July 28, 2015

OSPA Certificate Series for Specialized Grants Training | Post-Award and Regulatory Sessions

After a bit of summer break, the OSPA Certificate Series is back! Finishing out the Post-Award Track Training, the following sessions are open for registration:  

Subawards and Consulting Agreements
Utilizing case studies, analyze the difference between subrecipients/subawards and vendors/consulting agreements as they pertain to sponsored projects. Discuss the subaward process throughout in the award cycle, from the documentation needed before a subrecipient can be named in a proposal submitted to a sponsor to closing out the subaward. Discuss the consulting agreement process throughout the award cycle, from issuing the consulting agreement to receipt of deliverables and payment.

Cost Sharing
Define cost sharing and the different types, including mandatory, voluntary committed, and voluntary uncommitted. Understand compliance requirements related to cost sharing. Discuss third-party and unallowable cost share and the related impacts on facilities and administrative (F&A) cost recovery. Utilizing case studies, identify different types of cost sharing, discuss proper documentation and reporting, and examine issues of noncompliance.

Effort Verification Reporting (EVR), Cost Transfers, and Payroll Correcting Entries (PCE)
Utilizing case studies, review EVR, PCE, and cost transfer examples and their application to sponsored projects. Discuss compliance requirements for each of these activities. Identify common issues and risks of noncompliance.

Closeout of Award and Disposition of Equipment
Identify the processes and compliance requirements for closing an award. Discuss special consideration including records retention, disposition of equipment, intellectual property and invention disclosure, and fixed price transfers. Utilizing case studies, explore examples and discuss impacts of noncompliance.

Audit
Discuss the requirements and purpose of a Single Audit including an overview of the Compliance Supplement. Review the University’s Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) and discuss its importance in the Single Audit. Discuss the University of Missouri’s current and past Single Audit issues and other Office of Inspector General findings. In addition to the Single Audit, discuss the various purposes of external, internal, and agency audits and review examples. Understand the roles of the University of Missouri Controller’s Office, Office of Sponsored Programs Administration, and the Principal Investigator/Department in audits. Note: This is an Intermediate/Advanced-level course.


And while you’re there, register for the Regulatory Track Training on Tuesday, October 6: 

Regulatory Track
Provides an overview of key compliance issues related to research with presentations from compliance officers and directors from across the MU Office of Research. Attendees will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the full-day course.

As always, please feel free to contact Jill Ferguson (fergusonjs@missouri.edu) with questions about the sessions or Megan Wilbanks (wilbanksml@missouri.edu) if you have any trouble with registration.