Updates from Sponsored Programs to BU’s research community.
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 […]
eRA Updated Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Screens
As of June 23, 2022, all RPPR screens in eRA Commons have been updated to a new visual appearance to accommodate FORMS-G and new unique entity identifiers (UEI) as a replacement for DUNS numbers. The functionality and content will remain the same, except for new unique entity identifier (UEI) fields where applicable and other FORMS-G […]
Labor Distribution Reports – New “Wage Type PAR Eligible” Free Characteristic
We are happy to announce the creation of a new Free Characteristic for three Business Warehouse Payroll (Distributed)/Labor Distributions Reports for effort coordinators and department administrators. The new Free Characteristic is titled Wage Type PAR Eligible and can be used with the following reports: Labor Distributions: Payroll Inquiry by Distribution (PA12) Labor Distributions: Payroll Inquiry […]
Reminder NIH Deadlines and Proposal Submission Policy
The NIH summer deadlines (June 5, June 12, June 16, July 5, July 12, July 16, August 8, etc) are upon us and these are always a high volume proposal time for Sponsored Programs (see the complete list of deadlines). In addition to the normal high proposal volumes, the majority of these deadlines fall on […]
Faculty Transfers Involving Capital Equipment
Please contact Property Management to report all faculty transfers to and from the University that involve moveable capital equipment. Movable capital equipment is defined as any tangible property with an acquisition value of $5000 or more and a useful life of 1 year or longer. While transfer of equipment is managed at the department level, […]
Sponsored Research Travel
Please note that due to the expected increase in travel, the Sponsored Program Travel Guidelines including Fly America guidance has been updated. For foreign travel on federal funds, the US Government has over one hundred open sky agreements with other countries, but only 4 of them are compliant with Fly America. For Department of Defense […]
Reminder: Subrecipient or Contractor determination must be done at proposal stage
If your project includes external collaborations please remember that you must determine, at the proposal stage, if that collaborating party is a subrecipient or a contractor. It is important that the correct determination is made as there are budgetary differences between subrecipients and contractors as well as different documentation requirements. The correct determination at proposal […]
Clarifying BU|BMC Collaborations
Boston University (BU) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) share a unique and longstanding relationship with regards to sponsored research activity but it is also important to remember that BU and BMC are two distinct and separate organizations with: Different DUNS/UEI numbers Different EIN/Tax IDs Different negotiated F&A and Fringe rates Different Annual Audits Different Proposal […]