Emory Research Administration News

Author: Ashley Myers

  • Effort Reporting at Emory University: Pathway to Full Compliance

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    Author: James Goff, Executive Director, Cost Studies (RBO) Effort reporting is an essential compliance process for all faculty and staff who receive salary support from sponsored projects at Emory University. It serves as the official affirmation that salaries charged to awards reflect the actual work performed, based on the proportion of total institutional effort rather…

  • Approved Research Policy Updates (September 2025)

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    Author: Deepika Bhatia, AVP, RCRA Effort Reporting Effort reporting at Emory ensures that salary charges to federally sponsored projects accurately reflect actual work performed. Certification is required semi-annually via the Effort Reporting System (ERS). Reports must be pre-reviewed by a department representative and certified by someone with direct knowledge of the work. Escalation Process: If effort…

  • RGC Award Closeout Updates (September 2025)

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    Author: Edwin Bemmel, AVP, (RGC) The Research Grants and Contracts (RGC) team continues to make significant strides in addressing the backlog of sponsored awards pending closeout. As of August 31, 2025, RGC—working in close collaboration with institutional stakeholders—has successfully reduced the number of overdue closeouts from approximately 3,500 to 1,001. This milestone includes all awards…

  • Insight Grants Management System – September 2025 Update

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    The Insight environment is currently active and can be accessed at https://emory.researchinsight.org/! Support – Help Desk Insight support requests will be handled via ServiceNow, and the support request form is configured to route to the correct team automatically to ensure timely response and resolution. We have established a 24/7 phone line, (470) 819-5067, for individuals to call…

  • New RPA Notification to Subrecipients

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    Authors: Edwin Bemmel, AVP, (RGC) & Brian Miller, Director (Post-Award Ops), (RGC) We are pleased to announce the launch of a new email notification process through Emory’s Robotic Process Automation (RPA), designed to support our subrecipients and RAS teams with timely, consistent communications. We’re excited about this automated notification process to help ensure compliance and…

  • New Department: Emory Clinical Research Office (ECRO)

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    Effective June 1, 2025, OCR and WISC have combined to streamline and simplify research operations at Emory. The newly formed department is now known as the Emory Clinical Research Office (ECRO) and is led by R. Donald Harvey, Vice President for Clinical Research, and Robin Ginn, Associate Vice President for Clinical Research, under the Woodruff…

  • Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHSO) Updates – September 2025

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    Authors: Kalpana Rengarajan PhD & Rashida Moore DVM As a result of the recent changes in research funding EHSO-Research Safety has received several requests for Biosafety approvals for new Just in Time (JIT) applications and other continuing/renewal funding. Please remember to submit protocols for renewal by the renewal submission date listed in the approval letter.…

  • Important Update for Pre-Award Research Administrators: NIH Funding Opportunities Transition to Grants.gov

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    This notice is to inform the extramural community of a significant change in how the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will disseminate its funding opportunities. According to NOT-OD-25-143, starting in federal fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025), the NIH will no longer post Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) in the NIH Guide for Grants and…

  • Introducing the Post Award Resource Webpage

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    Authors: Dr. Kelly Moore, Director of Training Grant Support Office and Dena Reinoso, Assistant Director of Training Grant Support Office From the start of the Training Grant Support Office, second to support for faculty data collection and analysis, was the need for post award resources.  How to effectively and accurately manage the training grant once…

  • ORA Continuing Education Policy Update

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    Author: Tricia Callahan, Interim Director, Office of Strategic Optimization & Training The Office of Research Administration (ORA) has updated its continuing education policy. A summary of the changes is provided below. The focus of the policy remains on continuous professional development. The updated policy can be accessed at: https://ora.emory.edu/guidance/ora_policies.html Reduction in Total Required Hours The…