Category: Announcements
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Records Retention and You
Most of us do not concern ourselves with records retention since “someone takes care of it”. At Emory, however, the schools departments institutes, and centers share responsibilities for record retention amongst their constituents, which could include YOU. Records are kept to document decisions, policies, expenditures, internal controls, and to maintain Emory’s history and activities. Many…
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Emory Research A to Z (ERAZ)
Emory Research A to Z (ERAZ) is a new, bi-monthly meeting aimed at increasing awareness by providing information to the Emory Research community. Organized by the Office of Research Administration, ERAZ encourages participation from all of the Emory Research Offices, including the Institutional Review Board, Office of Technology Transfer, Offices of Sponsored Programs and Grants…
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NIH Notices
excerpted from NIH Notice Number: NOT-OD-11-045 Beginning with applications submitted for May 25, 2011 and subsequent receipt dates, the biosketch instructions will include a modification of the personal statement section to remind applicants that they can provide a description of personal issues that may have reduced productivity. The revised instructions for the personal statement are…
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New FastLane Requirement
The FastLane Cover Sheet has been revised for consistency with the requirements of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) to replace the Performing/Research Organization information with Project/Performance Site Primary Location information. this change has already been made on government-wide basis in the SF 424 family of forms. If the project will be performed…
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Emory University Cost Sharing Guidance
General Operating Principles The maintenance and growth of the research enterprise at Emory requires efficient and effective stewardship of the University’s resources. One component of this stewardship is the reimbursement of research costs by sponsors to the fullest extent possible. Cost sharing not only commits discretionary funds to a specific project, but it also results…
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Cayuse 424
The Office of Sponsored Programs is pleased to announce the upcoming implementation of Cayuse 424 for grants.gov proposal submissions. After careful consideration it was determined that Cayuse 424, a software program that provides for web-based development of grants.gov submission packages and checks for errors as the user complete the forms, was asound solution for the…
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Reminder: xTrain
As of January 1, 2011, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will require the use of the eRA Commons xTrain system to electronically prepare and submit PHS 2271 Statement of Appointment forms and/or PHS 416-7 Termination notices when required for institutional research training and career development awards, individual fellowships, and research education awards. After January…
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Effort Queries
Do you need to know what effort was proposed or awarded and don’t know where to look? Below are a few queries that can be used to assist in finding proposed and awarded effort in Compass. Proposed Effort: EU_GM_PROPOSED_EFFORT_BY_EMPLI EU_GM_PROPOSED_EFFORT_BY_DELI These queries swill show a person’s role on a proposal, the proposal title, and the…
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RST Form Changes
There are now checkboxes to indicate whether a SmartKey is associated with a sponsored project. If you are transferring charges to or from a sponsored project, please check these boxes to indicate the associated project. This change relates to the paper RST form only. You will continue to make RSTs through the ERS (effort) system…
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Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
The announcement below is provided for informational purposes. While no action is required at this time, FFATA will require changes to our sub-contracting and other procurement processes. further information will be provided in the near future. Effective October 1, 201, new federal rules took effect. The rules are a result from the passage of the…