College Research Services

The aim of Research Services is to assist investigators, in the College of Arts and Sciences, with a variety of pre- and post-award activities, including:

fiscal management of grant and contract awards
preparation of internal university administrative forms and reports
assisting researchers in the finding funding sources
providing direction to researchers in development of grants proposals and budgets
coordinating the submission of proposals within the campus routing system
assisting investigators in the preparation of human subjects use (IRB) applications

In addition, we serve as the liaison to the staff of the UMBC Office of Sponsored Programs Administration and grant accounting staff of UMBC Financial Services.

For more information or assistance, please contact Timothy Sparklin on extension 52737 (sparklin@umbc.edu) or Nick Kelly on extension 52839 (fkelly1@umbc.edu).

UMBC Research & Departmental Administrators Meeting Group (Business Managers)

Pre-award

Agency Budget Forms via OPSA
Animal Use
General Budget Template (Excel file)
Modular Budget Template (Excel file)

Cost Share support documentation (for routing)

Funding Opportunities
Human Subjects

Indirect Cost Agreement for FY 02-05
OSPA Contacts
OSPA policies and procedures
OSPA forms
OSPA PI Manual

Post-award

Accounts Payable
Accounts Payable contacts
Commonly used financial forms
Cost Accounting
Cost Sharing Accounting Template (Excel file)
Disclosure Statement (DS-2)
Effort Report instructions
FAS Web Information
Fiscal Year Closing
Management Advisory Services (audit issues)
Payroll Transfers
Plant Funds and Inventory Control
Procurement
Quarterly Grant/Contract Account Review Checklist
Restricted Funds contacts
Subcode listing
Using the UMBC P-Card
UMBC Travel Policies
Working Fund

updated: 040503

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