Updates from Sponsored Programs to BU’s research community.
Personnel Activity Reports (PARs) are Due in One Month
PARs for the period July – December 2021 are due back to effort reporting (effort@bu.edu) on Friday, April 8, 2022. Please contact effort@bu.edu with questions.
Tip for Completing the Personnel Activity Report (PAR)
PARs for the period July – December 2021 have been distributed. Please note, A PAR cannot be accepted unless the “% of Effort Expended” column is completed. Click the following links for additional PAR related materials: Effort Reporting How To Complete the PAR PAR Guidelines and Dates Please contact effort@bu.edu with questions.
NIH Increase on Salary Limitation for FY 2022 to $203,700
NIH has issued updated guidance regarding the salary limitations for FY 2022 reflecting an increase in the Executive Level II salary level from $199,300 to $203,700 effective January 2, 2022. See NIH Guidance NOT-OD-22-076 for detailed information and examples. The new salary cap may be used for budgeting purposes effective immediately. For active awards, including […]
NIH Support for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Trainee and Individual Fellow Childcare Costs
Starting in 2021, NIH has made available funds for trainees and fellows supported by Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training (T) Awards and Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship (F) awards to defray the costs of childcare. Boston University Sponsored programs has created a FAQ to […]
Personnel Activity Reports (PARs) Have Been Distributed
PARs for the period July – December 2021 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 8, 2022. Please contact effort@bu.edu with questions.
Research Financial Operations Microsoft Teams Channel for Unclaimed Payments
Are you expecting a payment? Did you check with BU’s Treasury department and are still having trouble locating it? Research Financial Operations is here to help. Did you know that we manage both Grants and Miscellaneous Receivables billing? As a result, we receive payments monthly that cannot be identified as belonging to a specific grant, […]
New Sponsor Updates – NIH and DOE
Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement for Fiscal Year 2022 NIH Notice NOT-OD-22-050 announces publication of the updated NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS, Rev Dec 2021). This update is applicable to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2021. This update supersedes, it its entirety, the NIHGPS dated […]
Important Sponsor Reminders – Effective Immediately
As a follow up to earlier announcements and subsequent updates, please see the important Sponsor reminders related to NIH Forms-G Application Forms and Instructions, NIH Changes to Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format Page (including links to sample Biographical Sketches and Other Support Pages), NSF Updated Pre-Award and Post-Award Disclosure Table and NIH eRA Two-Factor […]
Grant Expenditure Dashboard – Volunteers Needed
Sponsored Programs and Continuous Improvement & Data Analytics (CIDA) would like to invite you to a Brainstorming Session around the creation of a new Grant Expenditure Dashboard. This Dashboard is a tool for you, the Departmental Administrator and Principal Investigator, so we want and welcome your feedback. The first brainstorm session is scheduled for Tuesday, […]
NIH – Enhanced Checks for Compliance with Clinical Trial Registration and Reporting in RPPR
Enhanced checks on non-compliance with clinical trial registration and reporting came into effect in eRA’s Human Subjects System on October 1 that could delay your RPPR submission if you are late on either front (see details in eRA news item). Remember that all NIH-funded clinical trials are expected to register and submit results information to Clinicaltrials.gov, […]