Spotlight
NIH Fiscal Year 2023 Salary Cap
January 17, 2023
Salary Cap for Grants, Cooperative Agreements, & Contracts In National Institutes of Health notice NOT-HS-23-056, updated guidance has been provided regarding the salary cap limitations imposed for Fiscal Year 2023. The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Information Sheet has been updated to reflect the new salary limitations. Effective January 1, 2023, the Executive Level II ... Read more
AHRQ FY2023 Salary Cap
January 12, 2023
Salary Cap for Grants, Cooperative Agreements, & Contracts In National Institutes of Health notice NOT-HS-23-005, updated guidance has been provided regarding the salary cap limitations imposed for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23). The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Information Sheet has been updated to reflect the new salary limitations. Effective January 1, 2023, the Executive Level ... Read more
Reminder: Update to NIH Data Sharing Policy
January 9, 2023
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) under NOT-OD-21-013 is implementing updated requirements for Data Management and Sharing (DMS Policy) to promote sharing of scientific data generated from NIH-funded or conducted research. This update takes effect for submissions with due dates on or after January 25, 2023. Overview of Key Changes Updated NIH Grant Submission Requirements ... Read more
Reminder: Change in F&A Recovery on Cloud Computing Costs
December 20, 2022
As a reminder, effective January 1, 2023, Facilities & Administrative costs (F&A) will no longer be collected on expenses for cloud computing on the following account codes: 527261 – Managed Cloud Software Microsoft, Adobe, Tableau, etc. 527262 – Managed Cloud Infrastructure Azure, Amazon, Google, etc. This change is in response to several sponsors limiting or ... Read more
RAM Reports Update & PI Dashboard Reminder
December 15, 2022
RAM Reports and New Updates Just Released Research Administration Management (RAM) Reports were developed through a partnership with the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and Information Technology Services (ITS) to provide an improved tool to manage sponsored project financials. RAM Reports provides both campus and central offices with the same view of financial data to ... Read more
Reminder on OSP Deposit Process
December 12, 2022
Effective today, December 12, 2022 the University Cashier implemented new guidance on deposits to improve internal controls over cash deposits. For complete details on this new process, see the updated Creating a Deposit QRC, available on the ConnectCarolina User Information Deposits resources page. As a reminder, the University Cashier’s updated cash deposit process is separate ... Read more
New Account Added to Budget & Prior Approval Forms
November 30, 2022
A new budget (and expense) account code 558450 – F&A Exempt Educational Award Non-Enroll, Non-Student Payments has been added to the Office of Sponsored Program’s budget revision and prior approval request forms. For both forms, please begin using the version dated 11/23/2023. As a reminder, both the new account 558450 and existing account 558430 are ... Read more
Changes in Travel Per Diem Rates in 2023
November 30, 2022
Per a memo from UNC Finance & Operations, effective March 1, 2023, travel allowances will adopt federal per diem rates. North Carolina in- and out-of-state rates will be discontinued. Proposal Budgeting The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) confirms that federal per diem rates may now be used for budgeting travel allowances. For any specific proposal ... Read more
Early Deadlines for University Closure
November 23, 2022
The University will be closed December 26, 2022 through January 2, 2023. During this closure, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and School of Medicine’s Sponsored Programs Office (SPO) will not be available to process proposal and award transactions. To ensure our offices can meet any deadlines and tasks required before the closure, we have ... Read more
Summary of Recent RAMSeS Updates
November 22, 2022
Effective November 15, several updates have been released in RAMSeS with the key changes highlighted below. For additional information see the full 5.6 release notes. F&A Sharing Section Removed from IPF The F&A Sharing section has been removed from all IPFs. The new RAMses F&A Sharing Portal was made live on November 15. Read more ... Read more