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Encouraging Use of the PHS Assignment Request Form in Applications

January 30, 2023
You have likely come across the Public Health Service (PHS) assignment request form when putting together your grant application. It’s optional, but we encourage applicants to fill it out. This form is available in nearly all competing NIH application form packages and allows you to provide specific application assignment and review information to referral and review staff. For more information, refer to the... Read more about Encouraging Use of the PHS Assignment Request Form in Applications

Reinvention of GMAS Subagreements

January 27, 2023

GMAS Subagreement Enhancement: Monday, February 27, 2023

The GMAS Subagreement Workflow enhancements are now available.  From this point forward, Departments requesting subagreement and subamendment drafts should do so in GMAS, rather than emailing their Central Office. If you have any questions, please contact Angie Suriel at ...

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Updates to General Data Protection Regulation

January 25, 2023

An update to the EU’s and UK’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) now requires certain standard contractual clauses be included in contracts that implicate data privacy issues. The Contract Management team is in the process of reaching out to clients and contacts across the university to work on amending certain contracts to bring them into compliance with GDPR.

Additionally, any new contracts that implicate the GDPR should include the current version of the ...

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FY 2024 Fringe Benefit and Vacation Fringe Rates

January 25, 2023

Pending federal approval, Harvard will consolidate 6 fringe benefit rates into 3 for FY2024. Note: The Staff rate has been consolidated and now includes both Exempt and Non-Exempt Staff. The Academic category includes faculty and post-docs.

  • Federal proposals should continue to use FY2023 rates until we have approval for the consolidated rates.
  • Non-federal proposals can use the consolidated rates starting immediately. 

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