Office of Sponsored Programs
New Subrecipient Letter of Intent Forms
April 17, 2020
The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) recently added new Subrecipient Letter of Intent forms to the Forms and Tools webpage. We have made the following updates to these forms based on user feedback: Ability to digitally sign forms regardless of Adobe version Updated instructions with information on Adobe signatures Please note that the form will ... Read more
Process Change for LOGs and Outgoing Subs
April 13, 2020
Project ID for outgoing sub generated when LOG processed Effective today, at the time a LOG (Letter of Guarantee or Financial Guarantee as it is named in RAMSeS) is fully processed for a pending award, all relevant project IDs will be generated, including any for outgoing subagreements. Keep in mind that funds may not be ... Read more
RAM Reports Now Available
April 7, 2020
OSR and ITS release a new financial reporting tool Research Administration Management (RAM) Reports were developed through a partnership with the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) and Information Technology Services (ITS) to provide an improved tool to manage sponsored project financials. What is RAM Reports? RAM Reports deliver financial information via an enhanced reporting tool ... Read more
Temporary Core/Research Service Center Rate Increase Option Due to COVID-19
April 6, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 event and UNC’s policy for paying qualifying communicable disease mandatory employees (CDMEs) time and a half compensation for working on campus, the Cores/Research Service Centers (RSC) will have the option to temporarily increase their recharge rates to offset expected higher operational costs. The recent federal sponsor guidance provides greater flexibility ... Read more
Federal Sponsor Updates on COVID-19
March 24, 2020
Updated Guidance from OMB, NIH, NSF, DOD, USAMRAA The Office of Sponsored Research has been closely monitoring updates from our sponsors on proposal and award management concerns with regards to COVID-19. The Council on Government Relations (COGR) is another resource that provides guidance links on federal agencies and Frequently Asked Questions Regarding COVID-19’s Impact on ... Read more
Salary Cap for Grants and Cooperative Agreements
February 5, 2020
In National Institutes of Health notice NOT-OD-20-065, updated guidance has been provided regarding the salary cap limitations imposed for Fiscal Year 2020. The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale. The Office of Personnel Management has recently released new salary levels ... Read more
Calendar Year 2020 Fringe Benefits Memo
January 23, 2020
Updates were made to Social Security (OASDI) Maximum Taxable Salary Base, Compensation Limits Subject to Retirement (TSERS & ORP), UNC Faculty Physicians (FP) Supplemental and Dental Insurance. Please refer to the updated Schedule I & II as well as OSR’s Information Sheet to appropriately determine personnel benefits in proposals. SCHEDULE I Fringe Benefits Health Insurance ... Read more
New Salary Cap for FY20 – AHRQ Only
January 22, 2020
In Notice NOT-HS-20-006, updated guidance has been provided for applicants, grantees, and contractors of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) regarding the salary cap limitations imposed for Fiscal Year 2020. The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Public Law 116-94, signed into law on December 20, 2019, restricts the amount of direct salary which ... Read more
Carolina RAPiDs – Course 2 Release
January 14, 2020
New Course Released The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) is pleased to release the second course in Carolina RAPiDs (Research Administration Professional instructional Development system) – An Introduction to Research Administration About RAPiDs The Carolina RAPiDs Certificate in Research Certification is comprised of three initial Cores of study: the Foundations Core, Proposal Core, and Post-Award ... Read more
OSR Subagreement Initiation Portal (SIP) Q&A Sessions
January 13, 2020
The Subagreement Initiation Portal (SIP), a web-portal consisting of online forms required for requesting subagreement actions, has been in place since October and the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) will be offering two Q&A sessions on campus. Each session will be an hour and a half. The first hour will be dedicated to answering questions ... Read more