Category Archives: ORA

Change in Budgeting and Cost of Living Increases on NIH Salary Cap

October 16, 2014

At this year’s NCURA annual meeting, Michelle Bulls, Director of NIH’s Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), provided a policy update on budgeting and cost of living increases on the NIH salary cap. This update included an explanation that Universities are allowed to include escalators on capped salaries.  The rationale behind the allowance […]

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Foundation Grant Opportunities

October 15, 2014

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) is pleased to announce that grant applications are now being accepted in the following categories: Innovation Grant Letter of Intent, Deadline: Nov. 3, 2014 – Apply Now!    Do you have a novel idea that has potential for high impact on pediatric cancer patients? Does your idea, approach, or methodology have […]

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What You Need to Know Now About Uniform Guidance

September 11, 2014

Who needs to know about Uniform Guidance? Anyone who is involved in federal research at Emory University and/or the administration of those activities is responsible to know and understand the changes that Uniform Guidance brings.  Reading Emory’s monthly Research Administration Newsletter will ensure that you are aware of the information that you need to know. […]

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FY15 Fringe Rates Effective September 1, 2014

September 2, 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

September 2, 2014

In 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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ACTSI Announces an Intellectual Property Agreement between Emory & Morehouse School of Medicine

September 2, 2014

Seeking to increase the efficiency and speed of clinical and translational research in Atlanta and beyond, the partner institutions of the Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) recently signed an agreement clarifying exclusive copyright, trademark, and patent rights on discoveries made by collaborating research investigators at Emory University and Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM). […]

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HHS PMS Transition Extension

September 2, 2014

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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DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program

September 2, 2014

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2014 solicitation.  Applications are due 5:00pm ET on Wednesday September 24, 2014. The SCGSR program supports supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of […]

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McKNIGHT AWARDS SEEK TO EXPAND TECHNOLOGIES FOR BRAIN RESEARCH

September 2, 2014

The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience will grant $600,000 for the 2014 McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awards. The awards will support three research projects, each receiving $200,000 over two years. The three projects seek to expand the range of technologies for studying the brain and its diseases and to make these new technologies available […]

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National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) 56th Annual Meeting– August 10-14, 2014

August 29, 2014

At the NCURA Annual Conference in Washington, DC this week, the Rollins School of Public Health team is hosting a booth to recruit potential research administrators.

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