The Office of Sponsored Programs has created a series of informational videos to educate existing and potential researchers in various questions that they may encounter.
Allowable Costs
- Can a computer be charged to my grant? (NCURA, December 2019)
- Charging Food to a Grant – Process Guidelines from the Cost Accounting Standards (NCURA, Mar 2016)
- Developing Labor Categories for Contracts (NCURA, Apr 2016)
- Why Research Administrators Need Pivot Tables and How to Get Started (NCURA, May 2016)
Compliance
- The Importance of Disclosing Innovations Early and Often (NCURA, Jan 2016)
- The False Claims Act: What It Is and Why You Should Care (NCURA, Aug 2016)
- Top Ten Things About Effort That Every Faculty Member Should Know (NCURA, Sept 2016)
- 'Should', 'Must' and What They Mean for Internal Controls in the Uniform Guidance (NCURA, Nov 2016)
- Sources of an Audit (NCURA, Dec 2016)
- Types of Data and the Challenges of Protecting It(NCURA, July 2017)
- Prior Approval Requirements with Foreign Grantees and Foreign Components (NCURA, August 2017)
- Which are Requirements and Which are Optional for Compensation Reporting Compliance? (NCURA, November 2018)
- What is a Service Center and What Federal Regulations Apply? (NCURA, January 2019)
- Establishing a Service Center: Policies and Procedures (NCURA, February 2019)
- An Overview of the OIG and their Role in the Audit Process (NCURA, May 2019)
- Foreign Threats to the Integrity of U.S. Research: Specific Concerns Part I (NCURA, August 2019)
- Foreign Threats to the Integrity of U.S. Research: Specific Concerns Part II (NCURA, August 2019)
- Three Fundamental Regulations That Govern Our Federal Awards (NCURA, August 2019)
- Fundamental Regulations: Bayh Dole- Part I of II (NCURA, August 2019)
- Fundamental Regulations: Bayh Dole- Part II of II (NCURA, September 2019)
- Top 10ish Things to Know about Uniform Guidance (NCURA, February 2020)
- Regulatory Framework: Which Set of Requirements Do We Need to Follow? (NCURA, February 2020)
Equipment and Government Property
- Ensuring A Compliant Property Custodian (NCURA, Apr 2016)
Pre-Award Management
- How and Why We Develop Leave Loaded Labor Rates for Commercial Projects (NCURA, Apr 2016)
- Building Large Collaborative Teams (NCURA, Apr 2016)
- How Subrecipient Monitoring Begins in Pre-Award (NCURA, Jun 2016)
- Consultant vs Subcontract Agreements (NCURA, Jul 2016)
- Why Budget? (NCURA, Aug 2016)
- NSF Data Management Plan Requirements (NCURA, September 2017)
- Sections of an NSF Proposal: Project Description (NCURA, March 2018)
- NSF Fundamentals Workshop (NCURA, March 2018)
- Sections of an NSF Proposal: References Cited (NCURA, April 2018)
- Sections of an NSF Proposal: The Cover Sheet (NCURA, March 2018)
- Sections of an NSF Proposal: Project Summary (NCURA, March 2018)
- Sections of an NSF Proposal: Project Description (NCURA, March 2018)
- Sections of an NSF Proposal: Biographical Sketches (NCURA, April 2018)
- Sections of an NSF Proposal: The Budget, Part I (NCURA, April 2018)
- Sections of an NSF Proposal: The Budget: Part II (NCURA, April 2018)
- Sections of an NSF Proposal: Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources (NCURA, May 2018)
- Sections of an NSF Proposal: Current and Pending Support (NCURA, May 2018)
- What is a Contract? & What are the Elements of a Binding Contract? (NCURA, July 2018)
- The Federal Acquisition Regulations and Defense Contracting: An Overview - Part I (NCURA, April 2019)
- The Federal Acquisition Regulations and Defense Contracting: An Overview - Part II (NCURA, April 2019)
Post-Award Management
- Foreign Collaborations: Small Differences = Big Impact? (NCURA, Oct 2016)
- Different Types of Award Instruments and How They Impact Negotiation (NCURA, Jan 2017)
- Award Acceptance: Grants and Contracts (NCURA, Feb 2017)
- Challenges and Best Practices with Milestone Reporting and Invoicing (NCURA, Mar 2017)
- Timing Issues to Consider with International Projects (NCURA, Apr 2017)
- Risk Mitigation Strategies for Medium to High Risk Subcontracts (May 2017)
- Succession Planning: When Do We Start? (June 2017)
- Cost Sharing: Is it Coming or Going? Part I: Is it Coming? (August 2017)
- NSF No-Cost Extensions (December 2017)
- The Definition of Cost Sharing (January 2018)
- Overview of Cost Sharing Types, Part 1 (February 2018)
- Sections of an NSF Proposal: Budgetary Guidelines and Cost Sharing Policies (May 2018)
- Managing Subawards- Creating Harmony for Departments and Central, Part I of II (September 2018)
- Managing Subawards- Creating Harmony for Departments and Central, Part II of II (September 2018)
- Managing Subawards: What to Expect for Audit (September 2018)
- 4 Questions to Ask When Evaluating Your Potential Vendor on Ongoing Training and Support (October 2018)
- Contracts vs Grants for the Departmental Research Administrator (March 2019)
- Federal Contract Format Parts II, III, & IV For the Departmental Research Administrator (March 2019)
- An Overview of Compliance Guidelines and Challenges - Service Centers (April 2019)
Teaming and Non-Disclosure Agreements
- Non-Disclosure Agreements and Material Transfer Agreements (NCURA, August 2016)
