Research Award Support

College faculty manage their proposals and grant awards using sponsored programs services (SPS), which utilizes the Research Administration Support Center (RASC) model. SPS support for College faculty consist of two team members in the pre-award process (a Proposal Manger and Budget Specialist) and one team member during the post-award (Finance Manager). The CLICK form is UB’s internal proposal/award tracking system, a critical piece that enables our research enterprise to function.

Where to start

Pre-Award

  • Submit a Notice of Intent (NOI). After submitting the NOI form, you will be assigned a Proposal Manager and a Budget Specialist

Post-Award

Support or assistance

At-Risk / Backstop Requests

Assist PI to complete the At-Risk/Backstop request form.​

Route to SPS and Associate Dean for Research (ADR) for: ​Review > Risk Assessment > Approval

Reach out to your finance manager. 

Budget Revision / Reallocation Requests
Assist PI with revised budget draft and/or facilitate direct request /referral to SPS, Sponsor, or ADR, as the situation requires. 
Reach out to your finance manager.
No Cost Extension
Provide general guidance on the NCE process. Refer PI to the SPS Agreement Administrator or SPS online request form.  ​Note: PIs should reach to Request NCE 90 days prior to award end date.
HR Appointment Requests
Provide confirmation of: ​
  • Budget funds availability​
  • Allowability​
  • Project Start/End dates​

Appointment requests can be made directly to CAS HR, unless PI has budget, allowability, or account questions. ​

​Email: casappointment@buffalo.edu

Procurement / Reimbursement Requests

Provide confirmation of: ​

  • Budget funds availability​
  • Allowability​
  • Project Start/End dates

Procurement/reimbursement requests should be made directly to CAS Reimbursement Procurement Team, unless PI has budget, allowability, or account questions​

Email: cas-reimbursement-procurement@buffalo.edu

Tuition Requests

Provide confirmation of: ​

  • Budget funds availability​
  • Allowability​
  • Project Start/End dates
Tuition requests should be made directly to department graduate coordinator or current departmental contact, unless PI has budget, allowability, or account questions.

Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences may also leverage university resources for pre-award service offered by the Office of Research Advancement (ORA). Indicate interest in ORA support on your NOI form. Particularly well-suited proposals for ORA:

  1. Faculty submitting award-related federal proposals (e.g. NSF CAREER, NIH R35, DoE Young Investigator Award, etc.)
  2. Any faculty submitting a large proposal (proposals involving 4 or more UB faculty / proposals involving non-UB PIs / proposals involving sub-awards to other institutions)
  3. Proposals to the Department of Defense / Department of Energy

Timeline

Best Practice

Initiate GMT support request a minimum of 90 days prior to submission deadline.​

Intent to Submit

3-6 months, no less than 30 days

Initiate Budget

1 month, no less than 14 days

Submit CLICK

No less than 7 business days

Less than 30 days' notice, support will be determined by capacity and may be limited.

  • 5 business days before deadline - Final budget and administrative documents must be uploaded​
  • 2 business days before deadline – Technical documents must be uploaded​

Contact

Jason Briner
Associate Dean for Research