Updates from Sponsored Programs to BU’s research community.
Department Administrator Forum: FCOI and Auditing (2024)
Hosted by Sponsored Programs, with guest Research Compliance. The DA Forum is an opportunity for department administrators and central research support staff to virtually come together and discuss special topics, upcoming events and announcements, and answer questions. This session, we will spent time discussing best practices for auditing and an overview of the Huron COI […]
Year End Planning and Holiday Deadlines 2023
In observance of Intersession break, SP offices will be closed starting at 5pm on Friday, December 22, 2023, re-opening 9am Tuesday, January 2, 2024. During this break, staff will not be available to approve or process any proposals or other sponsored research actions, including purchase requisitions and financial reports. Therefore, to help with the planning, […]
Changes to the Policy on Principal Investigator (PI) Status
TO: Boston University Faculty and Staff FROM: Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research DATE: November 29, 2023 SUBJECT: Changes to the Policy on Principal Investigator (PI) Status I am pleased to announce changes to our Policy on Principal Investigator (PI) Status that expand PI privileges for several categories of faculty and staff […]
Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference – Registration is Open
Join the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference! This virtual conference will be broadcast live on Zoom during the week of December 4 – 7, 2023. Please feel free to check nsfpolicyoutreach.com for the most up-to-date conference information and to view the conference agenda. You can view session […]
Adjustments to NIH Grant Application Due Dates on or Between October 28 and October 31, 2023
The NIH has issued application due date adjustments to accommodate scheduled federal system downtime. Grants.gov has a planned system outage from Saturday October 28, 2023, at 12:01 AM ET to Tuesday October 31, 2023, at 11:59 PM ET (see Grants.gov calendar and Grants.gov Community Blog). All Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) with due dates which originally fell […]
Announcing the Launch of FRED: the Financial Research Expenditure Dashboard
We are pleased to announce that starting today, Thursday, October 19th, Department and Grant Administrators will be able to access and utilize the Financial Research Expenditure Dashboard (FRED). This dashboard is designed to aid DAs in expense monitoring and projecting. FRED provides DAs with an at-a-glance view of all the grants they manage, allowing DAs […]
eRA Information: Data Management and Sharing Plans “Other Request” Type Available October 12
eRA Information: Prior Approval Requests to Revise Data Management and Sharing Plans for NIH Awards to be Submitted via Prior Approval “Other Request” Type Effective October 12 We are pleased to inform you that the “Other Request” type will be available for NIH awards in Prior Approval as part of an eRA Commons release on […]
Announcing FRED: the Financial Research Expenditure Dashboard
Hosted by Sponsored Programs and CIDA. We are pleased to announce a new tool developed to aid Department Administrators in managing sponsored research funds – the Financial Research Expenditure Dashboard (FRED). FRED will be released on Thursday, October 19th, along with best practice and training guides. Two live virtual information sessions will be held on […]
Sponsored Programs Post Award Updates
Research Computing Buy-In There is a new FAQ around Research Computing Buy-In here. Please review and let your Post Award Officer know if you have any questions. JV Uploads There is a new FAQ around JV Uploads here and when Sponsored Programs, Post Award is able to assist with this type of entry. Please note […]
Impacts of a Government Shutdown
As you’ve likely seen in the news, the risk of a government shutdown when the federal fiscal year ends on September 30 is very high. We strongly encourage BU research teams with federal funding to learn more about potential shutdown impacts, as described below. Shutdown Impacts and Considerations Seek programmatic advice from federal agencies before […]