Guidance and Support Following Federal Executive Actions

UNCW’s Research and Innovation Service Team is monitoring recent federal executive actions and their impact on the federal funding landscape. As information continues to evolve, we would like to assure UNCW faculty and staff that the RIST staff are here for guidance and support. 

• Research Impacts – Research and Innovation (Interim Associate Provost Justine Reel, reelj@uncw.edu) 
• Research Grant Awards – SPARC (Director Tamara Hatch, hatcht@uncw.edu) 
  • Note: If you receive a stop-work order, or any other communication, directly from your program officer or sponsor and SPARC is not copied, please forward immediately to AOR@uncw.edu.  
• Grant-Funded Positions: 
  • Employees in a research-related grant-funded position - SPARC (Director Tamara Hatch, hatcht@uncw.edu) 
  • Employees in a non-research grant-funded position - SPARC (Director Tamara Hatch, hatcht@uncw.edu) 
  • Graduate Students – Graduate School (GradSchool@uncw.edu) 
• Principal Investigators (PIs) – If there are questions, SPARC is available for one-on-one consultations regarding the status of your program(s). Contact AOR@uncw.edu to schedule.

In addition to the above list, please reference the Provost’s Jan. 29 message for questions outside of research and the appropriate points of contact.