Research Administration

Join us for the NSF Proposal and Award Guide Update Presentation on January 11, 2016, from 9 to 10 AM at the Clark Center (Room S360).

Read about the new procedure for accepting Gifts for Research!

NEW!  NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 16-1)  effective January 25, 2016 and the revised NIH Grants Policy Manual effective for budget periods  on or after October 1, 2015.

Plan and Start a Proposal for Sponsored Projects

Setup, Manage and Close an Award

Award Acceptance: Review Award Terms & Conditions
Learn about award types, negotiating agreements, and award acceptance.
PTA Initiation and Setup
PTA setup procedures for new, early, cost sharing, subawards, modifying, and transaction controls.
Project Management
Principles and best practices for managing awards.
Annual Payroll Distribution Certification
Certification period March 31-June 5, 2015.
Closeout Procedures
Checklists and instructions for completing award closeout activities and sponsor reporting requirements.
Record Retention
Understand our obligation to keep important documents and when and what can destroyed.

Research Aministration Resources

Major Topics

In depth explanation of the topics that impact research administration.

Allocation of Expense
Learn how to allocate expense and setup an allocation PTA.
Charging for Administrative and Technical Expenses
Learn when you can propose and charge administrative expenses to a sponsored project.
Compliance & Stewardship
Understand your stewardship responsibilities.
Cost Sharing
Understand proposing and tracking cost sharing.
Cost Transfers
Understand the mechanics of all cost transfers and the specifics for Veterinary Service Center (VSC).
Effort for Faculty and Staff
Learn about proposing and managing effort.
Federal Lobbying Guidelines
For Stanford faculty and staff.
Infrastructure Charges
How to implement the Infrastructure Charge (ISC) Policy.
Non-Sponsored Receivables Rates
When Stanford’s resources are used by outside entities, Stanford must recover some portion of the F&A costs.
Property Management Administration
Manage equipment and materials effectively.
Salary Caps
Learn about salary caps and how to administer the NIH salary cap.
SeRA: PDRF
The PDRF captures information necessary for proposal review and endorsement by Stanford University.
Subawards
Identify, propose, process, and manage a subaward.

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