About Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA)

Departments and research units that submit proposals are assigned Sponsored Projects teams consisting of Contract and Grant Supervisor who supervises the Senior Contract and Grant Officers (non-federal team) and the Contract and Grant Officers (federal team).  These teams work with the department or unit's contract and grant staff to review/submit proposals and manage awards.  Please see our Staff by Departmental Assignment page to find the C&G officer assigned to your area.

Impact of Federal Executive Orders and Directives on Federal Grants and Contracts

Under the direction of the new administration, Federal agencies are making plans and taking actions to implement the new EOs. This is a fluid situation with updates being issued frequently. We understand that many UCI researchers have questions.

Contract & Grant News

Fed Update: COGR News Digest

Follow COGR on LinkedIn 4/6/26Inside Higher Ed   Trump Once Again Pushes Steep Education, Research Cuts Congress broadly rejected the president’s proposed gutting of research funding ...
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FW: Virtual Workshop – Prompting and Practical AI Use Cases in Research Administration – Unlimited Additional Logins

Dear Colleagues: The Office of Research is providing the campus community with access to the following recording and webinars free of charge. To register, click on ...
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Google.org Impact Challenge

Dear Colleagues: I am writing to follow up on the two recently announced Google.org Requests for Proposals (RFPs) that contain terms that the University of California ...
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Fed Update: COGR News Digest

Follow COGR on LinkedIn 4/1/26Inside Higher Ed   ‘Potentially Existential’: Higher Ed Denounces Proposed Federal Funding Strings Vague. Undefined. Overbroad. Burdensome. Legally contested. That’s how major ...
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YouTube Tuesday: Post-Award Compliance – Why is it Important?

YouTube Tuesday: Post-Award Compliance – Why is it Important? Watch Now The post YouTube Tuesday: Post-Award Compliance – Why is it Important? appeared first on News ...
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Google.org Impact Challenge

Dear Colleagues: Applicants to the Google.org Impact Challenge are required to agree to nonstandard provisions. If you or a Principal Investigator you are supporting is considering ...
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