Category: OSP
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Uniform Guidance: Some Additional Guidance
Emory Uniform Guidance Manual and Quick Guide Coming Soon General Update During the past month, there were not many new directions received regarding Uniform Guidance. NIH noted that they will extend the final reporting (financial and programmatic) requirements from 90 days to 120 days (following the end of the award) for any awards ending after…
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Reprint: eNOA Changes June 30, 2014
As of June 30, 2114, changes to the eNOA were made. What were the changes? On the Front Page Administrative Data section– Type no longer appears on the front (New, Continuation, Renewal, etc.) Project Information section – Smartkey is now visible next to the Project ID. (Cost share smartkey or project does not show here.) Subcontracts section– All Subcontracts will now appear and the project…
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EPEX Reminders March 2015
Deleting Proposals After the creation of a proposal, it cannot be deleted or inactivated within EPEX. If you do not wish to route the proposal that has been created, please change the due date to 01/01/2001 and save the proposal for the next time the PI will need to route a proposal. Skipping Certifiers…
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Uniform Guidance: NIH Interim Guidance Issued; Lack of Consistency Between Agencies Brings Concerns; and Subrecipient Monitoring will Bring Changes for All
General Update Over the past month, several things have occurred related to Uniform Guidance. NIH issued interim guidance (detailed below). This did not bring many surprises but we are happy to have some areas covered in writing. We are hoping that NIH’s final guidance and that the General Research Terms and Conditions will be issued…
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Compliance Awareness
The Emory University Office of Research Compliance posted to their website guidance regarding obtaining prescription drugs and/or controlled substances for use in animal or bench research. The guidance addresses frequently asked questions in order to assist Emory researchers with information related to state of Georgia and federal law requirements. Information on controlled substances in research,…
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System Notes: COI, eRA Commons and eNOA
Managing COI: The eCOI website (www.ecoi.emory.edu) is monitored by the COI Office. The eCOI system is completely separate from Compass. If you are having issues, please contact the COI Office at: COI-Office@listserve.cc.emory.edu. In addition, these questions can be sent directly to your OSP Representative or PSGrants@emory.edu in the future for troubleshooting. eRA Commons: Please…
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Uniform Guidance: New Information Brings Some Good News and More Questions…
Uniform Guidance: New Information Brings Some Good News and More Questions… Over the past month, additional information regarding the implementation of Uniform Guidance has been provided (verbally) by federal representatives at the FDP (Federal Demonstration Partnership) Meeting. While some information shared was very positive, other information adds complexity to how we will need to administer…
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National Science Foundation (NSF) Updates the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guides (PAPPG)
The National Science Foundation has recently updated their Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG). Many of the changes made in the PAPPG are related to the issuance of the new Uniform Guidance (2 CFR § 200) and references within the Guide have been updated to reflect the new Uniform Guidance rather than the…
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Emory Proposal Express (EPEX) Workflow Certifications
Any certifier that has effort on a grant must certify the proposal himself/herself. If a proposal has a week until the deadline, PSGrants must give the certifier 2 business days to certify. If that certifier has not certified within that time span and the proposal needs to be rushed, the appropriate approval will need to…