Category: RGC
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Award Closeout Updates
Authors: Carlos Salinas, Associate Director, (RGC), Patrick Amihere, Associate Director, (RGC), & Edwin Bemmel, AVP, RGC As we approach the close of another productive quarter, I am pleased to share meaningful updates on our Legacy Post-Award Closeout Project. Our commitment to supporting faculty and research staff, while upholding the highest standards of sponsor compliance, remains at…
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Changes to Compass End Dates for Open Ended Industry Funded Clinical Trials
Author: Edwin Bemmel, AVP, Research Grants & Contracts Effective November 17th, 2025, all open-ended clinical trials in Compass with end dates ten years or more from the execution date will have their end dates reduced by five years. Compass will be updated accordingly. Studies with adjusted end dates prior to January 1, 2026, are exempt from…
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Federal Changes to Award Drawdown and Closeout Processes
*This letter is shared on behalf of Research Grants & Contracts* Dear Colleagues, Recent federal directives have introduced significant changes to the processes for drawing down funds and closing out awards. These updates affect all federally funded awards and require immediate attention to ensure compliance. Drawdown of Federal Funds Historically, drawdowns were processed based on…
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NIH Implementation of Changes to Uniform Guidance – Impact to Emory University
Authors: Holly Sommers (OSP), Edwin Bemmel (RGC), & James Goff (Cost Studies) In January 2025, NIH released its notice (NOT-OD-25-059) describing plans for implementation of the Uniform Administrative Requirements for Federal Financial Assistance (2 CFR 200), generally referred to as the Uniform Guidance or UG. A summary of NIH’s specific implementation plans and their impact…
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Refund Business Process Change
Authors: Edwin Bemmel, AVP, (RGC) & Patrick Amihere, Associate Director, Closeout, (RGC) As part of RGC’s commitment to effectively and timely manage refund submissions to our sponsors, we are changing the refund business process. This change will improve efficiency and outcomes, enhance collaboration, and facilitate compliance with Award management. What is Changing? Effective March 03,…
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Emory’s Award Closeout Plan and Roadmap
Author: Patrick Amihere, Associate Director (RGC) To ensure proper, timely, and effective award closeouts for all sponsored awards, ORA and RGC continue the spectrum of work to make Award Closeout more effective and efficient institutionally. Therefore, it is not a surprise that the immediate improvement of an effective award closeout business process is the university’s…
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Emory’s Award Closeout Plan and Roadmap
Author: Patrick Amihere, Associate Director of Closeout, RGC In recent years, our institution has had significant challenges to ensure proper, timely, and effective award closeouts for all sponsored awards, therefore, it is not a surprise that the immediate improvement of an effective award closeout business process is the university’s No. 1 priority. These improvements also…
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Best Practices in Award Management
During a recent ORA Boot Camp, Davion Johnson (SOT), Ashunti Gore (RAS ABOSS), and Chad Dunn (RAS ABOSS) shared best practices in award management. Tips included a deep dive into an investigator’s portfolio; forecasting and other tools essential for financial management; and the importance of regular communication and collaboration for successful award management. In a…
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PI Financial Portal
The PI Financial Portal is a dashboard in Emory Business Intelligence (EBI) created to allow faculty to access their complete portfolio on-demand, sponsored and non-sponsored. It is intended to serve as an “online bank account” style view of a faculty member’s portfolio, providing current balances based on expenses that have already occurred. The portal was developed…
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Award Closeout Announcement
Dear Principal Investigators, Chief Business Officers, research and finance team members, and award administrators, We are writing to remind you of significant changes made to the close out process and related final invoicing and financial reporting requirements of sponsored awards. The changes affect all sponsored awards, Principal Investigators, award administrators, Chief Business Officers, research and…