Update to Business Warehouse (BW) Reports
Effective, Monday, December 18th, when you run the following BW Reports out of the GM-Distributed Folder, you will note a change to the Variable Screen. Budget vs Actual GM Master Data – Revenue and AR Grant Master Data The Variable Screens have been updated to automatically remove any Closed Grants. To see all grants, regardless […]
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 […]
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 […]
Department Administrator Forum- May Event Registration Open!
Join us virtually on May 9th, 2023, from 2-3:30 pm for our third Department Administrator (DA) Forum of 2022-2023 Academic year! 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 spend […]
New NIH “FORMS-H” Grant Application Forms and Instructions Coming for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2023
Applicants applying to NIH, AHRQ and FDA funding opportunities with due dates on or after January 25, 2023 must use updated FORMS-H application packages as detailed in NIH Notice (NOT-OD-22-195) and must use FORMS-G application packages for due dates on or before January 24, 2023. Applications submitted using an incorrect forms package for their intended […]
NSF Issues Revised Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1), effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023
NSF has announced the issuance of the revised Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) ( NSF 23-1) that will be effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023. Significant changes are noted in the NSF notice and a complete summary of changes is provided in the Introduction section of the PAPPG. See the […]
Personnel Activity Reports (PARs) are Due October 7th
Department Administrators/Effort Coordinators: PARs for the period January 2022– June 2022 are due back to effort reporting (effort@bu.edu) on Friday, October 7, 2022. Please refer to the Effort Reporting webpage for resources or contact effort@bu.edu with questions.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]