Administrative News


Early Submission Planning Advisory for NOAA CA Proposals

April 10, 2026 | Aly
Given the May 18th submission deadline for the NOAA-OAR-CIAO-2026-32241 & NOAA-OAR-CIAO-2026-32242 CA proposals, and the high volume of proposals currently in development, CIRES Proposals strongly recommends planning to submit by the end of April, and no later than the first few days of May. Operational limitations may limit our ability ...
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CIRES Finance Applications Update

April 08, 2026 | Rebecca
CIRES IT and CIRES Finance are currently working on several updates to InsideCIRES financial applications, including the Advanced Reporting System (ARS) and the Projects & Programs PI Dashboard. Because some of the testing we're doing for these updates is in the live environment and using actual project data, you may ...
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Research Security Training Updates

April 02, 2026 | Aly
As posted in the February 2026 Admin Newsletter, all CU/CIRES Key Personnel proposing to NSF, USDA, DOE, or NIH proposals must complete the required CU Research Security Training. Other trainings will no longer be accepted.Visit this entry for more information: Research Security Training  ...
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Information for Upcoming NOAA TASK III & CA Supplemental Proposal Submissions

March 18, 2026 | Aly
Scientists planning a Task III CA proposal or a CA supplemental proposal this year should contact the CIRES proposal team ASAP. CIRES Proposals must be notified of such a project before April 15th. The Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for these are not out yet, but we anticipate having a ...
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Annual DEPA certification

April 02, 2026 | Aly
All PRAs, RAs, postdoctoral researchers, and other research personnel must have submitted their DEPAs by March 31. Visit the CU Boulder DEPA website for more details. ...
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ChatGPT Edu at CU!

February 11, 2026 | Nate
Starting in late March, all CU students, faculty, and staff will have access to a CU‑specific version of ChatGPT EDU. OIT and CIRES IT are working together to share more details about availability, and we’ll provide instructions on how to access this tool once everything is finalized (anticipated late March).More ...
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