NIH held its 2014 Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration on June 25-27, 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland at the Inner Harbor. In partnership with NIH, UMBC and Towson University co-hosted the event. UMBC’s Office of the Vice President for Research was represented by Dean Drake, Sarah Parton, Deborah Waters, Tim Sparklin, Karen Barnes, and Tina Stanger. NIH staffed the event with at least 35 NIH and HHS staff of varying specialties. Over 800 participants from across the nation and from a variety of research institutes were in attendance.