Dear Faculty, If you have a sponsored project that has been affected by the nationwide response to COVID-19, please let me or your RSC Director know if think you need help to secure an extension of the period for your to conduct your work or if you want shift the focus of your research during the interim. See below an email from Dr. Sandra Garcia, regarding the availability of the RSCs staff to help. Please contact me, your RSC Director, or Dr. Garcia if we can help you secure approval to change project objectives, expenditures, or the duration/enddate of your project. I’ve already asked you to send us information about COVID-19 related research we can help you try to secure funding for, but also note that there are some expedited means of funding such research: https://www.msrdconsortium.org/funding and, federal funding: http://research.utsa.edu/covidfundingopps/ And local funding: http://www.saafdn.org/Nonprofits/Grants/COVID-19-Response-Fund If any of these look interesting and I can help you get the support you need to develop a proposal, please let me know. Michael Michael J. Karcher, Ed.D., Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research Professor of Educational Psychology College of Education and Human Development University of Texas at San Antonio 501 Cesar Chavez Blvd., Suite DB 4.337 (DT); MB 3.304D (Main Campus, COEHD Dean’s Suite) San Antonio, TX 78207 (210) 458-2032; 458-2650 (department) michael.karcher@utsa.edu<mailto:michael.karcher@utsa.edu> Dear ADRs, Faculty and Researchers, In light of the Stay Home, Work Safe Order, we want to ensure you are being provided with the support and resources you need to conduct your research remotely, on-campus or when you return to campus. VPREDKE has been continuously working to mitigate the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on our research community. As such, we are continuously making decisions following the guidance of local, state, and national health agencies. The RSCs are fully operational and are available to provide continuous support for your sponsored program needs. This includes proposal submissions and other administrative and financial award management tasks including preparing No-Cost Extensions and making budget adjustments and reviewing the burn rate on your grant(s). VPREDKE has created the Research UTSA COVID-19<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2... webpage consisting of the latest guidance from UTSA and sponsoring agencies. This page is updated regularly and highlights the latest statements. In addition, please be sure to continue to contact your respective Research Service Center<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%... for any questions or support needed. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have. If you have any needs to consider re-budgeting or a No-Cost Extension please contact us immediately. We are here to support you in all aspects of sponsored projects administration. Contact Information: ABE RSC – Jennifer Silver Jennifer.silver@utsa<mailto:Jennifer.silver@utsa> DTC RSC – Theresa Bailey theresa.baliey@utsa.edu<mailto:Theresa%20Bailey%20%20%20theresa.baliey@utsa.edu> SCI/ENG RSC –Amy Ossola-Phillips amy.Ossola.Phillips@utsa.edu<mailto:amy.Ossola.Phillips@utsa.edu> Ossola-phillips@utsa.edu<mailto:Ossola-phillips@utsa.edu> Thank you, Sandra Sandra D. Garcia, Ed.D.; CRA Assistant Vice-President of Office of Sponsored Projects Administration University of Texas San Antonio 361-946-7083 cell Sandra.garcia4@utsa.edu<mailto:Sandra.garcia4@utsa.edu>