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 […]
The Journey to Impact: Watch Your Language
Are you working on an idea to impact a customer, audience, or market? (Since we have policy people in the audience whose “market” is the government, let’s define “market” as the audience you wish to adopt your idea.) Whether you plan to start a company, license to a third party, or collaborate with the government […]
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 […]
The Lab to Market Transition: Lessons from Faculty, Students, and Research Staff
In February, the Office of Research hosted an event called The Lab to Market Transition: Lessons from Faculty, Students, and Other Research Staff. The event highlighted scenarios in which post grads spun out companies with the technology they worked on in their PI’s lab. We had four spinout guests, at different stages of maturity, with […]
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, […]