Dear Research Administrators,
We wanted to take a moment to tell remind you about the upcoming training opportunities. Please see below for session details and how to register.
REACH Foundations 102 Spring 2020 Application Cycle
Date
Application cycle is open!
Description
The Research Excellence in Administration Certificate at Harvard program, a University-wide sponsored research training series for research administrators, is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2020 offering of the REACH 102 level course. Applications for Spring 2020 are due Friday February 14th, 2020. For more details on the program and application process, please visit the REACH website, or send questions to katelyn_lippman@harvard.edu.
ecrt Basics Training
Date, Time, and Location
February 4th, 2020 / 2:00pm-4:00pm / Cambridge, 8 Story Street, Room B50 (basement computer lab)
Description
This course will introduce department administrators to effort reporting and the electronic effort reporting and certification system (ecrt), which allows Principal Investigators and Faculty to certify their effort on federally-sponsored projects. This course will cover the following:
- Introduction to effort and effort reporting
- ecrt roles and responsibilities
- Workflow for certification by Principal Investigators and/or Faculty
- Workflow for Grants Managers to review and monitor and overall management of certifications during certification periods
- Best practices during the pre-certification review period
- Workflow for Primary Effort Coordinators to monitor the process of certifications in their departments and assign roles and overrides as needed
- Please note that this session will include system demos that will first cover Grant Manger responsibilities. The last 30 mins of the session will be devoted to Primary Effort Coordinators and will cover the additional aspects of the systems their role needs to utilize.
Intended Audience
ecrt Basics training is intended for Grant Managers with responsibility for assisting their faculty during the effort reporting process as well as anyone in the Primary Effort Coordinator role. This is a great opportunity for new ecrt users as well as for existing users who want a refresher.
Recommended Pre-Work
Review of the University-wide Effort Reporting Policy
Registration
Please register for the ecrt session through the Harvard Training Portal.
NSF Live Webinar: NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) Update
Date, Time, and Location
February 6th, 2020 / 2:00pm-3:00pm / Cambridge, 1033 Mass Ave, Floor M, Room M11 / online via webcast
Description
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering an NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) Update Webinar for the research community to review the revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 20-1).
The PAPPG details NSF’s proposal preparation and submission guidelines, and provides guidance on managing and monitoring the award and administration of grants and cooperative agreements made by the Foundation. This webinar will provide an overview of significant changes and clarifications to the PAPPG that will be effective for proposals submitted or due, and awards made, on or after June 1, 2020.
Registration and Viewing
Please register for this NSF webinar through the Harvard Training Portal. Please note we are offering a room to view this webinar live with a group. If you would like to view online from your desk, please register for the session on the NSF website [link inactive; removed 3/2/20].
We encourage you to take advantage of these offerings in the new year! Please feel free to contact Katelyn Lippman (Katelyn_lippman@harvard.edu) with any questions.
-The OSP Training Team