Research Funding Services

Research Funding Services (RFS) supports faculty and staff as an information resource on all aspects of research administration from idea to award.  We provide assistance in locating sources of funding, reviewing and approving proposals, negotiating grants and contracts, and development and dissemination of institutional policies related to research administration.  

Please contact us at 508.856.2119 or grants.contracts@umassmed.edu

Recent Presentations
April 29, 2013 Brown Bag Presentation
  • Office of Clinical Research Update - Meg Johnson
  • Chief Research Officer Role
  • New Supplemental Funding Routing Form
  • Vendor Setup - New Subrecipients & DUNS numbers
  • NIH Updates
    • Salary Limitation Update
    • eRA Commons Reminder
    • eRA Commons Alert
    • NIH ASSIST (Multi-Project Applications Reminder)
  • FCOI Update
  • Research Administration Training Program Upcoming Courses
  • Updated Proposal & Progress Report Statisitics
RPPR Mini Brown Bag Presentation
  • New federal electronic annual reporting process and procedures - overview and tutorial
February 25, 2013 RFS Brown Bag Presentation
  • NIH Notice on Sequestration
  • Impact of Continuing Resolution on UMMS NIH Funding
  • Proposal Routing Form Overview
  • SDFI Form Overview
  • Revised Annual Progress Report Form
  • Revised Proposal Approvals/Signature Checklist Form
  • Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Training
  • Updated Proposal & PRogress Report Statistics

Click here for the full schedule of RFS Brown Bag presentations.