Sponsored Programs Administration

Throughout the life of your proposal and award, Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) provides oversight and administrative support to investigators and departmental administrators.

UMB investigators were awarded $663 million in research, service, and training awards in Fiscal Year 2023. SPA works with you to submit competitive proposals, negotiate agreements, and navigate the world of sponsored programs administration.

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Notices, Updates, and Reminders

NIH Resubmission Proposals - Change effective May 25:  Effective May 25, 2024, do not use any markups to identify changes in Resubmission applications. The new instructions are:  Changes made to a Resubmission application should only be outlined in the Introduction attachment. The Introduction must include a summary of substantial additions, deletions, and changes to the application. It must also include a response to weaknesses raised in the Summary Statement.  NOT-OD-24-061

NIH Salary Cap:  Begin using the new salary cap of $221,900 for all NIH proposals. For active awards where the salary cap applies and if adequate funds are available, you may rebudget funds to accommodate the current Executive Level II salary level, $221,900

Additional information:

Kuali Research Proposal Training registration for May 14, 2024 (Tuesday) 10:00 am - noon.

April 18 (Thursday) 1:00 - 2:30 pm - Subaward Request Training for New Users

April 23 (Tuesday) Noon - 1:00 pm - Brownbag on Subaward Requests - Reminders and Tips

SPA Notices Archive:  Reminders, updates, and announcements from past months

SPA Office Hours:

Mondays ** 10:00-11:30 am 

Wednesdays 2:00-3:30 pm

**First and last Monday - SPA Contracts Team is available in office hours 

SPA-SPAC Update meetings scheduled!  Mark your calendars and watch the RAC emails for the agenda and link closer to the meeting date:

April 17, 2024 – 2:30 pm – 4 pm in person at School of Dentistry - 650 West Baltimore St - Rm G205
Zoom available

August 21, 2024 – 2:30 pm – 4 pm VIRTUAL
December 4, 2024 – 2:30 pm – 4 pm VIRTUAL