Brought to you by the University Research Administration Training Team, “GMAS Basics & Requests” will provide attendees with an introduction to Harvard’s Grants Management Application Suite (GMAS) and how it is used to manage sponsored projects.
The following topics will be covered during this session:
Description: This is a bi-monthly webinar style information dissemination meeting open to everyone within the sponsored research administrative community at Harvard. Topics will include federal updates from the Harvard DC office, updates on policies, committee work, and systems, and information relating to the federal awarding agencies.
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...
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.
Pre-Requisites: Review the Cost Transfer Policy,...
Description: The Sponsored Projects Overview is the foundation of the University Research Administration Training Team’s (URATT) course offerings. This full day session, offered quarterly, involves facilitation and participants from across the University, covers basic information on Harvard research administration policies, procedures, the award lifecycle, regulatory compliance, and also provides resources and contacts for future use. Workshop attendance is limited to 40. Intended audience: Staff members with less than one year of experience in research administration at Harvard or... Read more about Overview of Sponsored Programs Training
Description: The European Union has grabbed headlines and attention with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), however, around the globe numerous countries from China to Thailand to Nepal have quietly been updating their privacy laws with huge implications for multi-national research. In this webinar we will take a global tour of new regulations and their impact on research. Many are similar to GDPR but some go much further with in country registration requirements. Research administrators overseeing international research need to be prepared. Learning Objectives:
Formally part of the Sponsored Expenditures Guidelines (appendix B) The Sponsored Cost Allocation Methodology guidance was developed to help administrators oversee and monitor sponsored funds. The Cost Allocation Methodology info session will focus on the following topics:
Allocation Methodology Criteria
Documentation requirements
Allocation Methodology Best Practices
Acceptable vs Unacceptable Methodology (examples)
This session aims to help participants establish fundamentals,...
Get a preview of the revised Procurement Policy effective January 1, 2020. This session will provide an overview of updates to the Procurement Policy. Updates include:
An increase of the micro purchase and small purchase threshold
Debarment requirements when using federal or cost-share sponsored funds.
The revised version of Vendor Justification Form (VJF)
The work-flow in Buy to Pay as it relates to sponsored funding
Following an overview of the updates, we plan to reinforce...
Formally part of the Sponsored Expenditures Guidelines (appendix B) The Sponsored Cost Allocation Methodology guidance was developed to help administrators oversee and monitor sponsored funds. The Cost Allocation Methodology info session will focus on the following topics:
Allocation Methodology Criteria
Documentation requirements
Allocation Methodology Best Practices
Acceptable vs Unacceptable Methodology (examples)
This session aims to help participants establish fundamentals,...
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...