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GUIDE TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF
SPONSORED PROJECTS

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Registration is CLOSED for the 2009 cohort.  Registration for 2009-2010 sessions is still open but classes are filling up; email Marjorie Forster with questions about availability.  You may reserve a space in the 2010 cohort; these sessions will be held on Tuesday mornings starting in February 2010 (see schedule below).  To register, please complete and submit the Registration Form and GASP Fee Form (click on links above). 

Sessions are held in the Administration Building, 620 West Lexington Street, 4th floor, room 4-110

  Schedule of Sessions

Session 2009 cohort2009-2010 cohort2010 cohortSession description

Session 1

Tuesday
2/17/09
9:00 - 11:00 am

Thursday
9/17/09
1:30-3:30 pm

Tuesday
2/16/10
9:00 - 11:00 am

Course Overview
The field of research administration
Essentials, terms and acronyms
Roles and responsibilities
Finding sponsored funding

Session 2
Part A

Tuesday
3/24/09
9:00 - 11:00 am

Thursday
10/15/09
1:30-3:30 pm
Tuesday
3/16/10
9:00 - 11:00 am

Proposal budget development
Allowable costs
Cost sharing/over-salary cap
Clinical trial budgets

Session 2
Part B

Tuesday
4/14/09
9:00 - 11:00 am

Thursday
11/12/09
1:30-3:30 pm
Tuesday
4/13/10

9:00 - 11:00 am

Coeus Proposal Development and Routing
    -Grants.gov
    -Other electronic submissions
    -Hard copy proposals and agreements
Submission and post-submission
Sponsor review
Pre-award and just-in-time responses

Session 3

Tuesday
5/12/09
9:00 - 11:00 am

Thursday
12/3/09
1:30-3:30 pm
Tuesday
5/4/10

9:00 - 11:00 am

Award terms and conditions, featuring "Anatomy of a contract" - a step by step look at a research contract and why we can (or can't) accept certain provisions

Session 4
Part A

Tuesday
5/19/09
9:00 - 11:00 am

Thursday
12/17/09
1:30-3:30 pm
Tuesday
5/18/10

9:00 - 11:00 am

Compliance Network
Conflict of Interest
Research Integrity

Session 4
Part B

Tuesday
6/9/09
9:00 - 11:00 am

Thursday
1/14/10
1:30-3:30 pm
Tuesday
6/8/10

9:00 - 11:00 am

Effort reporting
Human subjects research
Animal use in research
Environmental Health and Safety topics

Session 5

Tuesday
6/23/09
9:00 - 11:00 am

Thursday
1/21/10
1:30-3:30 pm
Tuesday
6/22/10

9:00 - 11:00 am

Export control issues
Award review and acceptance
Project
chartstring set-up
Project management overview - roles, responsibilities, resources

Session 6

Tuesday
7/14/09
9:00 - 11:00 am

Thursday
2/18/10
1:30-3:30 pm
Tuesday
7/13/10

9:00 - 11:00 am

Personnel and Payroll
eUMB, payroll profiles and expenses
Recruiting and hiring
International issues (Foreign nationals; in-country assignments)
Students/graduate research assistants

Session 7

Tuesday
9/15/09
9:00 - 11:00 am

Thursday
3/18/10
1:30-3:30 pm
Tuesday
9/14/10

9:00 - 11:00 am

Operating Expenses, including
Procurement--P-card, sole source requisitions, quotes/bids
Equipment purchase and inventory

Travel
Outgoing subawards

Session 8Tuesday
10/13/09
9:00 - 11:00 am
Thursday
4/8/10
1:30-3:30 pm
Tuesday
10/12/10

9:00 - 11:00 am
Monitoring receivables and expenses
Changes to the project and budget -- no-cost extension, budget modification, carryover requests, change of PI
Faculty transfers
Session 9Tuesday
11/10/09
9:00 - 11:00 am
Thursday
4/22/10
1:30-3:30 pm
Tuesday
11/9/10

9:00 - 11:00 am
Patents and intellectual property
Disclosing and protecting intellectual property
Session 10Tuesday
12/15/09
9:00 - 11:00 am
Thursday
5/13/10
1:30-3:30 pm
Tuesday
12/14/10

9:00 - 11:00 am

Close-out
Reports
Record retention and audits

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