Upcoming Training Opportunities

Dear Research Administrators,

We wanted to take a moment to remind you about the upcoming training opportunities. Please see below for session details and how to register.

Procurement Policy Q&A Session

Date/Time/Format: Wednesday, December 6th / 3:00pm- 4:00pm / Live-Virtual Training

Description: Bring your procurement-related questions to this expert-led Q&A session!

This session is being held by the Financial Policy Office and Office for Sponsored Programs

Audience: This session is open to all in the sponsored research community.

Pre-Requisites: Intro to Procurement Course (50 min)

Registration: Please register through the Harvard Training Portal.

Financial Award Management II: Analyzing Cost Principles

Date/Time/Format: WednesdayDecember 13th, 2023 /1:00pm- 3:00pm / Live Virtual Training

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
  • Identify and interpret appropriate policies and guidelines to ensure expenditure compliance
  • Anticipate problematic costs to prevent audit findings

Audience: Research Administrators

Pre-Requisites: Required:Introduction to the OMB Uniform Guidance (University-wide) and Cost Principles and Direct Costs on Sponsored Awards (University-wide). We strongly reccomend Financial Award Management I. Pre-work will be distributed to registrants in advance of the session. Please note, this course is not foundational and achieving objectives is based on participation.
Registration: Please register through the Harvard Training Portal.