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Capital Equipment: Summary of Policy for Capital Equipment in Schools with Sponsored Research

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Please see Appendix A: Summary of Policy for Capital Equipment in Schools with Sponsored Research of the Financial Management of Property, Plant and Equipment Policy on Harvard’s Financial Policy Office website. Additional Sponsored Capital Equipment...

New Self-Paced Course: Harvard’s Capital Equipment Policy

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Dear Research Administrators, A new training course, Harvard’s Capital Equipment Policy (University-wide), is now available. This self-paced course provides an overview of Harvard's Capital Equipment Policy for all staff involved in sponsored research...

Sponsored Equipment Roles and Responsibilities Matrix

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Table 1: Harvard University Sponsored Equipment Roles and Responsibilities Role Responsibilities Principal Investigators (PIs/Faculty), Laboratory Members, and Laboratory Administrators Principal Investigators (PIs) and laboratory staff are responsible...

Two major financial policies effective July 1, 2018

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Two major financial policies are now in effect as of July 1, 2018. The policies and additional materials may be found at the Financial Policy Offices website. Financial Management of Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE Policy) (updated from 7/1/14 version...

Equipment Management

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Preparing a proposal Equipment is defined as tangible personal property (including information technology systems) that have a useful life of more than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost which equals or exceeds: For all awards beginning June 30...

F&A Rates - Federal Sponsors

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - jlo@hsph.harvard.edu Type From To Rate% Locations Applicable To Predetermined 7/1/2025 06/30/2028 52.0 On-Campus Research (See Note 1) Predetermined 7/1/2025 06/30/2028 42.0 On-Campus Other Sponsored Activities...

New Resources for Updates to IDC Rates, Subawards, & Equipment: Effective July 1, 2025

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Dear Research Administrators, To help you prepare for important changes taking effect July 1, 2025, OSP has released new resources covering IDC rates, equipment thresholds, and subawards: 1. IDC Rate Area Threshold Changes FAQs Find answers to key...

Prior Approval & Other Requests

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Throughout the lifecycle of an award, modifications that differ from the original submitted proposal are often necessary. For both federal and non-federal awards, many of these changes require the sponsor's written prior approval before Harvard can...

Cost Sharing Policy

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Originally Issued: March 1, 2011 Last Revised: June 2024 Responsible Office: Office for Sponsored Programs PDF version of Cost Sharing Policy Policy Statement Harvard University has established the following policy for the management of cost sharing to...

Budget

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A budget provides details of projected expenses necessary to complete the proposed scope of work or research plan. Each sponsor has their own set of budgetary requirements. Be sure to follow the sponsor guidelines and the NOFO instructions when completing...

Sponsored Expenditures Guidance

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Originally Issued: December 26, 2014 Last Revised: September 2024 Responsible Office: Office for Sponsored Programs Contents I. Introduction II. Cost Principles for Federal Awards III. Cost Principles for Non-Federal Awards IV. Procedures for Expensing...

At-Risk Account Guidance

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Date First Effective: February 26, 2004 Revision Date: September 10, 2019 Responsible Office: Office for Sponsored Programs PDF version of At-Risk Account Guidance Background At-Risk Accounts, previously known as "Advance Accounts”, provide Principal...