This year there are eight different options, and submission deadlines vary between the calls, so please read carefully through the ‘NOFO at a glance’ section to see when the LOI and the Full Proposal are due. Most LOIs are due September 18th and most full proposals are due  December 9th, with some due as late… Read More


If you are interested in applying to the Bezos Earth Fund AI Climate Phase 1 submission, due July 30, 2024 – please contact CIRES Proposals immediately so a Proposal Analyst can assist with your submission. The proposal submission comes with Terms and Conditions that cannot be worked out on short notice, and it is possible… Read More


NSF has announced that the new format for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support common forms are now available in SciENcv. These revised formats will be required for proposals submitted/due on or after May 20, 2024, and cannot be uploaded in Research.gov or Grants.gov until May 20, 2024.CIRES Administration recommends getting familiar… Read More


last updated: Friday, December 20, 2024 Guidance on a potential government shutdown on December 20, 2024 ———————————————————————————————- This post provides guidance to CIRES employees in the event of a government shutdown. CIRES administration will update this as quickly as possible when guidance changes. Please also refer to the RESOURCES list below for computing, training, counseling,… Read More


OCG has created a new online version of the Proposal Submission Request (PSR) form, which will be available in the infoED system. Beginning January 16th, all Principal Investigators will be required to submit Online PSRs for any intended proposal submission including new proposals, resubmissions, supplements, or continuations, as OCG will no longer be accepting PDF… Read More


Please join the CIRES administration in welcoming two new Proposal Analysts to the CIRES Pre-Award Team. Autumn Coleman joined CIRES in November. Autumn previously worked as the Coordinator for State and Athletic Scholarships at Western Kentucky University, managing awards, compliance, and reconciliation processes. Megan Pujol joined CIRES this month. Megan brings knowledge of state and… Read More


Non-disclosure Agreement (NDAs), also commonly referred to as Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs) or Proprietary Information Agreements (PIAs), are contracts between at least two parties which outline the proprietary/confidential information that the parties wish to exchange but want to restrict from wider use and dissemination. Types of NDAs CU Boulder’s partially-executed Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA) Agreement will be used for unilateral disclosure… Read More


CIRES Proposals will have a special time frame requirement for proposals that will be submitted as 11.405 supplementals (BILs/IRAs linked to the CIRES NOAA Cooperative Agreement) in fiscal year 2024. Requests to have a proposal submitted to NOAA for 11.405 supplemental funding must be reported to CIRESProposals@Colorado.EDU at least 2 weeks prior to the desired… Read More