Personnel Activity Reports (PARs) for January to June 2019
Monday, July 29 Last day PAFO has to approve Salary Adjustments. Please note that all salary adjustments approved by Monday, July 29th will be included in the PAR. If your salary adjustment is unable to be approved by PAFO by Monday, July 29th and it affects salary from June 2019 or prior, we will not […]
New DA Update Request Webform, plus Revised Look for the “Find your Department and Research Administrators” Webpage
In mid-May, we updated the Find your Department and Research Administrators webpage in an effort to make it easier to navigate and to allow updates to appear more quickly. In addition to the layout changes, the page now features a Department Admin Add/Change Request webform that enables you to easily let Sponsored Programs and PAFO […]
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Sponsored Research Training Workshop for New Department Administrators The 2-Day Foundational Training Workshop has proven very popular and will be offered again this fall. The course will give participants a holistic and high level view of sponsored research at BU, including roles and responsibilities. It covers the entire grant project life cycle, including pre award […]
Introducing the Internal NIH RPPR Summary Form (RSF)
In our continued efforts to establish consistent policies and procedures across both the Medical and Charles River Campuses, Sponsored Programs is introducing the NIH RPPR Summary Form (RSF). This form will be required for all Annual NIH Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPR) effective July 1, 2019. We ask that schools start using the form now […]
PAFO End of Fiscal Year Deadlines
PAFO wants to remind folks of fiscal year end. While Sponsored accounts don’t necessarily fall within the standard BU Fiscal date range of July to June, you should still be reviewing to account for the following: Do all salary and non-salary expenditures look appropriate? Are there charges on your University Cost Center that should be […]
Reminder for Upcoming NIH Deadlines
We are fast approaching the NIH summer deadlines (i.e. June 5, June 12, June 16, July 5, July 12, July 16, etc.) which is a high volume proposal time for Sponsored Programs (see the complete list of deadlines here). We are already aware of 59 proposals due in June and July. Your assistance in notifying […]
NIH salary cap increases to $192,300
On April 17, 2019, NIH issued Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements FY 2019 (NOT-OD-19-099). The Executive Level II salary has increased from $189,600 to $192,300 effective January 6, 2019. The new salary cap may be used for budgeting purposes effective immediately. If adequate funds are available in active awards that were […]
Potential Risk of Government Shutdown on February 15
Due to the uncertainty of a further government shutdown it is advised that you download any materials needed from affected agency websites before February 15. Sponsored Programs will continue to monitor the latest information and provide updates. Please refer to our earlier post for more information regarding the partial shutdown. Subscribe
New to the NIH Grants Process? Meet Face-to Face & Talk with Experts from NIH and HHS
NIH is hosting a regional seminar on program funding & grants administration in Baltimore, MD – May 15-17, 2019. This is an opportunity for new administrators, early stage investigators, researchers, graduate students, etc. to gain a better perspective of NIH policies and programs, network with peers, gather helpful NIH contacts and return to your office […]
NIH & AHRQ – Updates to Application Instructions and Review Criteria for Research Grants
See Notice NOT-OD-18-228 which includes information on updates to application instructions and review criteria language for research grant applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2019 and for research and development contract proposals submitted in response to solicitations posted on or after January 25, 2019. The rigor of the prior research, formerly […]