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
Please refer to the information below for guidance in the event of a federal government shutdown on October 1, 2025. CIRES administration will update this as quickly as possible when guidance changes. Please also refer to the RESOURCES list below for computing, training, counseling, and other resources. Key points Questions and answers RESOURCES Things to… Read More
Please send any request for coordination of a copyright transfer, or investigation of an Intellectual Property issue to the CIRES Export and Research Agreements Help Desk. Contact the CIRES Export and Research Agreements Helpdesk for support with export control concerns & external to CU unfunded research agreements. For export services, the team provides export control… Read More
CIRES offers the following resources to support the development of proposal writing skills, pitching your ideas and engaging with the CIRES Proposal team and tools. Upcoming session with CIRES Proposals – late September! In the meantime, here are a couple of videos from the CIRES Proposals team.… 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
