GMAS records all non-Letter of Credit sponsored payment requests on the Scheduled Receivables screen of each project. The recording of receivables occurs after the approval and submission of an invoice to the sponsor. In rare cases, some sponsors provide a payment schedule in lieu of invoicing, whereby the GMAS receivable is recorded without an invoice being submitted. Each receivable in GMAS identifies the due date of the receivable (“Date expected”), which is used for aging the...
Timeliness of reporting and closeout is crucial to sound grants/contracts management to assure full compliance with agency regulations and to assure collection of all monetary reimbursement for costs incurred. These functions are tested as part of the annual Uniform Guidance Audit requirements as well as by other sponsoring agencies when they make periodic visits to Harvard.
The Department/Local Level Managing Unit should continue to review and reconcile any active accounts in the general ledger to ensure expenditures match the ...
Below are classes recommended for research administrators that are involved in oversight, administration and communication throughout the post-award life cycle.
Fishbowl Tuesdays at the Harvard Chan School are 1 to 1 1/2 hour training sessions held on a regular basis during the academic year. Since October 20, 2020, we have covered topics such as Prior Approvals (Letters to Sponsors), Communicating with Your PI About Effort, Federal Disclosure Requirements, International Collaborations and Activities, Provost Criteria and Statement of Work. Copies of presentation materials are sent to attendees via email following each session. If...
There are many educational resources at the School and University for Harvard Chan School Research Administrators. At times it’s hard to know where to begin so please take a moment to check out these Learning and Development pages on the menu tab above.
