Quality Research Administration Meeting

May 2013

Agenda

SPA Announcements/Federal

Update

Kuali Coeus Update

Subaward Update

Negotiated Salary Program

Nancy Lewis

Barbara Inderwiesche

Soheil Jadali

Bruce Morgan and Stella Marks

May 2013 QRAM

Sponsored Projects Administration Update Federal UpdateNancy LewisDirector, Sponsored Projects Administrationnrlewis@uci.edu949.824.2897

NSF Update

• Project Reporting has transitioned to Research.gov.– Final, Annual, Interim and Project Outcomes reports must be

prepared and submitted in Research.gov. – Reports submissions will not longer be available in Fastlane.

NSF: Automated Compliance Checks for Proposals

• Beginning March 18, 2013, FastLane will check for all Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) required sections of the proposal.

• GPG Required Sections of the Proposal:

NSF: Automated Compliance Checks for Proposals (cont.)

• Principal Investigators (PI) will receive warning messages if any of the GPG required sections are missing, however, the PI can submit the proposal to the Sponsored Projects Office (SPO)

• FastLane will prevent submission from the SPO, if any of the GPG required sections is missing.

• Proposals submitted through Grants.gov also must include all GPG required sections or include a document stating that the section is “Not Applicable.”

NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards –

FY 2013• FY 13 Funding Levels:

– Non competing awards generally funded at levels below that indicated in the Notice of Award.• Reductions may be partially restored. • Commitments for continuation awards in FY 14 remain unchanged.

– NIH will make every effort to keep the average size of competing awards at FY 12 levels.

– NIH expects to make fewer competing awards in FY 13• Inflationary Increases for Future Years:

– Inflationary increases for future years commitments will be discontinued for all completing grant awards issue in FY 13. • Adjustments for special needs, such as equipment and added personnel,

will continue to be accommodated.

• NRSA Awards: – Stipend Levels established in FY 12 will remain in effect for

FY 13.• Salary Limits:

– Salary cap of $179,700, Executive II level, established in FY 12 will remain in effect for FY 13.

NIH Public Access Policy-Implications for Awards

• Public Access Policy-Implications for Awards :– In Spring, 2013, NIH will delay processing of non-competing

continuation grant awards if publications arising from that award are not in compliance with the NIH public access policy. The award will not be processed until recipients have demonstrated compliance.

NIHResearch Performance Progress

Reports• Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)

– RPPR Commons Module must be used for submitting SNAP and Fellowship award progress reports with start dates on or after July 1, 2013.

– Progress reports submitted in other formats will not be processed by NIH.

– Failure to submit timely RPPR reports may adversely affect future funding and/or awards to the Principal Investigator.

Sequestration

• Information and Resources on SPA Homepage:– http://www.research.uci.edu/ora/sp/index.htm

• UCI senior leadership is monitoring the impact of sequestration on UCI’s contract and grants.

• Please forward any information regarding the impact of sequestration on grants or contracts that you administer to your Contract and Grant Officer in SPA.

Negotiated Salary ProgramBruce Morgan

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research/Research AdministrationBruce.Morgan@uci.edu949.824.5677

Stella Marks, JDDirector, Faculty Relations and Developmentsgmarks@uci.edu949.824.0423

May 2013 QRAM

Questions for the Presenters

• Are that professors who are taking sabbatical during the next fiscal year still eligible to participate in the NSTP?

• Can a grant be charged for both Summer Salary and the NSTP?

• Does the start and end date of a grant or contract have to be July- June in order to qualify?  What if it is Oct - Sept?

• Can an continuation award be considered for funding (or an award that will request an NCTE)  mid FY be considered at all?  Is that a School decision regarding risk or is there a UCOP policy regarding this situation?

• Does someone over a salary cap have to take a supplement for the amount between the salary cap and their new salary?

April 2011 QRAM

Other QUESTIONS ??

May 2013 QRAM