Auxiliary Funds and Sponsored Programs – Sponsored Work in Progress
Sponsored Projects Work in Progress accounts (SPWIP – 88) allow for the accumulation of costs for the fabrication of equipment or models. A fabrication takes place when the university makes or builds something inhouse and the resulting product meets the definition of capital equipment. See FPI 4-7 for information on costs that are allowable in a WIP account. If equipment […]
Auxiliary Funds and Sponsored Programs – Sponsored Work in Progress
Sponsored Projects Work in Progress accounts (SPWIP – 88) allow for the accumulation of costs for the fabrication of equipment or models. A fabrication takes place when the university makes or builds something inhouse and the resulting product meets the definition of capital equipment. See FPI 4-7 for information on costs that are allowable in […]
KR PD TIP – Budget validations
One of the steps in proposal budget review is to change the status of the budget OSP is supposed to review to ‘Complete.’ If you are not able to change a budget version’s status to ‘Complete,’ the system is catching budget data issues that affect accurate calculations. NOTE: The validations that run on the proposal […]
Consulting and CSU Employees
A consultant is an individual or business whose expertise is required to perform the project. Consultant services are temporary and highly specialized or technical and generally not available within the University. CSU investigators should not be listed as ‘Consultants’ on CSU sponsored projects. CSU investigators wishing to provide measurable effort on a sponsored project awarded […]
PI Eligibility at CSU
Eligibility to act as a principal investigator (PI) or co-principal investigator (Co-PI) on a sponsored project is limited to CSU employees with the necessary skills and knowledge to comply with all award regulations and requirements and who have an appointment type that permits serving as a PI or Co-PI. This limitation is in place because […]
Effective Email Communication
Use of Subject Lines Some email recipients rely heavily on the subject line to inform them of the email’s topic and to search and find the email for reference once read. Use the subject line to indicate the topic so that the recipient immediately knows what the message is about. Be specific since a lot […]
The Land-Grant Institution
Prior to my joining the CSU research administration team, I was the Director for Proposal Development at Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio. Miami is an emerging research institution with an emphasis on undergraduate education. Like CSU, Miami is a public institution of higher education. Like CSU, Miami receives awards from a variety of sponsors, including […]
Project Management in Research Administration – the Role of the Departmental Research Administrator in the Lifecycle of a Sponsored Research Project
The following is an overview of a project management session given at the NCURA Region VI and VII Meeting in Seattle, WA by presenters Rashonda Harris, Director of Post-award Operations, Emory University and Derick Jones, Program Manager, Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. At the Proposal Stage It all beings when the […]
Sponsored Agreements: Tricky Negotiations and Troublesome Clauses
The main types of funded agreements the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) receives are grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts. For grants and cooperative agreements, both of which are types of assistance awards, the awardee is generally aware of the agreement terms and conditions prior to award. With a grant, there is often little to negotiate. […]
KR PD – Tips and Tricks
Kuali Research Proposal Development (KR PD) is the system used at CSU to build and route proposals for approval. Below are some tips gathered from users of the system to ensure you are getting the most out of your KR PD experience. Basics Delivery Info Under “Delivery Info,” use “Submission description” to notify OSP of […]