Pre-Award

Apr 15, 2026

RED Implementation for CALS Set To Begin May 4

CALS will begin using the RED Proposal Development (PD) module for all new proposals starting May 4. Existing and in-process PINS records will be finished within the PINS system. Additionally,… 

Mar 17, 2026

RED Proposal Development (PD) Implementation

Please see last month’s post related to updating profile information in MyPack Portal and the full RED Proposal Development (PD) roll-out schedule.  CALS is currently in the RED Champion Training… 

Mar 17, 2026

Industry Agreement – Realistic Start Date Guidance

When working with an industry sponsor, it can be difficult to select an appropriate start date. Therefore, SPARCS has offered the following guidance on appropriate timing and items to keep… 

Mar 17, 2026

USDA-funded Senior Personnel Requirement – MFTRP 10 Year Certification

USDA-funded Senior Personnel must complete the Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program (MFTRP) Certification in order to be eligible to receive USDA funding. See the USDA Section below for additional details.… 

Oct 3, 2025

Proposal Statement/Scope of Work Guidance

Typically, as part of a proposal submission, the Sponsor will require the inclusion of the proposed Statement/Scope of Work (SOW). For those rare instances where the Sponsor does not require… 

Feb 10, 2025

Federally Funded Research Update

The university has provided updated guidance on the 2025 Federal Transition, which you can find here: NC State Research Resource Page. If you or your PI receive communication from your Sponsor… 

Nov 4, 2024

COI Changing Regulations Town Hall – Nov. 7

Register to attend the Conflict of Interest (COI) Office’s virtual town hall meeting to discuss recent updates to Regulation 01.25.01—Conflicts of Interest and Conflicts of Commitment. The Town Hall meeting… 

Nov 4, 2024

RED System Upgrade – Downtime Scheduled Friday, Nov. 8

The Research Enterprise Data (RED) system will be unavailable from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8. Please make sure any work that must be done is completed… 

Oct 3, 2024

CALS Pre-Award: New Timely Proposal Submission Policy in Effect

As of earlier this month, SPARCS implemented the Timely Proposal Submission Policy. The full policy and purpose for the policy is available on this website.   Please note, CALS Pre-Award Office… 

Aug 31, 2024

Internal Budget Reminder: Software, Onsite Room Rentals, and Cloud Costs

As a reminder, when using the CALS Internal Budget and Justification templates, found on the CBO Documents and Forms page, please be sure to read the provided guidance in order…