New Process for Subrecipient Invoices for PAFO
PAFO is pleased to announce a new process for Subrecipient Invoices for sponsored projects: Beginning January 2, 2018, all new subrecipient invoices will be processed through a new online Subrecipient Invoice Disbursement Form The new Subrecipient Invoice Disbursement Form will be located on Forms page of the Accounts Payable website. The Form will be live beginning […]
Administrator Guidelines for Office of Research Reporting Areas
We’ve gathered many of the policies, guidelines, and resources from BU and the Office of […]
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Additional Changes to the NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Policy on Post-Submission Materials
Notice Number NOT-OD-17-066 expands the National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health post-submission materials policy to include citations to issued patents as allowable post-submission materials. This notice applies to applications submitted for proposals due on or after Sept. 25, 2017. Post-submission materials are those […]
New NSF Proposal and Award Policy Newsletter
NSF now issues a quarterly publication that shares information on upcoming changes and clarifications to policies and procedures that affect the preparation and submission of NSF proposals and management of NSF awards. Read the first issues of the newsletter.
Implementation of the Research Terms and Conditions
Revised Research Terms and Conditions (RTCs) have been issued, as announced in the March 14, 2017 Federal Register. The RTCs address and implement the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200) issued by the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and are made available to research agencies […]
Grants.gov “Workspace:” Changes to the Federal Submission Process Coming December 2017
The traditional method of applying for grants to federal agencies by downloading a package of PDF forms and submitting via grants.gov will be phased out in December 2017. Learn more about the change on the grants.gov site. Sponsored Programs Recommendations: Continue using the available Adobe packages while we create Workspace user guides. If you chose […]
Animal Assurance Number Has Changed
Effective immediately, BU’s Animal Welfare Assurance number has changed from A3316‐01 to D16-00204. This impacts both campuses and should be used on proposals going forward. Please see the institutional numbers and rates page for frequently needed numbers and information.
New NIH Salary Cap effective January 8, 2017
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have issued interim guidance on salary limitation for grants and cooperative agreements. The Executive Level II direct salary cap has been increased to $187,000, effective January 8, 2017. Please use this amount moving forward and stay tuned for additional guidance from NIH on the salary cap once the Department […]
PARs due to PAFO by April 7, 2017
As a reminder, Personnel Activity Reports (PARs) are due back to Post Award Financial Operations (PAFO) via effort@bu.edu by Friday, April 7. As of Monday, March 20, over 75% of the PARs have still not been received.