Category: RGC
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Compass Support Incident Log
Are you experiencing an issue with Compass? Are you about to log an incident using the Compass Support Incident Log? Stop right there! Entering an incident on your own will delay the process of your request being resolved. When experiencing an issue with Compass, please email PSGrants@emory.edu with your issue and include screenshots of what…
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FY15 Fringe Rates Effective September 1, 2014
The FY15 Fringe Rates for Emory University and Healthcare are available. The table below reflects the new fringe benefit rates. Type Campus Rates for Federal Labor Charges Campus Rates for Non-Federal Labor Charges Faculty/Staff/Postdoc 24.60% 25.75% Resident 21.20% 20.00% FICA Only 7.65% 7.65% Emory Healthcare 23.06% 25.30% The rate tables can be found on the…
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Office of Research Administration Newsletter’s New Web Address
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in Announcements, Audit, Cayuse Tips, COI, Compass, Compliance, Cost Transfer, ECRO, ERAZ, IACUC, IRB, ORA, ORC, OSP, OTT, RAS, RGC, TrainingIn 2013 the Office of Research Administration Newsletter was transitioned to an online format using one of Emory’s web tools. This year, we were asked to move our newsletter to a new institutional tool. This task is complete. The July/August 2014 edition of Emory’s Research Administration Newsletter is available at: https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/ranews. Please update any bookmarks…
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HHS PMS Transition Extension
HHS has agreed to extend the subaccounting transition to the new payment system. This is the change that will require that we close out all active awards, prepare FFRs for all, and set up new projects for the remainder of those projects. The broad transition has been moved from a start date of 10/1/14 to…
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Process Change in Accrued Vacation Payouts in Grants
Effective Sept. 1, 2014 (FY15), there is a change in how the University accounts for accrued vacation leave payouts for employees leaving the University. Research universities such as Emory currently operate under OMB Circulars A-21, A-110, and A-133. As of December 26, 2014, we will be operating under the new Uniform Guidance (UG), which effectively…
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New Reporting Guide
A new Reporting Guide is on OGCA’s website. This guide includes the enhancements implemented in the EBI production environment. The guide provides guidance to Sponsored Programs Administrators for the use of reports both in the Emory Business Intelligence (EBI) system, and for the use of various queries currently available in Compass. Recent updates to EBI…
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Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Transition to the new RAS Structure
How do RAS responsibilities differ from what was formerly handled by the department? Emory’s research funding has grown dramatically over the last decade, propelling us into the top tier for federal funding among research universities. As a result, Emory’s research administration infrastructure and practices have had to expand in order to meet these growing needs;…
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Sponsored Award Overrun Policy Issued
An overdraft/overrun is created on a sponsored project when the expenditures exceed the allowable budget. When this occurs, Compass will not allow invoicing or drawdowns to be processed. Delayed invoicing can result in lack of reimbursement for expenditures. In order to avoid loss of funding, a new University policy has been issued providing OGCA with…
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ARRT Tool Update
As noted in the October and February Research Administration Newsletters, for all awards ending after April 1, 2014 or later, the ARRT Tool is required for use by both RAS and Departmental Administrators. This is required to be forwarded to OGCA at 60 days following the end date of the award. The tool has been…
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Revised Process for the Late Retroactive Salary Transfers
The procedure for submitting late RSTs has been revised to allow for more efficient processing. The Emory Cost Transfer Policy states “three calendar months from the end of the month in which the original charge occurred is considered to be the maximum reasonable time period to process a cost transfer.” Previously, we required a 90…