Cost Sharing Reminders

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The Research Administration Essentials (RAE) Video Series was developed from the previously recorded REACH Foundations 101 training sessions and each video addresses a topic that spans the sponsored award life cycle. Note: All previously posted videos can be found on OSP's RAE Page or under the...

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Monthly meetings between PIs (Principal Investigators) and GMs (Grants Manager) are an important method of presenting up-to-date and accurate information to PIs. With limited time to meet, what do you prioritize? The new Monthly PI/GM Meetings Guidance and Agenda provides some helpful suggestions and an... Read more about New Guidance: Monthly PI/GM Meetings and Agenda

The Harvard Chan School revised the Sponsored Effort Management Policy to include the Faculty Effort on Training Grants section.

GMAS Notification Preferences

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The Harvard Chan School SPA created an Other Support presentation to remind research administrators of Other Support best practices.

The Office of Financial Services (OFS) has changed the default accounts that are referenced in the Fixed Price Residual Balance Procedure. OFS is in the process of journaling existing balances to the new strings.

The BER supplier type can only be used for:  

• A Non-US Individual
• Reimbursements Only (not honoraria or services)
• Active for 90 days
• Use the Non-Employee Reimbursement (NR) form to process the payment   

For additional information, please refer to the B2P Blog. 

The Harvard Chan School's At-Risk Accounts Process was revised on May 17, 2023. This revision corrects the cost transfer information previously provided (1/6/22) and confirms that debits to at-risk accounts are subject to the cost transfer policy.

The RAE video series was developed from the previously recorded REACH Foundations 101 training sessions and each video addresses a topic that spans the sponsored award life cycle. The two featured videos this week are: GMAS Demo for Proposals and GMAS Demo for Post-... Read more about RAE Videos: GMAS Essentials

The RAE video series was developed from the previously recorded REACH Foundations 101 training sessions and each video addresses a topic that spans the sponsored award life cycle. The two featured videos this week are: ASSIST Demo for NIH Proposals and Effort Reporting and Certification. All previously posted... Read more about RAE Videos: Effort Reporting & NIH Proposals

The Financial Policy Office would like to remind you to submit feedback for the working draft guidance (listed below) regarding appropriate classification of an employee fellow (compensation) and nonemployee fellow (stipend) by May 31, 2023.

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Are you interested in outsourcing your contract management and review needs? The Office of Contract Management Contracts team offers fee-based services to the Harvard Community including prioritized drafting, redlining, negotiating of contracts, contract entry into the University-wide Buy-to-Pay contract management tool, and more. Please visit our Contract Management website for more information or contact Elizabeth Copeland at Elizabeth_Copeland@... Read more about Contract Management Services

Any contract or transaction that applies federal funds, either through a federal grant or federal government contract, must include one of the versions of Attachment A found on the Terms and Conditions page on the Strategic Procurement website in order to comply with federal law. Whether you are contracting with the vendor directly or purchasing through the Buy-to-Pay system, please ensure that the necessary attachment is included. Please reach out to the... Read more about Important Reminder for Procurement Contracts Using Federal Funds

To assist with commencement and year-end planning, Buy-to-Pay (B2P) provided some helpful tips to onboard Non-US Payees.