Dear Research Administrators,
The new subrecipient invoice process is now in effect. For all new subawards, invoices will be sent directly to the units/departments by the subrecipient. For the active subawards, until OSP issues appropriate modifications, invoices (without the Invoice Checklist) will be sent to the units/departments from OSP. To process the invoices, please download the Invoice Checklist Form, provided on the OSP website (https://research.umbc.edu/forms-for-grants-contracts/), review the invoice against the checklist, sign, and process the payment request in PS.
The "All about Subawards" training will take place in the second half of January - stay tuned.
Always if you have any question or need assistance, please contact the subaward team at umbcsubawards@umbc.edu.
Thank you,
Subaward Team
Update: Partial Federal Government Shutdown – Proposal and Award Review
Update 12.28.18: Guidance from Some Affected Agencies
We have received more guidance from some agencies during the partial lapse in federal funding: Bureau of Land Management, Forest Services, NASA, the National Park Services, National Science Foundation, the Office of Justice Programs, and USDA ezFedGrants.
General Guidance
Research NOT Dependent on Agency Resources
Unless directed otherwise by awarding agency:
If the research is not accessing agency locations, resources, data, personnel, or additional funding, the work should continue as long as you have available award funding. Performance beyond the time period or amounts covered by the award is not allowed.
Exceeding allotted award amounts is not recommended, may not be reimbursed by the sponsor, and will fall to the department to resolve any potential budget deficit.
Agency Resource Dependent Research
If the research DOES depend on accessing agency locations, resources, data, personnel, or additional funding, the work must cease until appropriations have been reinstated and further notice from the agency sponsor.
Specific agency info has been updated in the list of Affected Agencies below.
The Office of Research is closely monitoring the Government Shutdown. While parts of the federal government (such as DHHS) are fully funded for the entire Fiscal Year ’19, other agencies are not.
Information in this guidance applies only to those agencies affected by the partial shutdown, NIH for example, should not be affected.
We will keep you posted via MRAM and this Announcement as we learn more.
During a Shutdown
Affected federal agency operations cease during a shutdown. These federal agencies may temporarily stop making payments. Expect a lack of federal communications related to affected agency proposals and awards.
OSP will continue with business as usual within any constraints created by unavailable sponsor systems and staff. OSP’s goal is to process items received to the extent possible.
Affected U.S. Departments & Agencies:
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has published agency contingency plans along with FAQs and Special Instructions for Agencies Affected.
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration
Other USDA Agencies
Commerce, Justice, and Science
Other Commerce Bureaus & Agencies and DOJ Agencies
Homeland Security
Homeland Security Operational Components
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development
Transportation Administrations
Interior and Environment
State, Foreign Operations
State Dept. Bureaus and Offices
Affected Sponsor Applications
Use the sponsor’s posted sponsor deadlines to calculate your proposal deadline.
Grants.gov: We expect Grants.gov will be up and that proposals can be submitted, but they will not be forwarded to affected federal sponsor agencies. These applications will be in a holding pattern in Grants.gov.
Fastlane/Research.gov: Is up and running although the help desk is unavaible.
Other: We will provide details on affected sponsor systems used for proposal submission, as they become known.
If a federal sponsor system has been shut down, applications will be submitted once these systems are back online.
If the sponsor has not issued new due dates, OSP will require that application be back in OSP no less than three business days from the sponsor due date.
Awards
Federal awards from affected agencies will not be issued during the federal shutdown. Awards that have already reached OSP prior to a shutdown will be processed and sent to OCGA.
Awards from affected agencies that have been issued a UMBC project number can begin or continue work unless notification is received from the sponsor. Cooperative agreements could be affected if federal participation is required, but not available.
Once affected agency systems are back online, OSP will resume processing affected awards after all outstanding current proposals are submitted
Fellow Research Administrators,
Subaward Team would like to remind you that effective 01/02/2019 we will implement a new subrecipient invoice process that will require subrecipients to send invoices directly to the subaward issuing unit.
For all interested, we will provide an “All About Subawards Training” starting January that will cover all subaward related topics including new invoice process and Kuali Subaward module.
Always if you have any question regarding subawards, please contact us at umbcsubawards@umbc.edu.
Sincerely,
Subaward Team
MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 4, 2018
TO: Business Managers/Department Chairs/Center Directors/Faculty
FROM: Stan Jackson
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
RE: OSP deadlines over the Winter Break, Dec. 21, 2018 – Jan. 2, 2019
________________________________________________________________
This is a special announcement concerning the OSP schedule for reviewing/approving proposals with deadlines to federal and other agencies that occur during Winter Break this year.
Please note:
This schedule is consistent with our current policy, which requires the submission of complete proposals to OSP at least three business days before the agency submission deadline, since OSP will be closed during the Winter Break.
The campus closure during Winter Break will cause a heavy workload on OSP staff, so we will enforce our current policy more consistently. Proposals received after the OSP deadlines specified above will be reviewed on a first come first serve basis and will be submitted only if time permits.
Thank you for your understanding.
]]>Please see below for a curated list of upcoming funding opportunities. If you are working on a particular project and would like additional assistance in finding funding opportunities, please email: socialscience@umbc.edu.
Program: Research Grant
Agency: National Science Foundation- Cultural Anthropology Scholars Award
Next Deadline: January 16, 2019
The National Science Foundation announces an opportunity for methodological training by cultural anthropologists who are active researchers. The purpose is to help cultural anthropologists upgrade their methodological skills by learning a specific analytical technique which will improve their research abilities.
See https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5321&org=SBE&sel_org=SBE&from=fund for details
Email: dwinslow@nsf.gov
Contact: Deborah Winslow, Program Director
Program: Visiting Scholar and Visiting Researcher Program in Ethnic Studies
Agency: UCLA Institute of American Cultures
Next Deadline: January 10, 2019
Offers awards to visiting scholars/researchers to support research on African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Chicanos. Projects must focus on intergroup or comparative research on one or more of these communities in a local, national, or global context. Grants include the : Visiting Scholar Fellowship Program in Ethnic Studies (1/10/19); Graduate and Predoctoral Fellowship in Ethnic Studies (1/10/19); Research Grants (3/1/19); and Shirley Hune Inter-Ethnic/ Inter-Racial Studies Award (3/1/18) Fellowships include an academic-year stipend of up to $35,000, up to $4,000 in research support, and health benefits. Seehttp://www.iac.ucla.edu/ for details. Email: iaccoordinator@conet.ucla.edu CFDA
Program: Research Grants and Dissertation Fellowships
Agency: Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Next Deadline: February 01, 2019
Supports scholarly research on problems of violence, aggression and dominance. Highest priority is given to increasing the understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence and aggression in the modern world. Program is highly competitive. Research grants (annual deadline: 8/1) provide grants of $15,000 to $40,000 up to two years for individuals in any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities. Dissertation Fellowships (annual deadline: 2/1) support at least 10 awards of $20,000 over one year to complete dissertations. Seehttp://hfg.org/ for details. Email: info@hfg.org
Program: Fellowships (Various Short-Term)
Agency: Clark (William Andrews) Memorial Library
Next Deadline: February 01, 2019
Offers residential fellowship programs that support postdoctoral research at UCLA's Clark Library specializing in 17th and 18th century studies: Ahmanson-Getty Postdoctoral Fellowships ($49,188 for theme-based research fellowship in residence); Clark Short-Term Fellowships ($3,000 per month up to three months); ASECS/Clark Fellowships ($3,000 for one month of research on Restoration or the 18th century); Kanner Fellowship in British Studies ($9,000 for three months); and Clark-Huntington Joint Bibliographical Fellowship ($6,000 for two months). Annual deadline: 2/1. Seehttp://www.c1718cs.ucla.edu/ Email: ortiz@humnet.ucla.edu
Contact: Myrna Ortiz
Program: Summer Internship Program in Research for Graduate Students
Agency: Educational Testing Service
Next Deadline: February 01, 2019
Supports interns in an eight-week program to participate in research under the guidance of an ETS mentor. Each intern is required to give a brief presentation about the project at the conclusion of the internship. The 8-week internship (June 3 - July 26, 2019) is carried out in the ETS offices in Princeton, N.J., in one of seven research areas. Open to students in a relevant doctoral program. Offers $6,000 salary, transportation allowance for relocating to and from the Princeton area and a housing allowance or interns commuting more than 50 miles. Annual deadline: 2/1. Seehttp://www.ets.org/research/fellowships.html for details Email: internfellowships@ets.org
Contact: Linda DeLauro
Program: Asian Studies Grants
Agency: Association for Asian Studies
Next Deadline: February 01, 2019 (Target) The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is a scholarly, non-political, non-profit professional association open to all persons interested in Asia and the study of Asia. AAS offers several grants to support the research of North American scholars to improve the quality of teaching about Asian cultures at the college and pre-college levels. Grant amounts, details and deadlines vary according to program. Annual deadlines: 2/1, and 10/1, with programs to support bringing speakers to campus due 12/1. Also offers prizes for scholarly books. Seehttp://www.asian-studies.org/Grants-and-Awards/AAS-Grant-Programs for details. Email: jwc8v@virginia.edu
Contact: Jack Chen
Program: Library Resident Research Fellowships
Agency: American Philosophical Society
Next Deadline: February 01, 2019
Supports one to two month (3/1/) or year-long (2/1) residential fellowships for research in the library's collections. Subject areas include the: Early American History & Culture; Atlantic History; Intellectual History; Travel, Exploration & Expeditions; History of Science, Technology & Medicine; History of Biochemistry, Physiology & Biophysics; Natural History; Anthropology; Native American History; Culture & Languages; Caribbean & Slavery Studies. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or the equivalent, be Ph.D. students at the dissertation stage, or independent scholars. Award amounts vary. Annual Deadlines vary by program, but mainly fall on 2/1 and 3/1. Seehttps://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/fellowships for details. Email: lmusumeci@amphilsoc.org
Contact: Linda Musumeci
Program: Research, Grants and Fellowships
Agency: Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women
Next Deadline: February 04, 2019
Sponsors grants to use the library's holdings. Research Support Grants are open to researchers from any college or university and to independent scholars. Dissertation Grants are open to scholars who are enrolled in a doctoral program in a relevant field, have completed their course work toward the doctoral degree, and have an approved dissertation topic by the time the application is submitted. Oral history grants are open to scholars conducting oral history interviews. Annual deadline for all three: 2/4. Mellon-Schlesinger Summer Research Grants are due 11/15/18. The Pforzheimer Fellowship is due 3/4/19. Seehttp://www.radcliffe.edu/schles/grants.aspx for details. Email: slgrants@radcliffe.harvard.edu
Contact: Cara Raskin
Program: Grant Programs
Agency: Herb Block Foundation
Next Deadline: February 05, 2019
Foundation supports the art of editorial cartooning and makes three types of national grants: Defending Basic Freedoms (10/4/18) supports projects that safeguard the freedoms of the Bill of Rights and prevent discrimination. Encouraging Citizen Involvement (6/6/19) seeks to ensure a responsible, responsive democratic government through citizen involvement. Awards range from $5,000-$25,000. Deadlines refer to required LOIs. Also offers Pathways Out of Poverty for DC (2/5/19) area applicants only and various scholarships. Seehttp://www.herbblockfoundation.org/programs for details. Email: info@herbblock.org
Program: Research Grants and Fellowships
Agency: American Historical Association
Next Deadline: February 15, 2019
Supports several small research grants (up to $1,500; annual deadline 2/15) in the following areas: history of the Western hemisphere; colonial American history, with particular reference to the intercultural aspects of American and European relations; U.S. legal history and the field of law and society; and history of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Only AHA members are eligible to apply for these grants. Also supports two fellowship programs in the areas of American History and Aerospace History (4/1). Seehttp://www.historians.org/prizes/Grants.htm for details. Email: dschaffer@historians.org Contact: Dana Schaffer
Program: Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research
Agency: American Philosophical Society
Next Deadline: February 15, 2019
Offers grants to doctoral students to support the cost of travel and equipment in field research. Areas supported are archeology, anthropology, biology, ecology, geography, geology, linguistics, and paleontology, but grants will not be restricted to these fields. Awards range up to $5,000. Annual deadline: 10/30 for required letters of support; 11/1 for applications. Separate program focusing on astrobiology open to postdoctoral and junior scientists is also available (2/5). Seehttp://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/lewisandclark for details. Email: lmusumeci@amphilsoc.org Contact: Linda Musumeci
Program: Graduate and Postgraduate Research Grants
Agency: Huyck (Edmund Niles) Preserve and Biological Research Station
Next Deadline: February 22, 2019
Supports graduate and postgraduate research using the resources of the Huyck Preserve in NY. Grants support research in basic and applied ecology, taxonomy, animal behavior, evolution, earth sciences, land use history and other areas of natural science. Native flora and fauna are abundant. Facilities include wet/dry labs, conference center and library. Preference given to residencies of one week or more, and grantees must assist in scientific outreach during their residency. Awards from $2000-$3,500. Annual deadline: second Friday in March. Seehttp://tinyurl.com/k8j3b36 Email: Anne@huyckpreserve.org
Contact: Anne Rhoads
Program: Grant Programs
Agency: Graham Foundation
Next Deadline: February 25, 2019
Program offers grants in architecture and its role in arts, culture and society: Production and Presentation Grants for individuals or organizations; and Research and Development Grants for individuals. Grants fund production-related expenses to take a project from conceptualization to realization and public presentation and provide seed money for research-related expenses. Annual deadlines: 2/25 for organizations, 9/15 for individuals. Also offers Carter Manny Award, which supports dissertation research and writing by promising doctoral students (11/15). Seehttp://tinyurl.com/qbrt8a for details. Email: ckelly@grahamfoundation.org
Contact: Carolyn Kelly
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