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Office of Research Affairs

Overview

The Office of Research Affairs (ORA) provides support for research being conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). The ORA serves as a "research hub" to assist faculty in expanding collaborative, innovate research that will lead to an increased number of novel competitive grant applications to a variety of funding agencies. The ORA staff provides a wide-range of services to SOM faculty.

ORA Mission and Services >


NIH Grant Submission Policy

The UMSOM requires the following:

  • All NIH grant front pages, budget and personnel items should be submitted to the ORA by 5 pm, seven (7) business days prior to the grant deadline.
  • All elements of the proposal must be routed in final form to Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) by 5pm five (5) business days prior to the grant deadline.

Internal Grant Routing Policy
UMSOM policies and procedures for grant routing & submissions.


Upcoming NIH Deadlines

Download a complete list of internal routing deadlines for standard NIH due dates:   2023 Standard NIH Deadlines

 April 8th, 2023: all F series

  • March 30th by 5pm: all front pages submitted to ORA
  • April 3rd by 5pm: final proposal submitted to SPA

 April 12th, 2023: all R13 & U13

  • April 3rd by 5pm: all front pages submitted to ORA
  • April 5th by 5pm: final proposal submitted to SPA

May 25th, 2023: all P, R18, U18, R25, D and T series

  • May 16th by 5pm: all front pages submitted to ORA
  • May 18th by 5pm: final proposal submitted to SPA

June 5th, 2023: new R01 and U01

  • May 25th by 5pm: all front pages submitted to ORA
  • May 30th by 11am: final proposal submitted to SPA

June 12th, 2023: new K series

  • June 1st by 5pm: all front pages submitted to ORA
  • June 5th by 5pm: final proposal submitted to SPA

 June 16th, 2023: new R03, R21, R33, R34, R36, U34, UH2, UH3

  • June 7th by 5pm: all front pages submitted to ORA
  • June 9th by 5pm: final proposal submitted to SPA

 July 5th, 2023: R01 and U01 renewals, resubmissions and revisions

  • June 23rd by 5pm: all front pages submitted to ORA
  • June 27th by 5pm: final proposal submitted to SPA

July 12th, 2023: K series renewals, resubmissions and revisions

  • June 30th by 5pm: all front pages submitted to ORA
  • July 5th by 5pm: final proposal submitted to SPA

July 16th, 2023: R03, R21, R33, R34, R36, U34, UH2, UH3 renewals, resubmissions and revisions

  • July 6th by 5pm: all front pages submitted to ORA
  • July 10th by 5pm: final proposal submitted to SPA


Data Management and Sharing

Beginning with the Jan 25th 2023 submission deadline, NIH will require an enhanced Data Management and Sharing Plan for all research funding applications. Check out these resources to help you understand the new requirements and develop a plan.

CLICK HERE for resources