Carolina RAPiDs Course Transition

November 1, 2022

The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) will be transitioning the learning management platform for Carolina RAPiDs courses beginning November 1, 2022. During this transition, there will be a short period of downtime where courses are not available.   An announcement will be sent once the transition process is complete. For any questions on this announcement please ... Read more

New Webpage Released!

October 31, 2022

Research Core Development Webpage Now Available The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is pleased to announce that the Research Core Development (RCD) team now has a webpage! As a reminder, the RCD team will collaborate with OSP’s Cost Analysis and Compliance unit and research core/service center leadership to develop and implement new capabilities and business ... Read more

New Guidance: NIH NRSA Childcare Allowance

October 27, 2022

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recognizes that the high cost of childcare impacts graduate students and postdoctorates funded through National Research Service Award (NRSA) fellowships or training grants. As part of ongoing efforts to support family-friendly work environments for the NIH-supported workforce, NIH began providing childcare support to recipients of NRSA awards: per NIH ... Read more

Updates to RAM Reports: New Personnel Tabs

October 26, 2022

Research Administration Management (RAM) Reports are a partnership with the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and Information Technology Services (ITS) to provide an improved tool to manage sponsored project financials. What are RAM Reports? RAM Reports deliver financial information via an enhanced reporting tool and offer a robust experience managing sponsored project financials. The information ... Read more

Update Travel Agency Fees

October 25, 2022

To simplify the expense reconciliation process and reduce the financial impact of booking through Concur Travel/World Travel Inc, University Finance has implemented a central method of payment for World Travel Agency Fees, effective Oct. 18, 2022. For more information see this memo. These fees include: Fees incurred for online reservations as well as agent-assist reservations ... Read more

New Small Capital Project Account Codes

October 19, 2022

Beginning in FY 2023, to improve the accuracy of accounting for small capital projects (capital projects which are less or equal to $300,000), the following changes have been made: New account number 543320 (Bldgs-Small Capital Project) to capture the building-related expenses. New account number 545241 (Equip-Furn Small Capital Project) for equipment and furniture-related expenses. The ... Read more

Reminder: Updated Subagreement Resources

October 18, 2022

As a reminder, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) released several new resources and tools to assist in streamlining processes to improve knowledge and efficiency working with outgoing subagreements. Below are key reminders about these new resources and tools. Please remember to delete any existing forms that you have saved to your desktop, and download ... Read more

Updates to RAM Reports Delayed

October 12, 2022

OSP and ITS Releasing Updates to RAM Reports The newest version of RAM Reports will now be available on October 26 to allow for necessary changes. Key Enhancements As a reminder, these tabs are also available within “My Resources.” NEW Personnel Totals Tab Shows detailed breakout of Salary and Fringe amounts that have been paid ... Read more

Updates to RAM Tracker

September 26, 2022

The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) in conjunction with ORIS, has made updates to RAM Tracker to reflect the office name change and the updated organizational structure in the Research Administration (RA) unit. Key Changes: Changes in transaction statuses to include the industry and non-industry teams References to SPS/CO instead of RA One Manager Review ... Read more

Update to NIH Data Sharing Policy

September 14, 2022

As mentioned in the Vice Chancellor of Research 09/14/2022 memo, the NIH is establishing a single plan submission requirement for research subject to both the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy (GDS Policy) and the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS Policy) with NOT-OD-22-198. This update will take effect for submissions with due dates ... Read more