For assistance in meeting the requirements of specific sponsors, please see the detailed guidance below:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts/COMMBUYS
Department of Defense (Department of War) - includes
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- Army Medical Research and Development Command (DEVCOM, ARO, ARL)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) - Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
- Office of Naval Research (ONR)
National Institutes of Health (NIH):
- NIH Proposal Guide
- NIH Progress Reports (RPPRs)
- NIH Subawards with UMass as Lead
- NIH Prior Approval Requests for Budgets over $500K Procedure
- NIH Multi-component Proposals in ASSIST (Required for Proposals with Foreign Components)
- UMass Amherst Requirements on NIH “Other Support” Disclosure
National Science Foundation (NSF):
Non-Profit Sponsors (Foundations, Institutes, and Associations)