Research Development Training

Below you will find a list of the available research trainings, organized by their intended audience.  Feel free to explore any training that you are interested in, and keep in mind that the trainings are continuously being updated and revised with the most up to date information available.

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Principal Investigators Research Administrators
  • At-Risk Accounts
    5/7/24

    This training is a brief overview of navigating At-Risk Accounts effectively.  From understanding the purpose of At-Risk Accounts to mastering the steps for requesting and managing them, this training equips you with the knowledge to utilize this resource confidently.

  • Building a Budget
    12/6/23

    Everything you need to know about helping your PIs build their budget can be found in this course.  This course ends with a full budget building simulation to get you ready for building your first real budgets.

  • Contract Agreements
    12/6/23

    This course will provide you with the ins and outs of many contract types we work with here at the University at Buffalo. This course is filled with interactive modules that will better prepare you for working with live contracts.

  • Federal Agencies - What You Need to Know
    1/11/24

    This link will take you to a YouTube playlist featuring videos produced by the SUNY Research Foundation.  There is a video highlighting each of the major federal agencies we work with, detailing important information for each. 

  • Just In Time
    9/5/24

    Just In Time (JIT) requests are made by NIH typically asking for more information about your project before it is chosen to be funded.  Follow this training to learn more!

  • Major Funding Sources
    12/6/23

    This course will give introduce you to various funding sources that are commonly used to fund the research done at the University at Buffalo.  These sources include the NIH, NSF, and other federal funding sources as well as private funding sources.

  • No-Cost Extension: Account Establishment
    5/9/24

    Access this training to dive deeper into Account Establishment's role in No-Cost Extensions.

  • No-Cost Extension: Agreement Administrator
    9/5/24

    As an Agreement Administrator, your role involves navigating grants.gov to submit extension requests, ensuring compliance with requirements, and coordinating with the Award Analyst and sponsor for approval.  Access this course to learn more!

  • No-Cost Extension: Award Analyst
    5/9/24

    As an Award Analyst, you're the go-to person for verifying project details such as effort commitments for key personnel on the project, and communicating with key stakeholders such as the PI and Grants Administrator.  Access this course to learn how to do just that.

  • No-Cost Extension: An Overview
    5/9/24

    This training will guide you through handling no-cost extension requests, providing you with the knowledge and strategies to navigate these situations.

  • Notice of Award
    9/5/24

    Whenever a proposal is selected to be funded, we will receive a notice of award.  That notice has a great deal of information and is something we'll reference often throughout the length of the project, so it is important to have a solid understanding of how to interpret the information presented.

  • Other Support
    5/7/24

    Access this course to gain a foundational understanding of the Current and Pending/Other Support documents and what some of our major sponsors require.

  • Report Center and Oracle
    5/7/24

    This training is designed to help you navigate Report Center and Oracle to effectively and efficiently locate award financial information.  The course is designed for Research Administrators.

  • Submitting Grant Proposals
    5/7/24

    This course will give you a comprehensive overview of two major funding submission sites.  You will learn the ins and outs of Grants.gov and Research.gov.  This training focuses on proposal submission; and finding funding is not covered.

  • UB Policies
    12/6/23

    These courses are designed to introduce you to various important policies and guidelines at the University at Buffalo.  These policies must be adhered to in order to maintain eligibility for funding.  For further information, such as definitions and procedures, please feel free to access the UB Policy Library.

  • Whiteboard Navigation
    12/6/23

    This training will briefly walk you through basic navigation of the Whiteboards, as well as show you the beginning steps to creating a form and posting to the Whiteboards.

Contact Information

Joe Bach
Assistant Director of Training
Sponsored Projects Services
716-645-1573
jrbach@buffalo.edu