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The Research Administrators News & Updates is a bi-weekly e-newsletter published by the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) at Yale University. It is a subscription-based newsletter that provides OSP and sponsor updates and reminders, quick facts, guidance and training information in all aspects of sponsored projects administration.
November 30, 2023
Download Volume 4 Issue 5
In this issue, you will find:
- Indirect Rate for Clinical Trials
- Workday Learning: Yale’s Future Learning Management System
- NCURA Region I: Call for 2024 Proposals
- RA Webinar: Cost Transfer Phase 2
- Careers related to Research Administration
- Sponsored Projects Training Request Intake Form
- Sponsored Projects Training
November 16, 2023
Download Volume 4 Issue 4
In this issue, you will find:
- Thanksgiving Recess
- NSF Virtual Grants Conference
- Health On Track: New University System Supports Health Requirements
- RA Webinar: Managing Subawards at Yale Lesson
- Careers related to Research Administration
- Sponsored Projects Training Request Intake Form
- Sponsored Projects Training
November 2, 2023
Download Volume 4 Issue 3
In this issue, you will find:
- NIH R01 Deadline Reminders
- RA Webinar: Managing Subawards at Yale Lesson
- Reminder - NIH Loan Repayment Program Deadline November 16, 2023
- Careers related to Research Administration
- Sponsored Projects Training Request Intake Form
- Sponsored Projects Training
October 19, 2023
Download Volume 4 Issue 2
In this issue, you will find:
- NIH R01 Deadline Reminders
- Free Webinar: SAMHSA Stakeholder Meeting for Post Award Amendments
- RA Day Slides Posted Online
- Careers related to Research Administration
- Sponsored Projects Training Request Intake Form
- Sponsored Projects Training
October 16, 2023
Download the Research Admin Newsflash
Research Admin Newsflash: SPFA Intake Portal Down 10/18/23 from 12pm to 1pm
October 5, 2023
Download Volume 4 Issue 1
In this issue, you will find:
- NIH Loan Repayment Program
- RA Webinar: Cost Share Lesson
- Revised MTA Incoming Form
- NCURA September Campus Liaison Newsletter
- Free Registration for NCURA Webinar
- Workday Learning: Yale’s Future Learning Management System
- Sponsored Projects Training Intake Form
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
September 21, 2023
Download Volume 3 Issue 6
In this issue, you will find:
- NIH R01 Deadline Reminder
- Free Registration for NCURA Webinar
- Workday Learning is Replacing TMS as Yale’s Learning Management System
- Sponsored Projects Training Intake Form
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
September 7, 2023
Download Volume 3 Issue 5
In this issue, you will find:
- Sponsored Projects Training Intake Form
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
August 24, 2023
Download Volume 3 Issue 4
In this issue, you will find:
- New Training Offered Next Week: Export Compliance
- NCURA August Campus Liaison Newsletter
- Sponsored Projects Training Intake Form
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
August 11, 2023
Download Volume 3 Issue 3
In this issue, you will find:
- Reminder: IRES PD, PT, COI - Planned Outage for Application Upgrade
- Updated NIH Guidance on Budgeting for Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Costs
- Save the Date: Research Administrator Day
- Reminder: No RA Forum this August
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
August 1, 2023
Download Volume 3 Issue 2
In this issue, you will find:
- Reminder: IRES PD, PT, COI - Planned Outage for Application Upgrade
- Responsive and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR/RCR) Training - corrected
- Free Registration for NCURA Workshop
- Sponsored Projects Training Request Intake Form
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
July 13, 2023
Download Volume 3 Issue 1
In this issue, you will find:
- Reminder: IRES PD, PT, COI - Planned Outage for Application Upgrade
- Reminder: Busy Season and Award Set-up Delay
- Free Registration for NCURA Webinars
- Sponsored Projects Training Request Intake Form
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
June 29, 2023
Download Volume 2 Issue 8
In this issue, you will find:
- NIH R01 Deadline Reminders
- Reminder: IRES PD, PT, COI - Planned Outage for Application Upgrade
- New Export Compliance virtual Instructor-Led Training (vILT)
- Busy Season and Award Set-up Delay
- NCURA June Campus Liaison Newsletter
- OSP Website Update
- Free Registration for NCURA Webinars
- Sponsored Projects Training Request Intake Form
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
June 15, 2023
Download Volume 2 Issue 7
In this issue, you will find:
- Congratulations! NCURA Spring Meeting Outstanding New Speaker Award
- Reminder: IRES PD, PT, COI - Planned Outage for Application Upgrade
- OSP Website Update
- Free Registration for NCURA Webinars
- Sponsored Projects Training Request Intake Form
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
June 1, 2023
Download Volume 2 Issue 6
In this issue, you will find:
- Reminder: *New* SPFA Intake Portal and Support Model Information Sessions
- Reminder: IRES PD, PT, COI - Planned Outage for Application Upgrade
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
May 18, 2023
Download Volume 2 Issue 5
In this issue, you will find:
- NIH R01 Deadline - Activities and Reminders
- NCURA May Campus Liaison Newsletter
- REMINDER: IRES PD, PT, COI - Planned Outage for Application Upgrade
- New SPFA Intake Portal and Support Model Information Sessions
- Free NCURA Webinar: Cost Transfers: Evaluating your Current Procedures to Mitigate Risk
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
May 15, 2023
Download the Research Admin Newsflash
Research Admin Newsflash: New Federal and Non-Federal Fringe Benefit Rates
May 5, 2023
Download Volume 2 Issue 4 (Special Edition)
In this issue, you will find:
- IRES PD, PT, COI - Planned Outage for Application Upgrade
- Yale University Postdoctoral Compensation Increase
- Important NIH Updates & Reminders
- Important NSF Updates & Reminders
May 4, 2023
Download Volume 2 Issue 3
In this issue, you will find:
- Sponsored Projects Training Request Intake Form
- Free NCURA Webinar: Cost Transfers: Evaluating your Current Procedures to Mitigate Risk
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
April 20, 2023
Download Volume 2 Issue 2
In this issue, you will find:
- NCURA April Campus Liaison Newsletter
- Free NCURA Webinar Login: Current and Pending/Other Support
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
April 6, 2023
Download Volume 2 Issue 1
In this issue, you will find:
- UPDATED - Institutional Information - SAM.gov
- Free NCURA Webinar Login: Current and Pending/Other Support
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
March 23, 2023
Download Volume 1 Issue 6
In this issue, you will find:
- Intro to SPA eLearning Now Live
- OSP Website Updates
- NCURA March Campus Liaison Newsletter
- Carryover Request added to Financial Status Report (FSR)
- Coming Soon - Redesigned eRA Commons xTrain Module
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
March 9, 2023
Download Volume 1 Issue 5
In this issue, you will find:
- Institutional Information - SAM.gov Registration Renewal
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
February 23, 2023
Download Volume 1 Issue 4
In this issue, you will find:
- NIH R01 Deadline Reminder
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Update to Biosketch and Current and Pending Support Documents
- NCURA Agency Day: Free Registration
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
February 9, 2023
Download Volume 1 Issue 3
In this issue, you will find:
- FY2023 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends
- NCURA January Campus Liaison Newsletter
- Principles of Effort: Ask the Expert Additional Offering
- Free Registration for NCURA Webinars
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
January 27, 2023
Download the OSP Newsflash
OSP Newsflash: NIH February Proposal Deadline Activities and Reminders
January 26, 2023
Download Volume 1 Issue 2
In this issue, you will find:
- 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy
- SPFA Award Set-up Team is fully staffed
- SPFA Reminder - Changes to FFR Due Date: Federal awards
- Free Registration for Two NCURA Webinars
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
January 17, 2023
Download the OSP Newsflash
OSP Newsflash: NIH Salary Cap Increase
January 12, 2023
Download Volume 1 Issue 1
In this issue, you will find:
- AHRQ Salary Cap Increases
- Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement (Rev. December 2022)
- Updates to the Non-Discrimination Legal Requirements for NIH Recipients
- Research Compliance Course Expanded
- New Requirement for NSF Proposals that include Off-Campus or Off-Site Research
- Sponsored Projects Training
- Careers related to Research Administration
December 15, 2022
Download Volume 4, Issue 6
In this issue, you will find:
- Winter Recess Submission Schedule
- Coming Soon: Research Administrators News & Updates - New Format and Look
- New eLearning: Proposal Development for NIH RPPRS
- OSP Website Updates: Resources Tab Removed
- Careers related to Research Administration
- Sponsored Projects Training
December 1, 2022
Download Volume 4, Issue 5
In this issue, you will find:
- Winter Recess Submission Schedule
- Form 1403 FR,02 Justification to Direct Charge F&A Type Costs to a Federal Award
- Salesforce Pilot Concluded for GCAT3 and GCAT5
- 2023 OSP Brown Bag Schedule
- Upcoming NCURA Webinar: Allocating Costs Effectively: How to Divide the Pie
- Careers related to Research Administration
- Sponsored Projects Training
November 17, 2022
Download Volume 4 Issue 4
In this issue, you will find:
- Thanksgiving Recess
- Reminder: Unfunded Proposal Notifications
- NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy - Questions and Input Welcome
- Restrictions on Charging/Moving Charges by University Service Providers
- Update to NIH Notification of Removal or Disciplinary Action Involving Program Directors/Principal Investigators or other Senior/Key Personnel
- OSP Website Update: Change in Scope of Work Template
- NCURA November Campus Liaison Newsletter
- Careers related to Research Administration
- Sponsored Projects Training
November 3, 2022
Download Volume 4 Issue 3
In this issue, you will find:
- Updates to Effort Reporting Policy, Procedure, and Form Instructions
- Salesforce Pilot Underway for GCAT3 and GCAT5
- UPDATE: National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Reminder: Brown Bag Webinars Now 11:00am – 12:15pm
- Principles of Effort New Blended Format
- Reminder – NIH Loan Repayment Program
- Careers related to Research Administration
- Sponsored Projects Training
October 20, 2022
Download Volume 4 Issue 2
In this issue, you will find:
- NIH November R01 Deadline Activities and Reminders
- NIH Informational Webinar for Maximizing Investigator’s Research Awards (MIRA)
- Additional Supplier Contract Validations
- NCURA October Campus Liaison Newsletter
- Reminder – NIH Loan Repayment Program
- New Escalation Procedure for Overdue Effort Certification Statements
- OSP Website Updates
- Change in Time – Brown Bag Webinars
- National Science Foundation Virtual Grants Conference
- Careers related to Research Administration
- Sponsored Projects Training
October 6, 2022
Download Volume 4 Issue 1
In this issue, you will find:
- National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) Career Development Policy Update
- Automated Reminders for Subaward Budget Period Funds
- External Professional Activities Guidance
- Institutional Base Salaries for Sponsored Projects
- Updated Form: 1306 FR.02 F&A Rate Reduction-Waiver Request
- Campus-wide Collaborative Training Committee (CCTC) Survey
- Careers related to Research Administration
- Sponsored Projects Training
September 22, 2022
Download Volume 3 Issue 6
In this issue, you will find:
- Final Reminder: Grants.gov Shutdown Friday 23rd September 2022
- New Course by CITI Program: Disaster Response and Research Reactivation
- Campus-Wide Collaborative Training Committee (CCTC) Survey
- Careers Related to Research Administration
- Sponsored Projects Training
September 8, 2022
Download Volume 3 Issue 5
In this issue, you will find:
- Preparing to book federal grant-funded travel?
- Yale COI Office Guidance
- Procedure 1301 PR.06 Sponsored Projects Financial Reporting and Closeouts
- Reminder: Grants.gov Shutdown - System Enhancements & Server Maintenance Outages 9/23/22 - 9/29/22
- Campus-wide Collaborative Training Committee (CCTC) Survey
- Careers in the Office of Research Administration
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Policy on $500,000 or More Proposal Acceptance
- NIH Implementation Changes for Genomic Data Sharing Plans - Applications due on or after January 25, 2023
- NIH Continued Extension of Certain Flexibilities for Prospective Basic Experimental Studies with Human Participants
- Sponsored Projects Training
August 25, 2022
Download Volume 3 Issue 4
In this issue, you will find:
- NIH Transition from “Forms-G” to “Forms-H” Coming January 2023
- Pay Components Included/Excluded in Effort Certification
- New Workday Report: Subaward Prepaid Advances – Yale
- Reminder: Grants.gov Shutdown – System Enhancements & Server Maintenance Outages 9/23/22 – 9/29/22
- Campus-wide Collaborative Training Committee (CCTC) Survey
- Guidance for NRSA Childcare Costs
- August 2022 NCURA Campus Liaison Newsletter
- Careers in the Office of Research Administration
- Sponsored Projects Training
OSP Newsflash August 16, 2022
GRANTS.GOV Shutdown - System Enhancements & Server Maintenance Outages 9/23/22 - 9/29/22
Download the OSP Newsflash
August 11, 2022
Download Volume 3 Issue 3
In this issue, you will find:
- Pre-Proposal Submissions via Sponsor Portals
- Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Billing
- Grants.gov Shutdown – System Enhancements & Server Maintenance Outages
- NIH Implementation Details for Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy
- Additional Trainings Listed on OSP Website
- Campus-wide Collaborative Training Committee (CCTC) Survey
- Guidance for NRSA Childcare Costs
- New Categorization in TMS for Sponsored Projects Training
- Sponsored Project Training
July 28, 2022
Download Volume 3 Issue 2
In this issue, you will find:
- Brown Bag for Research Administrators Next Week
- NSF Research.gov Registrations/Account Affiliations
- eRA Update: Ability for Users to Consolidate Multiple Commons Accounts Coming in Early 2023
- Coming Soon: New Categorization in TMS for Sponsor Projects Training
- Sponsored Projects Training
July 14, 2022
Download Volume 3 Issue 1
In this issue, you will find:
- July 2022 NCURA Campus Liaison Newsletter
- Coming Soon: New Categorization in TMS for Sponsored Projects Training
- OSP Training
June 30, 2022
Download Volume 2 Issue 7
In this issue, you will find:
- NIH July 5th Proposal Deadline Activities and Reminders
- Updated Subrecipient Information and Compliance (SIC) Form
- REMINDER: Spend Category Health/Dental Reimbursement (SC081)
- NEW: IRES SubFolders
- Next OSP Brown Bag Happening August 4th
- OSP Training
June 16, 2022
Download Volume 2 Issue 6
In this issue, you will find:
- NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing
- June 2022 NCURA Campus Liaison Newsletter
- NCURA Webinar: ORCID and the OSTP Guidance on NSPM-33
- Research Administration Demonstration (RAD) Series
- OSP Training
June 2, 2022
Download Volume 2 Issue 5
In this issue, you will find:
- eRA Alert: Performance Sites of Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Require UEI Effective June 23
- Correction to Stipend Levels for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2022
- NCURA Webinar: International Diversity and Cultural Norms and Cultural Intelligence Training
- OSP Training