Author: Demetrice S. Bryant
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EPEX Tips
Below are a few reminders about EPEX based on the questions that come into PSGrants Roles that trigger workflow in EPEX: PI, Co-PI, Co-Investigator, Key Personnel, Multi-Investigator, Named Investigator and Mentor/Sponsor Ad Hoc: You Must Ad Hoc anyone who should be an approver/reviewer BEFORE you approve the proposal. Once you approve, you will no longer…
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Reminder: xTrain
As of January 1, 2011, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will require the use of the eRA Commons xTrain system to electronically prepare and submit PHS 2271 Statement of Appointment forms and/or PHS 416-7 Termination notices when required for institutional research training and career development awards, individual fellowships, and research education awards. After January…
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Effort Queries
Do you need to know what effort was proposed or awarded and don’t know where to look? Below are a few queries that can be used to assist in finding proposed and awarded effort in Compass. Proposed Effort: EU_GM_PROPOSED_EFFORT_BY_EMPLI EU_GM_PROPOSED_EFFORT_BY_DELI These queries swill show a person’s role on a proposal, the proposal title, and the…
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EPEX Tips
Make Sure the Forms are Complete When completing the PI Eligibility Access form, the Workflow Request form and/or the EPEX Access form, please make sure that all required fields are complete before emailing them to psgrants (preferable) or faxing them. This is especially true of the signatory lines. Where indicated, the forms require the signatures…
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RST Form Changes
There are now checkboxes to indicate whether a SmartKey is associated with a sponsored project. If you are transferring charges to or from a sponsored project, please check these boxes to indicate the associated project. This change relates to the paper RST form only. You will continue to make RSTs through the ERS (effort) system…
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Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
The announcement below is provided for informational purposes. While no action is required at this time, FFATA will require changes to our sub-contracting and other procurement processes. further information will be provided in the near future. Effective October 1, 201, new federal rules took effect. The rules are a result from the passage of the…
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Speak Like a Research Administrator
It’s no secret that Research Administration is a jargon heavy profession, and that we like to throw acronyms around as if everyone knows what we’re saying. This can be difficult and daunting for those new to the profession and impede effective communication. Included below is a link to the NIH’s Glossary & Acronym list so…
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Receiver Changes on Subcontract Purchase Orders
The inability to change the “receiver” in a subcontract purchase order has created numerous issues and delays on campus and to our subcontractors receiving timely payments. Because of this, OSP and Procurement have worked with the Emory Express vendor to find a viable solution. As a result, all receiver change requests should be sent to…
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Important Notices from the NIH
All announcements below are excerpted from the NIH notices. Please visit the URLs below for the full announcement Notice Number: NOT-OD-10-140 Issues a New Time Limit for NIH Resubmission Applications The NIH will not accept a resubmission that is submitted later than thirty-seven months after the date of receipt (“receipt date”) of the initial New,…
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EPEX Tip
Question: When is it necessary to submit the PI eligibility form? Answer: The PI eligibility form should be submitted for all NEW faculty hires who are NOT transferring grants into Emory but will be submitting grants/contracts, all STUDENTS and Post-docs who will be PIs on fellowships, and for all STAFF who will be in an…