February 2019 Grant Connections Notes

Minutes from the Grant Connections meeting on February 21 are now available.  Please follow the links below to access the materials.

Meeting Notes

Benefit Rates Presentation 

We hope to see everyone at our next meeting on March 27, 2019! 

Grant Connections - November/December 2017

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

11:00 a.m. – Noon

Room 171 of the Bond Life Sciences Center

         

Agenda

• Hot Topics
• Broader Impacts Network – Dr. Susan Renoe from MU BIN will be on hand to share information about a new on-line evaluation tool that is available for researchers to use with their proposals and for faculty to use when evaluating outreach/engagement programming.

Mark your calendars! Our 2018 schedule is as follows:

·         January 24, 2018

·         February 28, 2018

·         March 28, 2018

Grant Connections Organizational Crew (send your suggestions for future topics and questions to this group):                                 

Caitlin Carr, Business Manager II, Division of Applied Social Sciences, CAFNR

Marty Carter, Senior Business Operations Associate, School of Medicine

Shelly Hilton, Manager, Engineering Research Office

Brenda Leuenberger, Senior Compliance Manager, OSPA

Cameron Purves, Compliance Manager, OSPA

Julia Rodriguez, Grants & Contracts Administrator, Bond Life Sciences Center

Jamie Szabo, Associate Director, OSPA

We ask that meeting attendees refrain from using products that contain fragrance when attending these meetings. In particular, we ask that employees avoid using perfumes, scented hand and body lotions, scented hand soaps, cologne, and aftershave. Thank you in advance for your assistance in creating a scent-free environment for all employees.

Please forward this email on to anyone else associated with research who you think might be interested in attending.

Grant Connections | September 2017 Notes

Attached are the meeting notes from the September meeting. 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Please plan to join us for our next meeting on Wednesday, October 25^th at 11:00 a.m.  Our topic will be on “When should your Investigators engage MU Information Technology”.  Presenters will be attending from MU DoIT.

Grant Connections - September 2017

Wednesday, September 27^th, 2017

11:00 a.m. – Noon

Room 171 of the Bond Life Sciences Center

Agenda

• Hot Topics
• Grants.gov Workspace --- Have you heard?  Grants.gov legacy PDF applications are retiring in December.  It’s time to learn how to prepare your proposal application in the new Grants.gov web-based submission solution called Workspace.   If you prepare or plan to prepare proposals to federal sponsors (e.g. U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Agriculture, Department of Labor), please join us as we learn the steps necessary to prepare your next proposal in Grants.gov Workspace.  You will get instruction in registering, creating, completing, and submitting your proposal. 

Mark your calendars! Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:

·         Wednesday, October 25, 2017

·         Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Grant Connections Organizational Crew (send your suggestions for future topics and questions to this group):                                 

Liz Bent, Grants & Contracts Administrator, CAFNR

Marty Carter, Senior Business Operations Associate, School of Medicine

Craig David, Director, OSPA

Shelly Hilton, Manager, Engineering Research Office

Sheryl Koenig, Grant Proposal Manager, Bond Life Sciences Center

Brenda Leuenberger, Senior Compliance Manager, OSPA

Cameron Purves, Business Support Specialist, Orthopedic Surgery

Julia Rodriguez, Grants & Contracts Administrator, Bond Life Sciences Center

Jamie Szabo, Associate Director, OSPA

We ask that meeting attendees refrain from using products that contain fragrance when attending these meetings. In particular, we ask that employees avoid using perfumes, scented hand and body lotions, scented hand soaps, cologne, and aftershave. Thank you in advance for your assistance in creating a scent-free environment for all employees.

Please forward this email on to anyone else associated with research who you think might be interested in attending.

Grant Connections | August 2017 Notes

Below are the meeting notes from the August meeting. 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Please plan to join us for our next meeting on Wednesday, September 27^th at 11:00 a.m.  Our topic will be “Workspace Overview: On December 31^st, 2017 the Grants.gov legacy PDF application packages will be retired.  Applicants will now apply in the web-based grants.gov Workspace. We will cover the basics of how to apply for grants using Workspace”.  

Grant Connections - August 2017

Wednesday, August 23^rd, 2017

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Room 171 of the Bond Life Sciences Center

           

Agenda

• Hot Topics
• One Card --- Join us as Accounting Services and the Controller’s Office discuss the reconciliation process changes:  The University of Missouri System has been involved in the redesign of its Commercial Card, or One Card, program for the past year. As the final step in the project, the reconciliation process will be moved from the JPMorgan (JPM) PaymentNet product to the Travel & Expenses (T&E) module in PeopleSoft Finance at the university. Moving the process to T&E will meet objectives to utilize existing electronic workflow approvals and allow attachments to be scanned and linked to the transaction.

Mark your calendars! Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:

·         Wednesday, September 27, 2017

·         Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Grant Connections Organizational Crew (send your suggestions for future topics and questions to this group):                                 

Liz Bent, Grants & Contracts Administrator, CAFNR

Marty Carter, Senior Business Operations Associate, School of Medicine

Craig David, Director, OSPA

Shelly Hilton, Manager, Engineering Research Office

Sheryl Koenig, Grant Proposal Manager, Bond Life Sciences Center

Brenda Leuenberger, Senior Compliance Manager, OSPA

Cameron Purves, Business Support Specialist, Orthopedic Surgery

Julia Rodriguez, Grants & Contracts Administrator, Bond Life Sciences Center

Jamie Szabo, Associate Director, OSPA

We ask that meeting attendees refrain from using products that contain fragrance when attending these meetings. In particular, we ask that employees avoid using perfumes, scented hand and body lotions, scented hand soaps, cologne, and aftershave. Thank you in advance for your assistance in creating a scent-free environment for all employees.

Please share this to anyone else associated with research who you think might be interested in attending.

Grant Connections | May 2017 Notes

Notes from the May 24th meeting are attached. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on June 28th.

Grant Connections - May 2017

Wednesday, May 24th, 2017

11:00 a.m. – noon 

Room 171 of the Bond Life Sciences Center    

Agenda 

• Hot Topics
• Jamie Szabo will discuss Fiscal Year End processes. 
• Jenna Sapp (Biological Engineering), Melina Richardson (Biochemistry), Todd Storm (Anesthesiology), and Cameron Purves (Orthopaedic Surgery) will be presenting the post award management tools they use for grant administration.

 Mark your calendars! Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:

• Wednesday, May 24, 2017
• Wednesday, June 28, 2017
• Wednesday, July 26, 2017 

Grant Connections Organizational Crew (send your suggestions for future topics and questions to this group):                               

• Liz Bent, Grants & Contracts Administrator, CAFNR
• Marty Carter, Senior Business Operations Associate, School of Medicine
• Craig David, Director, OSPA
• Sheryl Koenig, Grant Proposal Manager, Bond Life Sciences Center
• Brenda Leuenberger, Senior Compliance Manager, OSPA
• Cameron Purves, Business Support Specialist, Orthopedic Surgery
• Julia Rodriguez, Grants & Contracts Administrator, Bond Life Sciences Center
• Jamie Szabo, Associate Director, OSPA

We ask that meeting attendees refrain from using products that contain fragrance when attending these meetings. In particular, we ask that employees avoid using perfumes, scented hand and body lotions, scented hand soaps, cologne, and aftershave. Thank you in advance for your assistance in creating a scent-free environment for all employees.

Please  share this information with anyone else associated with research who you think might be interested in attending.

 

 

Grant Connections | April 2017 Notes

Notes from the April 26th meeting are recorded below.  We look forward to seeing your at the May meeting

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Grant Connections - April 2017

Wednesday, April 26, 2017
11:00 a.m. – noon
Room 171 of the Bond Life Sciences Center

Agenda
Hot Topics
Invited Guest: Mark McIntosh – Interim Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Economic Development. Dr. McIntosh will share his insight on budget planning guidance and processes released by UM System to each campus as they may relate to research administration and research programs here at Mizzou.

Mark your calendars! Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:

• Wednesday, May 24, 2017 
• Wednesday, June 28, 2017 

Grant Connections Organizational Crew:
Send your suggestions for future topics and questions to this group. 

• Liz Bent, Grants & Contracts Administrator, CAFNR 
• Marty Carter, Senior Business Operations Associate, School of Medicine 
• Craig David, Director, OSPA 
• Sheryl Koenig, Grant Proposal Manager, Bond Life Sciences Center 
• Brenda Leuenberger, Senior Compliance Manager, OSPA 
• Cameron Purves, Business Support Specialist, Orthopedic Surgery 
• Julia Rodriguez, Grants & Contracts Administrator, Bond Life Sciences Center 
• Jamie Szabo, Senior Compliance Manager, OSPA 

Please share this information with anyone else associated with research who you think might be interested in attending.

Grant Connections | March 2017 Notes

Notes from the March 22nd meeting are attached. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on April 26th.

Grant Connections - March 2017

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
11:00 a.m. – noon
Room 171 of the Bond Life Sciences Center

Agenda

• Hot Topics
• FY16 Single Audit: Jeremy Cox will give a brief overview of our FY16 Single Audit (formerly A-133 Audit).
• MyVita Demonstration: Kathy Felts, Associate Director for the Provost, and Jamie Szabo, OSPA, will do a demonstration of MyVita and discuss how it will be used in the colleges. We will share how grant data pulls from PeopleSoft Grants Module into MyVita.

Mark your calendars! Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:

• Wednesday, April 26, 2017
• Wednesday, May 24, 2017
• Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Grant Connections Organizational Crew(send your suggestions for future topics and questions to this group):

• Liz Bent, Grants & Contracts Administrator, CAFNR
• Marty Carter, Senior Business Operations Associate, School of Medicine
• Craig David, Director, OSPA
• Sheryl Koenig, Grant Proposal Manager, Bond Life Sciences Center
• Brenda Leuenberger, Senior Compliance Manager, OSPA
• Cameron Purves, Business Support Specialist, Orthopedic Surgery
• Julia Rodriguez, Grants & Contracts Administrator, Bond Life Sciences Center
• Jamie Szabo, Senior Compliance Manager, OSPA

Please share this information with anyone else associated with research who you think might be interested in attending.

Grant Connections - February 2017

Wednesday, February 22, 2017
11:00 a.m. – noon
Room 572 of the Bond Life Sciences Center

Agenda

• Hot Topics
• Invited Guest: Michele Kennett - Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Research Compliance and Research Integrity Officer in the Office of Research, Graduate Studies and Economic Development. Michele will share information about the role of research administrators for research compliance and integrity for both pre- and post-award administrators.

Mark your calendars! Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:

• Wednesday, March 22, 2017
• Wednesday, April 26, 2017
• Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Grant Connections Organizational Crew:

Send your suggestions for future topics and questions to this group.

• Liz Bent, Grants & Contracts Administrator, CAFNR
• Marty Carter, Senior Business Operations Associate, School of Medicine
• Craig David, Director, OSPA
• Sheryl Koenig, Grant Proposal Manager, Bond Life Sciences Center
• Brenda Leuenberger, Senior Compliance Manager, OSPA
• Cameron Purves, Business Support Specialist, Orthopedic Surgery
• Julia Rodriguez, Grants & Contracts Administrator, Bond Life Sciences Center
• Jamie Szabo, Associate Director, OSPA

Please share this information with anyone else associated with research who you think might be interested in attending.

Grant Connections | January 2017 Notes

Notes from the January Grant Connections meeting are included below for your reference. We hope to see you at the next meeting on Wednesday, February 22nd.

 

Grant Connections - January 2017

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
11:00 a.m. – noon
Room 572 of the Bond Life Sciences Center

Agenda

• Hot Topics
• Updates from FDP
• Panel Discussion: Pre to Post – how do you make this essential transfer occur in your department or division? A panel of grant administrators from across the campus will discuss this topic.

Mark your calendars! Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:

• Wednesday, February 22, 2017
• Wednesday, March 22, 2017
• Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Grant Connections Organizational Crew:
(send your suggestions for future topics and questions to this group)

• Liz Bent, Grants & Contracts Administrator, CAFNR
• Marty Carter, Senior Business Operations Associate, School of Medicine
• Craig David, Director, OSPA
• Sheryl Koenig, Grant Proposal Manager, Bond Life Sciences Center
• Brenda Leuenberger, Senior Compliance Manager, OSPA
• Cameron Purves, Business Support Specialist, Orthopedic Surgery
• Julia Rodriguez, Grants & Contracts Administrator, Bond Life Sciences Center
• Jamie Szabo, Associate Director, OSPA

Please share with anyone else associated with research who you think might be interested in attending.

Grant Connections | December 2016 Notes

Notes from the December Grant Connections meeting are included below for your reference.  We hope to see you at the next meeting on Wednesday, January 25th.

 

Grant Connections | September 2016 Notes

Notes from the September Grant Connections meeting are included below. Thank you to all who attended. We hope to see you at the next meeting on Wednesday, October 26th.

 

Grant Connections - September 2016

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
11:00 a.m. – noon
Room 572 of the Bond Life Sciences Center

Agenda

• Hot Topics
• FDP Update: Jamie Szabo and Brenda Leuenberger attended FDP 9/21-9/23 and will share updates with the group
• Awards Dashboard: OSPA Preaward will do a demonstration of the new Awards Dashboard
• Sponsor Spotlight: OSPA Preaward will present on American Heart Association and US Department of Education

Mark your calendars! Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:

• Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Grant Connections Organizational Crew

Send your suggestions for future topics and questions to this group.

• Liz Bent, Grants & Contracts Administrator, CAFNR
• Marty Carter, Senior Business Operations Associate, School of Medicine
• Craig David, Director, OSPA
• Sheryl Koenig, Grant Proposal Manager, Bond Life Sciences Center
• Brenda Leuenberger, Senior Compliance Manager, OSPA
• Julia Rodriguez, Grants & Contracts Administrator, Bond Life Sciences Center
• Jamie Szabo, Senior Compliance Manager, OSPA

Please share with anyone else associated with research who you think might be interested in attending.

Grant Connections | August 2016 Notes

Notes from the August Grant Connections meeting are included below. Thank you to all who attended. We hope to see you at the next meeting on Wednesday, September 28th.


 

FDP Expanded Clearinghouse Pilot Project starts Today - Thursday, August 18, 2016

The FDP Expanded Clearinghouse Pilot Project – of which MU is a Cohort 2 participant – is LIVE as of today, Thursday, August 18th. Notes from the topic discussion at the June Grant Connection Meeting are included below. Additionally included as attachments to this email are (1) screen shot step by step instructions and (2) our letters of intent for use with FDP Pilot institutions. These letters have been added to the OSPA Forms page.

Our participation in the Pilot Project requests that (1) when we are the Prime applicant we first look to the clearinghouse site to see if our subrecipient institutions participate in the Pilot as well - if so, we will not ask them to complete our subrecipient commitment form – instead gathering their institutional data from the clearinghouse site; and (2) when we are the Subrecipient to a participating institution we should not be asked to complete their subrecipient commitment forms – but should redirect them to the clearinghouse site for our institution’s information.

Should you encounter participant institutions that are not acknowledging or aware of their participation in the pilot project, the clearinghouse has provided some suggested language for use as appropriate:

SAMPLE PUSH-BACK LANGUAGE

I am writing to let you know that the University of Missouri is a pilot participant in the FDP Expanded Clearinghouse. It is my understanding that your organization is also a pilot participant. As a part of the pilot, both our organizations have agreed that effective August 18, 2016 we will not send or require completion of a subrecipient commitment forms, but will instead use our profile that is posted on-line at the FDP Expanded Clearinghouse site (http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/fdp/PGA_171219). Please use my profile to obtain the information you need. Thank you.

Thank you for your support of this important initiative.