Emory Research Administration News

Category: RGC

  • NIH Implementation of Changes to Uniform Guidance – Impact to Emory University

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    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…

  • Refund Business Process Change

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    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,…

  • Emory’s Award Closeout Plan and Roadmap

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    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…

  • Emory’s Award Closeout Plan and Roadmap

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    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…

  • Best Practices in Award Management

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    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…

  • PI Financial Portal

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    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…

  • Award Closeout Announcement

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    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…

  • FY22 Fringe Rate Announcement

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    *Sent on behalf of the Office of Sponsored Programs & Research Grants and Contracts* Dear Colleagues, The FY22 federal and non-federal fringe rates have now been approved. The new rates are as follows: These fringe rates become effective on September 1, 2021. All proposals to federal sponsors (or for federal flow-through) should begin using the…

  • ORA Spotlight: RGC Post Award Setup (PAS) Team

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    Did you know spending or billing cannot occur on your sponsored programs award without the Post Award Setup (PAS) team? The PAS team is the glue between OSP, RAS and RGC Operations. A small but powerful analysis team makes sure all sponsored awards are analyzed, reviewed, and ensures data integrity within the compass system. They…

  • Change in F&A Rate for Clinical Trials Effective 4/1/2021

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    The below message was sent on behalf of Dr. Robert Nobles, Vice President for Research Administration: March 12, 2021 Dear Colleagues, I am writing to share the outcome of an extensive review of our clinical trial definition and Facilities and Administrative Rate (F&A) rate. Over several months, we organized a working group that included faculty,…