Tag Archives: Award

Sponsored Research: The Importance of Obtaining Approvals Before Starting Work

Authors: Holly Sommers, Associate VP, Office of Sponsored Programs & Edwin Bemmel, Associate VP, Research Grants & Contracts All sponsored research is subject to specific regulations and requirements and must be administered through the designated offices. The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) verifies these requirements before approving an award or assigning a Provisional Award Number […]

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RGC Exemption Request Form and Process Changes

Exemption Request Form  As a reminder, all awards must be reconciled to the general ledger, and billing and financial reporting must be based on posted GL activity. Projections cannot be included in financial reports (FSRs) or invoices. We understand that there may be an initial need for a small number of exceptions. We have created an […]

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NIH Closeout Procedures (From the PI Perspective)

Now that you are nearing the end of your NIH project do you know how to properly close out the award? When you accept an NIH grant you are agreeing to the terms and conditions included in your Notice of Award.  The terms include the NIH policy requiring submission of three types of final reports […]

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FY22 Fringe Rate Announcement

*Sent on behalf of the Office of Sponsored Programs & Research Grants and Contracts* Dear Colleagues, The FY22 federal and non-federal fringe rates have now been approved. The new rates are as follows: These fringe rates become effective on September 1, 2021. All proposals to federal sponsors (or for federal flow-through) should begin using the […]

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ORA Spotlight: RGC Post Award Setup (PAS) Team

Did you know spending or billing cannot occur on your sponsored programs award without the Post Award Setup (PAS) team? The PAS team is the glue between OSP, RAS and RGC Operations. A small but powerful analysis team makes sure all sponsored awards are analyzed, reviewed, and ensures data integrity within the compass system. They […]

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

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 […]

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Library ORCID iD Sign-Up Event on October 24, 2019

Please join Emory Libraries & Information Technology for an ORCID iD sign-up event on Thursday, October 24, 2019! Details of the event can be found in the poster below. An ORCID iD is a persistent digital identify which will distinguish you from other researchers. And, as a reminder, ORCID iD’s are now required for all […]

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NIMH Announces Data Sharing Policy

The National Institute of Mental Health has recently announced that researchers who are funded by NIMH will be required to deposit all raw and analyzed data (including, but not limited to, clinical, genomic, imaging, and phenotypic data) from experiments involving human subjects into an informatics infrastructure which will enable the sharing and use of this […]

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What are OLTs and how do they impact invoicing and letter of credit draws?

Every transaction expensed to the award goes through a pricing process to determine if the transaction is below the billing limit established for the award.  If the transaction is below the billing limit then the transaction is given an analysis type of BIL (the transaction is available for the next weekly LOC Cash Draw or […]

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New Webinars Available in ELMS.

In the table below, you will find the Course Name and the Course Code of the recently added webinars. You may register for any of the following in ELMS.

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