Description: This course incorporates activities and case studies to help participants think through complex questions regarding allowability of costs on federal awards and how non-compliance with cost principles can lead to audit findings. We will also consider how internal controls plays a role in ensuring cost principles are applied when charging federal awards. Activities include budget analysis, allowability Q&A, and an audit case study. Learning Objectives:
Apply cost principles to ensure responsible spending
Description: The University-wide Research Management Meeting (RMM) will be dedicated to GMAS Subagreement Training for Departments. This training is designed to prepare department administrators, grant managers and others in departments who work with subagreements to use new GMAS subagreement functionality that will be available on February 27th. While we strongly recommend that all in these roles attend this session, other interested colleagues are welcome to attend. Separate trainings have been created for Central Administrators. Led by Kevin Ritchie, Associate Director... Read more about Research Management Meeting (RMM): GMAS Subagreement Training
Description: This course was developed to help research administrators effectively apply cost principles to manage sponsored awards. In this session participants will:
Utilize internal financial systems (GMAS, HART) to confirm compliance to sponsor terms and internal policies
Take appropriate steps to review, analyze, and, in cases of non-compliance, move costs.
Identify the differences between journals and cost transfers
Description: This session will provide an overview of the Procurement Policy. This session utilizes partially recorded content and live instruction/qa Please note: Part of this training will show a previously recorded session that will be stopped periodically throughout to answer questions live. Topics include:
The micro purchase and small purchase threshold
Debarment requirements when using federal or cost-share sponsored funds.
Requirements for when to complete the Vendor Justification Form (VJF)
Description: This Cost Transfer session will focus on the role of the Cost Transfer Authorized Approver. The class will include a review of Harvard's Cost Transfer Policies and Procedures, the responsibilities of approvers, identifying requirements and best practices for approval, and cost transfer resources. Attendees will participate in group discussions and work through examples and case studies.
Audience: Anyone Responsible for review and approval of cost transfers.
Description: This session is for research administrators who would like to gain knowledge of audit requests and what actions are needed when you are audited. We will cover the work flow of audits, the types of audit requests one may receive as well as requested documentation to support costs. During this presentation, we will demonstrate differences in work flow and documentation requested between U.S. audits and International audits through examples. This will provide foundational knowledge and begin to advance participants understanding in how to approach an audit...
Description: This advanced course focuses on the lifecycle of faculty effort and reinforces important policy requirements and definitions. Participants will have the opportunity to apply concepts and perform effort calculations during this course. By the end of this session participants will be able to:
Define proposed effort, committed effort, and certified effort as they change over the life an award
Explain effort commitment principles to researchers
Determine when prior sponsor approvals and adjustments are...
Description: This course incorporates activities and case studies to help participants think through complex questions regarding allowability of costs on federal awards and how non-compliance with cost principles can lead to audit findings. We will also consider how internal controls plays a role in ensuring cost principles are applied when charging federal awards. Activities include budget analysis, allowability Q&A, and an audit case study. Learning Objectives:
Apply cost principles to ensure responsible spending
Description: Onboarding newly hired employees includes welcoming and successfully integrating them into your office. Introducing new, remote team members to the culture while helping them understand how their role and individuals they support impact the overall organization involves a multimodal approach. Since the pandemic, hiring remote staff requires innovative ways of communicating, collaborating, thinking and training. This webinar will provide organizational socialization strategies and tips from three different perspectives to ensure new staff are set up for...
Description: This course was developed to help research administrators effectively apply cost principles to manage sponsored awards. In this session participants will:
Utilize internal financial systems (GMAS, HART) to confirm compliance to sponsor terms and internal policies
Take appropriate steps to review, analyze, and, in cases of non-compliance, move costs.
Identify the differences between journals and cost transfers