Sponsored Activities

Proposal Development and Submissions

• • SIMSBudgets – Supports research budgeting for proposal development.
  • Cayuse – Creates, reviews, and approves electronic submissions of federal grant proposals.
  • InfoReady – Manages applications for limited submissions.        

Approvals and Agreements

• • IAF – Collects information and approvals for sponsored research.
  • NDA – Facilitates requests for non-disclosure agreements.
  • PSSub – Manages subcontract and subaward requests.

Research Management, Workflow and Communication

• • SIMSReports – Supports electronic research administration workflows.
  • DMS – Manages research documents and storage. 
  • Distribution List Opt-In/Opt-Out – Manages enrollment in research-related email distribution lists.

Research Compliance

Conflict of Interest

• • COINS – Manages conflict of interest, foreign affiliations, commitments, and outside activities.

Human and Animal Research Oversight

• • IRB – Supports human subjects research oversight.
  • IACUC – Supports animal research oversight.
  • OccHealth – Supports occupational health for animal care workers.

Safety and Regulated Research

• • Safety IBC – Supports oversight of biohazards, dual-use research, and stem cells.
  • Safety UIC – Supports radioisotope research oversight.
  • RSS – Supports drone operations.  
  • Bloop – Supports dive safety.

Research Data and Reporting 

• • COINS Reporting – Provides COI performance reporting.
  • Hermia and Pandora – Synchronizes research data.
  • IACUC Insights – Provides IACUC performance reporting.
  • ResearchRadar – Provides Power BI reporting for research leadership.
  • Research Vision – Provides IRB performance reporting.
  • Safety Analytics – Provides Safety performance reporting.

Research Lifecycle

• MyResearch Portal – Provides PIs with real-time data associated with their sponsored research.

Research Operations

Core Facilities and Service Management

• • iLab – Manages core facility services, equipment scheduling, service requests, and billing.

Research Data Management

• • Globus – Transfers and shares large research datasets securely across institutions and storage systems.=