Research Administration Forums
The Forum series has been CANCELED.
The Sponsored Programs Office used to host monthly Research Administration Forums to share important updates related to extramural funding practices and policies. The forums were held on the fourth Tuesday of each month (Jan – Oct) from 8:30 – 10:00 am via Zoom.
2025 Meetings
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- October 28, 2025 Zoom meeting
- September 23, 2025 Zoom meeting
- August 27, 2025 Zoom meeting
- July 23, 2025 Zoom meeting
- Forum Agenda
- SPO Proposals/Awards Presentation: Update on Federal ICR Caps, NIH Foreign Involvement & New OR Budget Template Features
- Zoom chat
- June 25, 2025 Zoom meeting
- May 28, 2025 Zoom meeting
- April 23, 2025 Zoom meeting
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- Dual Use Research of Concern “DURC” presentation
- Data Classification presentation
- SPO Proposals/Awards presentation: PI Eligibility Request update, Cayuse SP reminders, How to check award status in Cayuse SP, NIH RPPR progress report submission requests
- March 26, 2025 Zoom meeting
- The February 2025 Forum was CANCELED
- January 22, 2025 Zoom meeting
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- SPO Proposals and Awards Team presentation: OR Budget Templates, Executive Level II Salary Increase, NIH Forms I, New Employees, Award Budgets Required
2024 Meetings
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- As is customary, there were no Research Administration Forums in November or December.
- October 23, 2024 Zoom meeting
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- SPO Proposals & Awards Team presentations: Review of application, Submission reminders, NSF Multi-Factor Authentication, Award reminders
- September 25, 2024 Zoom meeting
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- SPO Proposals presentation: New NIH requirements for SciENcv, Annotating Cayuse SP
- CGA Effort Reporting Updates presentation
- August 28, 2024 Zoom meeting
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- SPO Proposals presentation: SIAs/IPAs will no longer be requested at Proposal phase, All OR Budget Templates updated, How to submit CA Dept of Food & Ag Specialty Crop Block Grant Program concept phase proposals
- SPO Awards and Subawards presentation: Recruitment update, Finance: what SPO can and cannot assist with
- July 24, 2024 Zoom meeting
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- SPO Proposals presentation: New Address, Entering sponsors in Cayuse SP, Updated OR Budget Template(s)
- SPO Awards and Subawards presentation: Hiring updates, Follow-up requests
- CGA Presentation: End dates
- June 26, 2024 Zoom recording
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- SPO presentation: Open recruitments and SPO interim leadership
- May 22, 2024 Zoom recording
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- SPO presentation: Cayuse 424 vs. ASSIST, Update to Subaward Request Form
- CGA Presentation: Incorrect indirect costs in ledger, misleading text in Subaward POs
- April 24, 2024 Zoom recording
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- Proposals presentation: Revised NSF Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support forms; NSF webinar on the subject
- Awards presentation: After-the-Fact (ATF) awards; Award modification requests; PI or Admin Dept Change requests
- Research Data Classification presentation
- March 27, 2024 Zoom recording
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- Proposals presentation: Compliance at the proposal stage
- Awards presentation: Agreements processed by SPO vs. agreements processed by Contracting Services
- CGA presentation: Service Now updates: new Oracle support unit & increased staff; Office hours
- February 28, 2024 Zoom recording
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- CGA presentation: CGA org structure; Aggie Enterprise (AE) updates; Award/Amendment processing activity; use of Service Now; Finance AE office hours
- Proposals presentation: 2024 NIH salary cap; Reminder – NSF PAPPG update; General communications with SPO; Proposal tips & reminders
- Awards presentation: General report reminders; NIH progress reports; Submitting RPPR
- January 24, 2024 Zoom recording
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- Proposals presentation: Form 800s – NASA, IPF reminders, NSF PAPPG update, update to subaward invoicing
- CGA presentation: CGA organization, award processing, data issues, KBAs, finance AE office hours
2023 Meetings
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- As is customary, there were no Research Administration Forums in November or December.
- October 25, 2023 Zoom recording
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- Proposals presentation: DoE’s G6 go-live, int’l subrecipients, recruitment update
- September 27, 2023 Zoom recording
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- Proposals presentation: SciENcv, FastLane decommissioning, outgoing subawards
- Transition from Kuali to Oracle presentation: Cutover dates
- August 23, 2023 Zoom recording
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- Proposals presentation: Recruitment Update and NIH Data Mgmt & Sharing Costs
- Clinical Trials Office presentation: Support for Investigators
- Aggie Enterprise presentation: Cutover to Aggie Enterprise
- Research Ethics and Compliance Office presentation: TikTok and foreign travel with cell phones
- July 26, 2023 Zoom recording
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- CGA presentation: New Intercampus Reimbursement Request (IRR) Process
- RECO presentation: RCR updates, Travel Compliance tips, DoD Policy on Foreign Influence
- June 28, 2023 Zoom recording
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- CGA presentation: Cutover to Aggie Enterprise – Recommendations and Suggestions
- Awards presentation: Slightly Changed Assignment Processes
- May 24, 2023 Zoom recording
- April 26, 2023 Zoom recording
- March 22, 2023 Zoom recording
- February 22, 2023 Zoom recording
- January 25, 2023 Zoom recording
- Forum agenda
- Zoom chat
- BIA presentation (minus salary scale impacts from UAW negotiations): 2023-24 Composite Benefit Rates & additional guidance
- CGA presentation: Migration to Oracle
- Proposals presentation: Cayuse 424 internal doc, NIH salary cap increase, NSF doc updates, NIH DMS Policy
- IRB presentation: IRB review requirements for outside sites & outside IRBs
2022 Meetings
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- As is customary, there were no Research Administration Forums in November or December.
- October 26, 2022 Zoom recording
- September 28, 2022 Zoom recording
- August 24, 2022 Zoom recording
- July 27, 2022 Zoom recording
- June 22, 2022 Zoom recording
- May 25, 2022 Zoom recording
- April 27, 2022 Zoom recording
- March 23, 2022 Zoom recording
- February 23, 2022 Zoom recording
- January 26, 2022 Zoom recording
