MEMORANDUM

DATE:              11/22/2022

TO:                  Business Managers/Department Chairs/Center Directors/Faculty

FROM:            Michael T. Walsh, Director, Office of Sponsored Programs

RE:                  OSP Winter Break Deadlines: Dec. 23, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023

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This is a special announcement concerning the OSP schedule for reviewing/approving proposals with deadlines to Federal, State, and Other Agencies that occur during UMBC’s Winter Break this year. 

Please note the following:

1.     All proposals with submission deadlines occurring between Friday December 23, 2022 and Monday January 2, 2023 must be fully routed, ready for submission, and releasedto the OSP office for final review and submission by the close of business on Monday December 19, 2022; and

2.     All proposals with submission deadlines occurring between Tuesday January 3rd and Thursday January 5th, 2023 (the first 3 business days after the break) will be due to OSP by 9 AM on Wednesday December 21, 2022.

This schedule is consistent with our current policy, which requires the submission of complete proposals to OSP at least three (3) business days before the agency submission deadline. Since UMBC is closed during the Winter Break, OSP will also be closed and OSP personnel will not be available during the Winter Break for consultation or proposal submission(s). 

The campus closure during Winter Break traditionally has imparted a heavy workload on OSP staff. Therefore, we will enforce our current policy more consistently, with little maneuverability.   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.  In keeping with the deadline enforcement policy of ORCA (Office of the Vice President for Research & Creative Achievement), any proposal not fully routed and ready for submission by 9:00 a.m. of the deadline date will not be submitted to the agency.  If the deadline occurs over Winter Break, please refer to the deadline presented in #1 above.

Thank you for your understanding…and best wishes for a great Holiday season and Winter Break.

Best Regards,

Dr. Michael T. Walsh

Director

UMBC Office of Sponsored Programs

Good Afternoon,

We have learned--and confirmed through official NASA officials-- that moving forward, it will be necessary and required for UMBC to ask explicit and direct permission from NASA before any project personnel are allowed to register for ANY conference--VIRTUAL or IN-PERSON-- that may be held in China. Thus, guidance on "how to proceed" must be sought for each individual instance (case-by-case).

Permission will require the concurrence of BOTH the Technical Officer (TO) and the Administrative Grant Officer (AGO). The official award documents will contain the contact names and information for the correct Points of Contact (POCs) at NASA.

·         --  New NIH "FORMS-H" Grant Application Forms and Instructions Coming for      Due Dates on or after January 25, 2023

·         --  Notice Number: NOT-OD-22-195

·         --  https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-22-195.html

Purpose

This notice informs the applicant and recipient communities of changes to grant application forms and application guide instructions for due dates on or after January 25, 2023.

The following application forms include substantive form changes (i.e., new/deleted/modified fields). All other forms include only an OMB expiration date change.

·         ---  PHS 398 Research Plan Form

·         ---  PHS 398 Career Development Award Supplemental Form

·         ---  PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan

·         --- PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form

·         Key Changes:

For NIH, as part of the implementation of the 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy, a new “Other Plan(s)” attachment field has been added to the PHS 398 Research Plan Form and the PHS 398 Career Development Award Supplemental Form. Applicants must attach the required Data Management and Sharing Plan in this new field in FORMS-H applications. See NOT-OD-21-013 and NOT-OD-22-189 for more information. Note: Although the 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy is not applicable to fellowship and institutional training grant applications, the new attachment field was added for potential future use with other plans.

Applications submitted using the incorrect application package for their due date will be withdrawn and removed from funding consideration.

Please refer to the full notice for additional details.

Should you have any questions, please contact OSP.

Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) and Other Support: Reminders

Notice Number:  NOT-OD-22-210

Purpose:

The purpose of this Guide Notice is twofold: (1) to remind the NIH extramural research community about the longstanding requirements provided in the financial conflict of interest (FCOI) regulation at 42 CFR Part 50 Subpart F, “Promoting Objectivity in Research” (FCOI regulation for grants and cooperative agreements). This requirement also is included in the NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIH GPS), Section 4.1.10, Financial Conflict of Interest, and serves as a term and condition of NIH grant awards. This Notice reminds the extramural applicants and recipient institutions of the requirements to develop a FCOI policy, to post it on their website and submit it to NIH, to ensure Investigator disclosure of both foreign and domestic Significant Financial Interests(SFI), to review Investigator SFIs, to determine if there is a FCOI that must be reported to NIH, and to train Investigators on FCOI requirements; and (2) to remind the NIH extramural research community of the requirement to submit complete and accurate Other Support information (NOT-OD-21-073) (NOT-OD-21-110).

Please refer to the full notice linked below for further details.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-22-210.html

Should you have any questions, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs.

MIPS grants are available for technology product research and development

Proposals are due October 17

The Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program provides funding for university research projects that help companies develop new technology products. Proposals are due October 17, 2022. Visit mips.umd.eduor call (301) 405-3891 for details on how to apply.

Benefits to Maryland Companies

• Cost-effective research with world-class university faculty
• Projects engage university students, state-of-the-art facilities, laboratories, and equipment
• Companies can select research capabilities to meet specific requirements
• Non-dilutive, non-debt funding for research
• Opportunity to work directly with talented students—potential future hires
• Rapid proposal evaluations—MIPS notifies award winners within 60 days of the proposal deadline
• Makes companies more competitive, domestically and internationally

Benefits to Maryland Faculty

• Research translates directly to new product development
• Potential for published papers and improved university facilities
• Students gain valuable experience working on commercial technologies