LATEST SPA NEWS
eRA Alert: Reminder to Thoroughly Check Grant Application Images in eRA Commons
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
We have received several reports of blank pages appearing in the assembled application images generated by the eRA system. In each case, the blank pages were shown in place of submitted PDF attachments generated from images (e.g., scanned documents) rather than text (e.g., Word files).
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Introducing UTHealth START
Tuesday, July 09, 2019
Introducing UTHealth START - New Grants & Contracts Management System - KEY DATES AND INFORMATION.
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Effort Certification Begins July 5th 2019
Tuesday, July 09, 2019
Effort certification is a required compliance activity for entities that receive federal funding. The process provides assurance to federal sponsors that salaries charged to sponsored awards are reasonable in relation to the work performed.
Pre-Review Tips January 2019 to June 2019
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Central Invoicing Effective July 1st 2019
Friday, June 21, 2019
Reminder of Upcoming Changes to Industry Initiated Clinical Studies
- Central invoicing for Administrative Startup fees- effective 7/1/19.
- IRB fees-- Changes to invoicing and collection processes - effective 7/1/19.
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eRA Information: eRA Website Unavailable June 26 from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. ET
Thursday, June 20, 2019
The eRA website (https://era.nih.gov) will be unavailable on Wednesday June 26 from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. ET for security maintenance.
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eRA Alert: Users Experiencing Issues with eRA Commons, ASSIST and IAR
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Users of eRA Commons, ASSIST and IAR may be experiencing issues logging into the system. We will provide more information when it is available.
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eRA Update: RPPRs With Publications Can Once Again be Submitted
Thursday, May 2, 2019
eRA has received reports that users are unable to save publications for Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs). We are currently working with the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to identify and resolve the issue. We will send an update when more information is available.
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NIH New Salary Cap Effective 01/06/2019
Wednesday, April 26, 2019
The Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019, 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 for the Executive Pay Scale. Effective January 6, 2019, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $192,300.
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NIH eRA Items of Interest - March 2019
Thursday, March 21, 2019
NIH are pleased to announce the soon to be launched, completely redesigned and upgraded eRA website! Currently scheduled for release in April, the new design represents a year-long effort to provide you with better information, better navigation, and improved access to resources.
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eRA Update: eRA Commons Upgrades for Validations and Messages for RPPR Have Been Rescheduled for March 4
The upgrades to eRA Commons for new validations and message in the Human Subjects System (HSS) when submitting Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPR) have been rescheduled for Monday, March 4, 2019.
Upgrades to be deployed to the eRA Commons on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 and will include new validations in the Human Subjects System (HSS) when submitting Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPR).
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New Auto Guarantee Process
Thursday, January 17, 2019
In an effort to streamline end-date extensions via the guarantee process, SPA is introducing the new “AUTO GUARANTEE”.
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eRA Enhancement : PI or PI Delegate Can View No Cost Extension Request Following October 16 Release
eRA performed software updates that modified user access to view the No Cost Extension in eRA Commons today, Tuesday, October 16. There is no action that users need to take and there was no system downtime.
New Update
A principal investigator (PI) or another Commons user to whom a PI has delegated the privilege (PI Delegate) will now be able to view the pdf of the No Cost Extension request submitted to the granting agency. The document will be available on the Status Information screen in eRA Commons under the Other Relevant Documents section.
Prior to this release, only the signing official (SO) could view the submitted request in the system.
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NEW IDC RATES AVAILABLE
New IDC rates are available for the next 4 years. The rates are as follows:
- FY 2019 = 54% (9/1/18-8/31/19)
- FY 2020 = 54% (9/1/19-8/31/20)
- 2021 = 56% (9/1/20-8/31/21)
- 2022 = 56% (9/1/21-8/31/22)
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