strongly recommends planning to submit by the end of April, and no later than the first few days of May. Operational limitations may limit our ability to accommodate all proposal requests. CA Proposals not finalized by the end of April, ultimately run the risk of not being submitted due to administrative constraints. … Read More
The new IDC rate agreement between CU & the U.S. DHHS has been successfully negotiated through FY28 and implements an on-campus F&A rate of 57.5% of Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC). Additionally, this rate agreement establishes the new Fringe Benefit rates for CU for this FY. Also impacted by the documentation, moving forward, CU will… Read More
All Senior/Key Personnel submitting proposals to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) must complete training on other support disclosure requirements prior to the Just in Time (JIT) and Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) stages, pursuant to NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-25-133. This requirement is met through CU Boulder’s Research Security (RS) Training and all Senior/Key Personnel… Read More
As of October 10, 2025, NSF and the USDA will join DOE in requiring the mandatory research security training be completed before a proposal submission can occur. The CU proposal analyst must certify that all individuals identified as senior/key personnel have completed the requisite research security training. Acceptable training for this can be the 1-hour… Read More
Normal Timeline: CIRES Proposals should be notified about the proposal at the time of the LOI, or at least 2 full business weeks (10 full business days) prior to the submittal date/time. If subawardees are involved, then 3 full business weeks (15 full business days) of notice are required. The Budget, Budget Justification, and the Proposal Submission Request (PSR)… Read More
Beginning June 7, 2025 all PIs or co-PIs named on an NSF award made on or after May 20, 2024, must certify annually in Research.gov that they are not party to a MFTRP. Individuals currently a party to a MFTRP are not eligible to serve as senior/key personnel on NSF proposals or on any NSF… Read More
As of May 1, 2025, for proposals to DOE and this fall for NSF proposals, all Key Personnel listed on proposals are required to have completed Research Security Training. Below are the specifics: OTHER KEY POINTS: Examples of acceptable forms of verification:… Read More
As of October 27, 2024 per the Dear Colleague Letter (NSF 25-011), the National Science Foundation has implemented multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Research.gov sign-in, which is now required for all CU Boulder employees to login to Research.gov. There are now two MFA sign in options available to CU Boulder employees: Additional NSF MFA resources Video tutorials for Phishing… Read More
