Updates from Sponsored Programs to BU’s research community.
Personnel Activity Reports (PARs) for the period: July to December 2020
PARs are due in one (1) month (Friday, April 9th). Please return all certificated PARs to Post Award Financial Operations (PAFO) via effort@bu.edu. For further guidance please click here. Subscribe
NIH Announces Childcare Costs for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Supported Individual Fellows in Notice No. NOT-OD-21-069
NIH Announces Childcare Costs for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Supported Individual Fellows in Notice No. NOT-OD-21-069. As part of NIH’s on-going efforts to develop programs that support family-friendly research environments for the NIH-supported workforce, NIH will begin providing an option for recipients of NRSA individual fellowships to request support for childcare costs […]
NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) Section 889 Compliance (effective 2019/2020)
Read the full Bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5515/text For a PDF version: https://www.congress.gov/115/plaws/publ232/PLAW-115publ232.pdf Please reach out to Diane Baldwin, AVP Sponsored Programs with any questions (dbaldwin@bu.edu; 617 353-4377). High Level Overview (March 2021) – communication sent to all PI’s and Administrators Prohibitions Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 prohibits: Federal agencies from entering into […]
Postdoctoral Compensation Guidelines
The Office of Research has updated the minimum salary and stipend levels for Boston University postdoctoral scholars. Effective July 1, 2021, the FY22 salary and stipend minimum for all BU postdocs will be $53,760. All new proposals submitted through Sponsored Programs should reflect salaries and stipends at the minimum of $53,760. Please see the Office […]
NIH, AHRQ and HRSA Announce FY 2021 Updates to NRSA Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels
Stipend increases are announced for FY 2021 Kirschstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate, predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees and fellows. Training Related Expenses and Institutional Allowances for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees and fellows and the Tuition and Fees for all educational levels remain unchanged. Please see NOT-OD-21-009 for full details and the IMPORTANT notes below. Effective with all […]
Personnel Activity Reports (PARs) Have Been Distributed
PARs for the July – December 2020 period have been distributed this week via email to department administrators/effort coordinators. Please note, all PARs are due back to effort reporting (effort@bu.edu) on Friday, April 9th. Subscribe
F&A Guidance
SP and PAFO have created an F&A guidance document to help you determine the correct F&A rate to use when you are developing your budget. It addresses common issues such as the on-site versus the off-site rate, when will a lower F&A rate be acceptable, how to determine the correct federal rate to use, etc. […]
Sponsored Programs Award and Proposal Five-Year Trends Reports
The Sponsored Programs Data and Reporting Team recently developed a report showing five-year trends. These reports, which are located on the Research Support website, are longitudinal trend reports that include all proposals and awards recorded by the University. They are summarized by Administering School/College and Principal Investigator primary academic appointment (PAA). These reports can be […]
NIH and AHRQ Increase Salary Limitation for FY 2021 to $199,300
NIH & AHRQ have issued updated guidance regarding the salary limitations for FY 2021 reflecting an increase in the Executive Level II salary level from $197,300 to $199,300 effective January 3, 2021. See NIH Guidance NOT-OD-21-057 and AHRQ Guidance NOT-HS-21-007 for detailed information. The new salary cap may be used for budgeting purposes effectively immediately. If adequate funds are […]
Sourcing and SRM
As you know, Boston University’s Sourcing Department moved from SRM to Guided Buying in August 2020. Old open commitments related to a SRM requisition, or purchase order all need to be closed. As part of the closeout process of a grant, PAFO has always indicated that the department would need to work with Sourcing to close […]