DGA Community Meeting

November 15, 2011

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DGA Community Meeting: AgendaNovember 15, 2011

Agenda Item Discussion Leader

Welcome and Introductions Moira Kiltie

Unit Name Changes and Upcoming Move

ORIGE Leadership

Changes in ORSA Personnel

Research Compliance Changes and Responsibilities

Innovation Changes and Responsibilities

Research Development Changes and Responsibilities

The Graduate School Responsibilities

DGA Advisory Group Introduction and Update DGA Representative

NCURA National Meeting Highlights Analinda Camacho

Post-Award General Updates Marisa Zuskar

Pre-Award General Updates Analinda Camacho

Welcome and Introductions

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Sponsored Project Services(SPS)

&Research Technology Services

(RTS)

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Changes in ORSA (SPS) Personnel

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Research Compliance Services (RCS)

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Technology Transfer Services(TTS)

&Innovation Partnership Services

(IPS)

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Research Development Services (RDS)

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The Graduate School

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Departmental Grant Administrator (DGA)

Advisory Group

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Update on the 53rd Annual NCURA National Conference

November 5-10, 2011Washington, D.C.

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A-21 Task Force

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• Having all Federal Agencies honor negotiated F&A

• Removing voluntary cost share

• Simplifying or removing effort reporting requirements

• Minimizing financial reporting requirements

Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for Revisions to the Common Rule

• Matching level of review to level of risk• Updating informed consent processes• Establishing mandatory data security protocols• Standardizing protocols on adverse events• Extending protection to all research at

institutions receiving funding from Common Rule agencies

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Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2011 (DATA Act)

• Establishing quarterly reporting of federal funds receipt and use

• Establishing common data elements for reporting

• Establishing public portal websites• Repeals the Federal Funding Accountability and

Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA)

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• New International Region (Region 8): Jose Mario Leite, Chair

• Lead Me Program (Mentoring Program): Linda Patton, Chair

• Region VI NCURA Regional Meeting to be held this Spring, April 15-18th in Hawaii (volunteers)

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Other NCURA News

Post-Award General Updates

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Post-Award General Updates

ARRA and FFATA Reporting Recap

• ORSA will contact you when a contract, PSC or PO requires specific Vendor information

• ORSA will provide a form to be completed by the Vendor

• This information must be returned for ORSA to approve and UO to execute an agreement

• This is a Federal requirement!

• We will work with you through more challenging circumstances

Activity Reporting Update

• Thank you for assisting with the recent “push”

• 147 still outstanding (71 from 2010 and earlier)

• Updated Activity Report Quick Guide

• Questions?

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Post-Award General Updates

Participant Support Code Guidance is “Final”

• Posted to the ORSA website

• Referenced by BAO website

• Other Account Code items have been escalated to BAO

Miscellaneous Account Codes

• What matters is what it is, not what it is called…

• You CAN use these Account Codes, but only when appropriate

• When is doubt, ask your SPA team!

Pre-Award General Updates

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Quick Reference Card• Updated version on website• EPCS budget template and module have

new rates

Contracts• Turn-around time 10-days

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Updating Process, Guidance and Forms

• Vendor V. Sub-Recipient

• Pre-Award Spending

• Fellowships