REMINDER: Grad Student Grant Garage Workshop Today at noon!
Join us today at noon for "Grad Student Grant Garage." We'll differentiate funding types, walk through typical proposal components, consider approaches to proposal development, and discuss funder perspectives, with an emphasis on social science funding opportunities. 

The session will be led by Angie Schaffer, a Baltimore-based grants and development consultant who has proposed and managed grants funded by federal U.S. agencies (including the Department of State and the Department of Education), foreign governments, the Maryland State Department of Education, and many local and national corporate funders and foundations. 

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NSF has announced that a revised version of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1) has been issued.

The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted or due on or after October 4, 2021. Significant changes include:


You are encouraged to review the by-chapter summary of changes provided in the Introduction section of the PAPPG.
 
NSF plans to conduct a webinar covering these changes. Visit the NSF policy outreach website to sign up for notifications about this and other outreach events.

While this version of the PAPPG becomes effective on October 4, 2021, in the interim, the guidelines contained in the current PAPPG (NSF 20-1) continue to apply. 
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UMBC became a member of ORCID in March 2021. CS3/MIPAR along with OSP strongly encourages all Principle Investigators and Research Administrators to become a member of ORCID! 

***Reposted from OSP***

Welcome to a New Opportunity--ORCID!  The acronym ORCID stands for Open Researcher & Contributor IDentification.  ORCID is an international, non-profit organization -- sustained by fees from member organizations -- that provides digital identifiers (termed an ORCID ID) for researchers. 

An ORCID ID will notably provide and account for a record of a researchers’ professional activities.  ORCID IDs are free for individuals, and participating organizations (like UMBC) around the globe can collect and use the ORCID IDs of their affiliated researchers in research administration workflows. ORCID aims to increase and expand possible connections amongst a multitude of researchers, with the hope of developing and contributing--among other numerous merits and benefits-- to potentially greater interdisciplinary cooperation and collaboration in research.

ORCID will provide a unique and personally distinct digital identifier (and ORCID ID) that you own and control (you will keep this ID even if you opt to leave UMBC). You will then be able to connect that ID with your own professional information (i.e., publications, professional affiliations, past/current/pending grants, peer review, etc.).  The ID can be used to share your information with other systems, which can be particularly useful when completing required administrative information on grant proposals for a variety of extramural sponsors.

ORCID at UMBC

In March 2021, UMBC became a member of ORCID!  The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) highly encourages all Principal Investigators (PIs) and Research Administrators to learn about and actively engage in ORCID at UMBC as it should provide for a greater and more accurate reflection of a researcher’s career portfolio that can be actively utilized to complete mandatory grant proposal forms and documentation.

Having this essential information in one central location should alleviate some of the administrative burdens (and potential errors) in data collection for each proposal and report, thus increasing the efficiency and timeliness in submitting some of the information for proposal review and submission.  Participation in ORCID by UMBC personnel will also help to develop and firmly expand research knowledge and outreach throughout the UMBC campus as well as fostering further relationships and connectivity throughout the University System of Maryland as well.

 

ORCID: ESSENTIAL DIRECT LINKS:

·       Instructions for Setting Up your ORCID ID Record/Profile at UMBC: https://library.umbc.edu/orcid.php

 ·       For more UMBC information regarding ORCID, including sample ORCID profiles, please click on the following: https://lib.guides.umbc.edu/c.php?g=1047837

 ·       What Is ORCID? (VIDEO) https://lib.guides.umbc.edu/c.php?g=1047837#s-lg-box-24151378

 ·       For a more general introduction to ORCID, please refer to the following link: https://orcid.org/ 

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The Office of Sponsored Programs has announced that Kuali Credit Split will be “going live” in all proposals on July 1, 2021.

What does this mean? 

This means beginning July 1, 2021, for every proposal submission, the Kuali Proposal Aggregator needs to assign credit to multiple persons and units for various categories including - intellectual credit intellectual credit (Academic), financial credit (DRIF), proposal creation and submission (Pre-Award) and award management (Post Award) support. 

The PI, CoI(s) and Chair(s) will need to work with the Kuali proposal aggregator and each other to determine the split they feel is appropriate and reasonable for everyone in every category.

Where can you learn more about the credit split?

To introduce you to the Kuali credit split and help you with this transition, the Office of Sponsored Programs will be holding “Open Door Sessions” where you can drop in and meet with Rebecca O’Brien the Grants and Contracts Manager from OSP.  She will familiarize you with the credit split, answer questions and address any concerns you may have.    

These sessions will take place at the following times. 

Tuesday, 6/22 9-10:30, Webex Link: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m27bc596c12dc3e1a7d9fa3201d27cc03

Thursday, 6/30 2-3:30, Webex Link: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m5f79ff75353cc5f0566404d31cc7a68c

Thursday, 7/15 10-11, Webex link: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=mf1894425d9a45b801a0e08c105049db2

Please be sure to stop by and join a session so you will be better prepared when the credit splits is implemented on July 1, 2021.

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UPDATE: OSP announced they will be “going live” with the Kuali Credit Split on July 1, 2021

What does this mean?

This means beginning July 1, 2021, for every proposal submission, the Kuali Proposal Aggregator needs to assign credit to multiple persons and units for various categories including:  intellectual credit, intellectual credit (Academic), financial credit (DRIF), proposal creation and submission (Pre-Award) and
award management (Post Award) support.

The PI, CoI(s) and Chair(s) will need to work with the Kuali proposal aggregator and each other to determine the split they feel is appropriate and reasonable for everyone in every category.

Where can you learn more about the credit split?

To introduce you to the Kuali credit split and help you with this transition, the Office of Sponsored Programs will be holding “Open Door Sessions” where you can drop in and meet with Rebecca O’Brien, the Grants and Contracts Manager from OSP. She will familiarize you with the credit split, answer questions and address any concerns you may have.

These sessions will take place at the following times:

Tuesday, 6/22 9-10:30 am, Webex Link

Thursday, 6/30 2-3:30 pm, Webex Link

Thursday, 7/15 10-11 am, Webex link

Please be sure to stop by and join a session so you will be better prepared when the credit split is implemented on July 1, 2021.
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Logics of Capital: Witchcraft, Slavery, and Waged Work
GES 700.01 Wed 6-8:30pm  Fall 2021
Professor Dillon Mahmoudi

This Geography and Environmental Systems graduate-level seminar examines the spatial logics of racial capitalism to analyze processes that create and sustain hierarchies of difference along lines that include but are not limited to race, gender, and class.  Throughout the course, we will explore these logics through topics such as racism, slavery, the sexual division of labor, patriarchy, witchcraft, unpaid work, the reproduction of labor power, labor deskilling, technology, waged work, and nature/society binaries. We will decenter the male proletariat in the historical development of capitalism to broaden the intersecting forms of accumulation by disposession with particular attention to the emergent and necessary spatial patterns of racial capitalism. Readings are selected to provide students with the tools to critically interrogate the political economy and to highlight the palimpsestic relationship between past and ongoing dispossessions and the relational nature of capitalism. We will look at multiple theoretical viewpoints of capitalism as well as specific forms of difference and the various strategies deployed to contest the logics of capitalism.






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Thursday, June 24th

12-12:45 pm ET / 9-9:45 am PT

Engaging effectively with a program officer can be what makes or breaks a grant submission. In this webinar, we will provide a primer on how to connect with program officers and the significance of doing so as part of your process for confirming fit and receiving valuable feedback to improve your chance of being funded.

We will cover:

  • The benefits of engaging with program officers
  • The process of connecting with program officers at federal agencies and other types of grantmakers
  • Tips for getting the most out of program officer communication (and mistakes to avoid)


Webinar: Talking to Program Officers: How, Why, and Yes, You Should Do It

Date: Thursday, June 24th

Time: 12pm ET / 9am PT

Presenter: Clinton Doggett — Senior Grants Advisor, Hanover Research

Unable to attend? Register and we will send a copy of the recording and slides after the webinar.

About Hanover Research: Hanover provides research development, grant writing, and strategic advising support to a wide range of organizations. Our professionals deliver customized proposal review, revision, and production support, while also helping to align strategic priorities to funding trends and opportunities at all levels.  To learn more about Hanover Research, visit www.hanoverresearch.com.

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Good afternoon,

Utility Moratorium: The Public Service Commission has ordered a hold on all gas/electric service terminations until June 30, 2021 for the following two groups ONLY:

1)      Any customer with a signed medical certification on file with the utility.

2)      Any customer who has received or been qualified to receive Office of Home Energy assistance since February 15, 2017.

See the attachment for more details.


Utility Bill Payment Help:

- Check out a video on how to keep your power on even when you are facing high utility bills.

- All utilities are offering 12-month payment plans with no down payment required. Contact your utility for more information.

- The Office of People's Counsel has created an energy assistance toolkit to help Maryland households facing utility turn-off notices. This toolkit includes videos on how to fill out the Office of Home Energy Programs application, forms, and resource guides. 

For more resources, visit our website. 


Free Training on helping clients pay their energy bills: OPC offers free training on client utility issues and protections to government, nonprofit, and faith based agencies. Contact me if you are interested in free training for your agency.  


Utility Help for Baltimore City: Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Services, Probono Resource Center of MD and Office of People's Counsel have come together to provide remote Utility Clinics. Baltimore City residents can receive free legal advice from volunteer attorneys and from OPC staff regarding their water, gas, and/or electric bills. Attorneys will advise on issues such as unusually high or delinquent bills, bill disputes, shutoffs, and questions about financial assistance that may be available. Everything is done via phone, email, text, and mail. See the attached flyer for more information about how to connect clients to this free service. Please feel free to distribute. 


Eviction Information for Tenants: Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has released “Residential Eviction in Maryland: Information for Tenants,” to help individuals and families who will be facing eviction, particularly due to nonpayment of rent during the COVID pandemic. The guidance issued by the Attorney General’s office is intended to help residential tenants understand their rights and where to look for legal help if an eviction lawsuit is filed against them.


Tax Credit: There have been changes to the Child Tax Credit that will help many families receive advance payments starting this summer. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 expands the Child Tax Credit (CTC) for tax year 2021 only.

For tax year 2021, eligible families claiming the CTC will receive up to $3,000 per qualifying child between the ages of 6 and 17 at the end of 2021. They will receive $3,600 per qualifying child under age 6 at the end of 2021.

Advance payments of the 2021 Child Tax Credit will be made regularly from July through December to eligible taxpayers.

For more information visit the IRS website.


Student Loans: Interest and monthly payments on federally held loans are suspended through September 30, 2021. You do not need to contact your student loan servicer or take any action on your federally held student loans. For more information visit Consumer Protection Financial Bureau.

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Grad students,
The Grad School and PROMISE are working with GSA's newly established Graduate Student Success Committee to gain your input. We would LOVE to better support you next year - we have ideas, but we know you do, too! 
30 minute micro-sessions? More web-available resources? Night sessions? Office hours?  How can we better help you grow next year? PLEASE take a few minutes and fill out this survey by June 7th: 

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