Emory Research Administration News

Category: RGC

  • AHA Transitioning Proposal/Award Management from Grants@Heart to Proposal Central

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    Starting in May 2020 American Heart Association (AHA) announced that it would be transitioning its proposal/award management portal from their own proprietary portal Grants@Heart to Proposal Central. As such, future reporting will need to be submitted in Proposal Central. For financial reports for research awards, this transition presented some challenges to our existing internal workflow…

  • Grant Forms and Relinquishment Form Update

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    RGC Operations is pleased to announce an update to grants forms. The Relinquishment form has been updated replacing “Budget Information” with “Relinquishment Information and “Total Authorized budget” with “Amt to Relinquish.”  We anticipate these changes will offer transparency and ease in completion. Below is a screenshot reflective of the update. If you have any questions…

  • Budget Reductions for Financial Status Reports (FSRs)

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    Thank you to everyone who attended our brief demonstration on “Budget Reductions for Financial Status Reports (FSRs)” conducted by RGC Operations on Tuesday, April 14th. You shared great questions & insight.  We appreciate each of you who took part to make the demonstration a success. Here are a few points of reference from the demo:…

  • RGC NCURA Campus Liaison

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    RGC has a NCURA Campus Liaison. The NCURA Campus Liaison is responsible for sharing monthly updates from NCURA. These updates are not limited to members only. If you are interested in receiving these monthly updates, please email Rashonda Harris, the Director of RGC Operations rharr30@emory.edu. She has created a listserv for recipients.

  • RGC PAS Kick Off Meetings

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    Kick Off Meetings! In November 2019 RGC Post Award Setup (PAS) implemented a new best practice for all New and Continuation awards that have 10 or more projects and over $1M.  This process may also apply to other complex awards that may warrant a discussion. These meetings will be scheduled via Skype/Zoom for about 30…

  • Emory’s NCURA, Campus Liaison

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    Rashonda Harris of RGC Operations has been selected as Emory’s Campus Liaison for NCURA.  NCURA’s Campus Liaison Program is a monthly email outreach filled with professional resources from NCURA that Rashonda will share with internal listservs on campus. Beginning this January, Rashonda will receive a monthly email to share internally on campus to provide the…

  • Emory’s NCURA Global Fellow’s visit to Australia

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    Rashonda Harris of Research-Grants & Contracts, Operations was awarded an NCURA Global Fellowship to the University of Melbourne in beautiful Australia.  This November, Rashonda spent two weeks in Australia, visiting not only the University of Melbourne, but also, visiting the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, informally RMIT.  The NCURA Global Fellowship program is a joint…

  • Important Agency Updates from NIH and NSF

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    Please note that NIH and NSF have recently issued important updates to their proposal and award policies and procedures. ORA will work to summarize the most pertinent parts of these updates in a future newsletter. However, we wanted to be sure that the Emory Research Community was made aware of these updates as quickly as…

  • NIH Expands Notice of Interest in Diversity

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    On November 22, 2019, the NIH rescinded its 2018 Notice of Interest in Diversity (NOT-OD-18-210) and replaced it with an expanded Notice of Interest in Diversity (NOT-OD-20-031).  In this expanded notice, the NIH issued the following revised diversity statement: “In spite of tremendous advancements in scientific research, information, educational and research opportunities are not equally…