Financial Research Expenditure Dashboard (FRED) Training and Updates
The Financial Research Expenditure Dashboard (FRED) is a tool to assist department and grant administrators (DAs) in managing their research dollars.
FRED provides DAs with an at-a-glance view of all the grants they manage, allowing DAs to quickly check status, note upcoming financial-related deadlines, view salary cost distributions, transaction and commitment details. FRED has a robust system to perform salary and expenditure projections for DAs to forecast grant spend with their PIs to make educated decisions. If you have DA or OAV access to grants in SAP, you will be able to use this tool to support your management of those grants.
Access FRED with your Kerberos Password
FRED Training Opportunities
Upcoming Training Events
Follow the links below to register for upcoming virtual training events and receive the zoom invitation.
FRED Training Refreshers
During these trainings, we will review the purpose of FRED, how to use this tool to manage awards, and how to perform projections.
Register for January 17th, 10 AM
Register for February 6th, 1 PM
FRED Office Hours
Office hours are a space to ask questions, troubleshoot, and learn together. Use the links below to register and receive a zoom invitation.
Register for February 15, 10 AM
Training Videos
NEWFind tutorials for how to use the tools in FRED with the MyMedia FRED Tutorials Playlist. As we create additional tutorials, they can be found in this playlist.
*To view the videos, make sure you are signed into MyMedia with your Kerberos Username & Password. To sign in, click on the user icon in the top left that reads “GUEST” for the log in option.
Training Guide
This step-by-step guide will walk you through any task you may wish to perform in FRED and best practices around grant management.
FRED Testimonials
“I am now finally beginning to put things together and am getting results that tie very closely to what I get in my BW-based shadow system… my system and FRED are beginning to come into phase. I’m so glad that all of the hard work your team has done is working with real grants in real departments!”
Even in these early days of FRED, administrators are finding ways to use FRED in their work. Many departments have found success in starting small and experimenting with FRED using simple grant accounts. Some departments say they look forward to new grants coming in so they can start fresh with FRED.
Distinct FRED Users Since Launch
Departments Using FRED Since Launch
Projections Performed in FRED Since Launch
Questions and Contacts
If you have questions about how to use FRED, please reach out using this contact form. Your questions and feedback will inform our training resources and the development of this tool.