Dear Research Administrators,
We wanted to take a moment to tell you about the upcoming training opportunities. Please see below for session details and how to register.
New online course: Cost Principles and Direct Costs on Sponsored Awards
Date: Open for registration!
Description: The University Research Administration Training Team (URATT) is excited to announce the launch of a new online module for research administrators, “Cost Principles and Direct Costs on Sponsored Awards.” This 30-minute course discusses the types of costs that may occur on sponsored projects and the principles in the OMB Uniform Guidance that govern those costs on federal awards. As a learner, you’ll also play the role of a grant manager in multiple scenarios throughout the course, gaining practice in applying these principles to evaluate specific costs proposed by a Principal Investigator. The course is recommended for any staff member whose work supports sponsored project administration at Harvard.
This new course replaces the two older online modules, “Cost Principles and “Direct Costs on Sponsored Awards.” Anyone who has an “assigned” or “in progress” status for these older courses should instead complete this new single module. If you have already completed “Cost Principles” and/or “Direct Costs on Sponsored Awards,” your completion will still be valid and recorded, but we invite you to take this newly-released course as a refresher.
REACH Foundations 102 Spring 2020 Application Cycle
Date: Application cycle will open Monday, January 27th, 2020.
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.
Subrecipient Monitoring: Informational Session and a Review of Available Resources
Dates/Times/Locations:
- January 22nd, 2020 / 10:00am-11:30am / Longwood, TMEC Building, Room 128
- January 29th, 2020 / 10:00am-11:30am / Cambridge, Lamont Library, Forum Room
Description: In this session we will provide an overview of subrecipient monitoring at Harvard. Topics to be included are:
- University Subrecipient Monitoring Policy
- GMAS navigation for organization assessments
- Resources in the Toolkit
- Quarterly Review Process
Intended Audience: This session is strongly recommended for all grants management staff responsible for reviewing subaward invoices/financial reports, processing subaward payments and reporting on subawards. The session will focus on the administrative aspects of subrecipient monitoring. This session is meant to be highly interactive, please bring any unique scenarios and questions to the session.
*Please note: The content presented at these sessions will be the same for the Longwood and Cambridge offerings.*
Registration: Please register for these sessions through the Harvard Training Portal
ECRT Basics Training
Dates/Times/Locations:
- January 28th, 2020 / 10:00am-12:00pm / Longwood, Countway Library, Room L-025 (basement computer lab)
- 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 these sessions through the Harvard Training Portal.
NCURA Live Webinar: How to Audit-Proof Your Department
Date/Time/Location:
- January 29th, 2020 / 2:00pm-3:30pm / Cambridge, Jefferson Labs (17 Oxford St.), Room 250
Description: This webinar is a professional development opportunity that focuses on how a department can prepare for an audit through understanding audit lessons learned, internal controls and daily department operations. This workshop provides an in-depth look at audit issues through a combination of audit trends, review of Federal audit reports, and a discussion of day-to-day best practices. In addition, we will discuss the role of the department administrator so your department will be set up for a successful audit.
Registration: Please register for this session through the Harvard Training Portal.
We encourage you to take advantage of these offerings! Please feel free to contact Katelyn Lippman (Katelyn_lippman@harvard.edu) with any questions.
-The OSP Training Team