Grant Forum

Established to support research administrators at UMass Boston, the Grant Research Administrators’ Network Team (GRANT) Forum is meant to provide a forum for communication on all areas of research administration activities, provide continuing education opportunities and time for department administrators to interact with each other and leaders in central administration.

Previous Meeting Materials

2024 GRANT Forum Presentations

October 2024

GRANT Forum October 23, 2024 for Agenda Topics Below
- Kick-off and Research Updates: Vice Provost for Research Bala Sundaram
- Investigator Eligibility
- Indirect Cost Rate Agreement
- Effort Reporting
- Research Security
- Award Setup Update

April 2024

GRANT Forum April 17 2024 for Agenda Topics Below
- Subrecipient Monitoring

February 2024

GRANT Forum February 21 2024 for Agenda Topics Below
- Sponsored Expenditure Guidance
- Cost Transfer Policy & Procedures
- Annual Disclosures
- Effort Certification
- NSF Research Security Modules Release
- NSF RCR

2023 GRANT Forum Presentations

December 2023

GRANT Forum December 20, 2023 Presentation for Agenda Topics Below
- Effort Certification Period Closed
- Kuali PD Questionnaire - Updates
- New Forms Check-in

November 2023

GRANT Forum November 15, 2023 Presentation for Agenda Topics Below
- Effort Reporting
- Kuali PD Questionnaire
- Forms
- Hands on Demo in Kuali PD

September 2023

GRANT Forum September 20, 2023 Presentation for Agenda Topics Below
- Effort Reporting
- UMB.edu Impact on Research
- Kuali Update
- Sponsored Student Payments

August 2023

GRANT Forum August 16 2023 Presentation for Agenda Topics Below
- ORSP FY24 Budget Workbook
- ORSP FY23 External Funding Report
- NICRA/F&A Rate Agreement
- NSF RCR

June 2023