NIH Notice of Policy Change to Align with OS Requirements

February 28, 2022

NIH recently announced an update to the Special Council Review (SCR) policy to align with updated Other Support disclosure requirements. Effective with the FY 2022 May/June Council round, Advisory Council members will continue to provide additional consideration of new and renewal applications from well-supported investigators who currently receive $2 million or more in total costs,... Read more about NIH Notice of Policy Change to Align with OS Requirements

Use New SAM UEI in NSF System

February 28, 2022

Effective February 28, 2022, the National Science Foundation (NSF) began using the new System for Award Management (SAM) issued Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in Research.gov and FastLane. This update was made in accordance with the government-wide transition by April 4, 2022, away from the use of the Dun & Bradstreet issued Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and toward the new SAM UEI as the primary means of entity identification for Federal awards.

Upcoming Changes to GMAS Award Logged Notification

February 28, 2022

When an award notice is logged in GMAS, an automatic notification email is sent from GMAS to the PI and administrative team (dept & SPA). While minor, we would like to highlight 2 upcoming changes to the notification email:

Adding to Reminders: “Department Action Required: All must be complete prior to action memo”
Adding to Reminders: “For additional information on Approvals in GMAS, please use ...

Updated HCSRA Page: Other Support and Biosketch Resources

February 22, 2022

We updated the Other Support and Biosketch Resource page. Please note, some new resources are currently being developed and labeled as "coming soon."

Is there a resource missing that you find helpful? Please let us know (contact link) and we'll add it to the website.

New HSCRA Page: Boot Camp Training

February 22, 2022

Boot Camp Training is now available on HCSRA. Boot Camp is a training resource developed by the Harvard Chan School. It reviews key aspects of the award life cycle and provides tools for effective award management. The training is recommended for all new hires. It is also available for experienced Research Administrators who are interested in refreshing their award management skills. The complete training consists of six sessions. Presentation Slides and Zoom Video recordings are available below for each session.... Read more about New HSCRA Page: Boot Camp Training

New HSCRA Page: Faculty, Academic, and Staff Summary Worksheet

February 22, 2022

The updated Faculty, Academic, and Staff Summary Worksheet is now available on HCSRA (excel version of the worksheet). The worksheet serves as a cheat sheet for Research Administrators. It includes a consolidated list of PeopleSoft & HSPH Titles, Job Codes, Object Codes, Fringe, Payroll Frequency, and other details useful for journals and... Read more about New HSCRA Page: Faculty, Academic, and Staff Summary Worksheet

Updated Guidance: Sponsored Expenditures

February 22, 2022

On January 27, 2022, the Sponsored Expenditures Guidance was updated to include the following changes:

Significant changes to the layout and format of the guidance
Removal of appendices
Additional clarity and inclusion of more sections to help provide additional guidance
Sections that are currently under revision or review are noted

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New Guidance & Procedure: Participant Support Costs

February 22, 2022

Participant Support Costs as defined by 2 CFR §200.1, 200.456, are direct costs for items such as stipends or subsistence allowances, travel allowances, and registration fees paid to or on behalf of participants or trainees (but not employees) in connection with conferences, or training projects (note that participant support costs do not apply to NIH training grants).

Effective March 2022, ...