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
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
