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CERES Downtime and Upcoming Grants Module Enhancements
CERES will be unavailable on Thursday, March 26 from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM for a scheduled system upgrade. This maintenance will introduce several enhancements to the Grants module, including updates that will streamline proposal and award management for schools and departments.
Key Changes Impacting Department Staff
- New “Proposal Updates Required” activity for post submission changes
- Continuation deadlines captured directly in the SmartForm
- Sponsor deadlines displayed on proposal workspaces
- Department column added to award lists for easier sorting and filtering
Other updates, such as expanded reinstatement options and award modification workflow improvements, primarily support Sponsored Research’s (SR) internal processes.
Read the full story for a summary of the changes you can expect once the system is back online.
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2025
- SR News & Updates (December 9, 2025)
- Winter Recess Deadlines & Office Closures (December 4, 2025)
- Changes to Sponsored Research Structure and Contacts (November 6, 2025)
- Research Administration Operations During Government Shutdown (October 1, 2025)
- Upcoming NIH October 5 Deadline Reminders (September 26, 2025)
- Research Security Training Requirement (September 4, 2025)
- Update: NIH Subcontracts, Continuations, and Interim Guidance Amid Funding Freeze (August 25, 2025)
- Fiscal Year End Procedures and Reminders (August 5, 2025)
- SR News & Updates (July 17, 2025)
- Topics: NOAs from National Institutes of Health, NIH Subaward Update, New NSF Research Security Requirement, Prespending Under Interim Funding Quick Reference, NIH Progress Report Follow Up
- NIH Accelerates Timeline for Public Access to Research Results (June, 18, 2025)
- Update on NIH Outgoing Subaward Stop Work Order (June 17, 2025)
- SR News & Updates (June 16, 2025)
- Topics: New Annual Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program Certification for PIs/co-PIs, Indirect Cost Rate Guidance for Proposals to Federal Sponsors, Advance and At-Risk Accounts Process Changes. PAA Team Updates
- SR News & Updates (May 23, 2025)
- SR News & Updates (May 5, 2025)
- SR News & Updates (April 28, 2025)
- NIH NIH Policies Resource (March 28, 2025)
2024
- Winter Recess Deadlines for Sponsored Research (November 14, 2024)
- SR Resource Updates: Progress Reports, Capsules, SRAs, and MTAs (October 28, 2024)
- NSF Mandatory MFA Use for Research.gov (October 23, 2024)
- Upcoming NIH Common Forms Changes (October 15, 2024)
- FY2025 Fringe Benefit Rates Announced (August 12, 2024)
- Fiscal Year-End Business Processes (July 12, 2024)
- Export Controls and IT Security Ancillary Reviews Procedural Change (March 27, 2024)
- Graduate Student Stipend Rates in Proposals (March 6, 2024)
- NIH Salary Cap Update FY2024 (February 2, 2024)
- NIH eRA Commons ID Requirement Effective January 25, 2024 (January 8, 2024)