Updates from Sponsored Programs to BU’s research community.
UPDATE on Issue with CRC UEI Number in NIH ASSIST and eRA Commons
As an UPDATE to the Blog post issued yesterday regarding issues with the CRC UEI number, we have learned that the eRA system reverted our UEI to the incorrect version overnight. We are being told that the issue will be resolved no later than tomorrow (Friday) evening, thus there is a possibility that the UEI […]
Alert on Issue with CRC UEI Number in NIH ASSIST and eRA Commons
Please be advised that an issue with the Charles River Campus UEI (Unique Entity Identifier) in ASSIST/eRA Commons was discovered this week where the UEI being populated in the application package was incorrect. Sponsored Programs has worked with eRA Commons, and this has now been resolved and the correct UEI is now being captured in […]
Internal Prior Approval Request (IPAR) Form Updated
Please be informed that our “Internal Prior Approval Request (IPAR)” form has been updated! Sponsored Programs has made a series of changes to the IPAR form to better accommodate for Rebudget, De-obligations and No-Cost Extension actions during award set-up. These changes will help prevent common holds related to these actions while giving the Research Administrators and […]
Important Announcement – Extended Grants.gov Downtime will Impact Federal Grant Proposal Submissions
Grants.gov will be migrating their services to the cloud and will be unavailable from Friday September 23, 2022 at 12:01 AM ET through Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 11:59 PM ET. What Will Be Affected During this Time? Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) Grants.gov: Cannot download or update FOAs, or related documents. Application Grants.gov, ASSIST: Cannot […]
Personnel Activity Reports (PARs) Have Been Distributed to Department Administrators/Effort Coordinators
To comply with Federal Regulations, all Boston University employees who are paid from Sponsored Research funds receive a Personnel Activity Report (PAR) on a semi‐annual basis to review and certify their salary and effort. PARs for the period January – June 2022 have been distributed today via email to department administrators/effort coordinators. Please note, all […]
NIH Institute Funding Limitation Policies and Paylines
Please review the NIH Institute Funding Limitation Policies and Paylines for a table summarizing existing NIH Institute policies that limit the total amount of agency funding that an individual investigator may receive. There is significant diversity in the approaches that Institutes take with their funding strategies and the table attempts to reflect this diversity. […]
Guidance for the Treatment of Unallowable Costs Charged to a Grant
Reviewing accounts and removing unallowable expenses is a critical part of the University’s internal control process ensuring that all posted expenses are appropriate, allowable, reasonable, approved and supported with documentation. Unallowable costs, erroneously charged to an award, must be promptly transferred to your Departmental University Cost Center, Discretionary Account, or other non-sponsored project account. This […]
NIH – Top 5 eRA Resources You Should Know
As you apply for or manage an NIH award, check out these 5 resources to help you navigate their grants systems: New to eRA Commons? Start here! Get to know NIH grant systems with a high-level overview of the steps taken by applicants/grantees in eRA Commons over the grants lifecycle. eRA Commons Online Help for […]
Where’s My Award Page Updated
Please be informed that the “Where’s My Award” page on the Research Support website has been updated! The contents of the page are now hosted in PowerBI interactive report. The report, it’s Instructions, and further details can be found under the “Check Your Award Set-up Status” section of the Award & Subaward Tracker site. As […]
Is your project idea suitable for NSF funding?
NSF has developed the Program Suitability & Proposal Concept Tool (ProSPCT) for prospective Principal Investigators (PIs) to contact the National Science Foundation (NSF) to determine suitability of a project idea prior to submission of a proposal. Log in to ProSPCT, then click “Submissions” to get started. ProSPCT uses Login.gov for authentication. Submissions made via this […]