Guidance Regarding the Administration of the NIH Salary Cap

March 24, 2016

Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) issues guidance regarding the administration of the NIH Salary Cap that applies to grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements from the Health and Human Services’ agencies that adhere to NIH guidelines including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Please visit the OSP Policies and Procedures page to read… Read more

Subrecipient process changes

January 22, 2016

NAU’s subrecipient commitment form has been revised to include only the minimal required information for proposal submittal.  It has been reduced from six pages to two. The PI is requested to complete only Section A of the form.  The remaining sections are to be completed by the proposed subrecipient. The form requests information that should be readily available to the subrecipient. In case there are questions, the subrecipient is requested to contact the Office of… Read more

New OSP Cost Transfer Policy Effective January 1, 2016

January 5, 2016

OSP Announced December 12, 2015, that its NEW Cost Transfer Policy will take effect January 1, 2016. View the policy and additional OSP policies.

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Advance account and subrecipient monitoring policy

October 1, 2015

Advance accounts (also referred to as “At Risk” accounts) are encouraged when an award is eminent and there is sufficient information available to substantiate this. The use of advance accounts allow expenditures such as salaries to be charge to the correct account and avoid cost transfers, which represent a compliance risk.

The Subrecipient Monitoring policy applies to subawards issued under… Read more

Account codes and rolling FY16

July 1, 2015

View Account Codes and Rolling FY16

Major changes in the Uniform Guidance affecting proposal budgets and charging of direct costs

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has combined many federal circulars into a single guidance document (known as Uniform Guidance, or 2 CFR 200) that can be used by all agencies. These new regulations became effective December 26, 2014 for all federal assistance awards.

Administrative and clerical salaries

Applicable Uniform Guidance (UG) sections: 200.413, 200.430

The salaries of administrative and clerical staff should normally be treated as indirect… Read more