90 Minutes: Many faculty members within the arts and humanities are not aware of the sponsored funding opportunities available, and therefore do not pursue external resources. Other faculty members may be aware of grants and fellowships, but reluctant to put time and energy toward proposal writing in light of their many other academic commitments or preconceived notions of what a grant can fund. How can we support researchers and artists who may be completely new to pursuing funding opportunities? In the same vein, how can we persuade hesitant faculty of the benefits of submitting proposals? This webinar will offer concrete examples of best practices to promote, support, and sustain a grant-seeking culture in the arts and humanities. We will discuss:

• Outreach to and strategic programming for arts and humanities faculty who are new to, or hesitant about pursuing sponsored funding for their research activities and creative work;
• Best practices for disseminating funding opportunity announcements and newsletters to this broad, often multidisciplinary, audience;
• Examples of proposal development tools for arts and humanities faculty; and
• Providing support throughout the grant lifecycle for faculty and staff in these departments.

We will draw from the perspectives of an R1 institution and a PUI to offer concrete and adaptable practices for growing a grant seeking culture in the arts and humanities.

Prerequisites: Participants should have experience with pre-award proposal development, and a desire to work with faculty from across the arts and humanities to identify external funding opportunities.

Speakers:
Paige Belisle, Research Development Officer, Harvard University
Jimmy Matejek-Morris, Sponsored Research Administrator for the Arts and Humanities, Harvard University
Jeremy Miner, Director of Grants and Contracts, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

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1. Learn ways to provide support to faculty new to seeking grants;
2. Compare adaptable examples of funding opportunity dissemination; 
3. Explore techniques for proposal support; 
4. Guide less experienced departments through the entire grant process.

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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(90 minutes) This webinar will provide a description of the function of Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs), the OIG’s that impact the research community, and 2019 OIG audit plans.  Participants will hear specific information related to the NSF OIG, regarding how auditees are selected and changes to the audit process.  Case studies describing common audit findings will also be presented.

Speakers:
Cynthia Hope, Assistant Vice President for Research & Director of Sponsored Programs, The University of Alabama, NCURA Distinguished Educator
Ken Lish, Supervisory Audit Manager, National Science Foundation, Office of Inspector General

Level: Intermediate

Prerequisites:  Participants will want a familiarity with financial audits and an interest in understanding the Inspector General audit environment as it relates to federally funded research.

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Member Price: $99
Non-Member Price: $118

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• Participants will gain an understanding of  how the NSF OIG audit process works and the best ways to minimize the expenditure of resources during an audit.
• Participants will understand common audit findings identified by the NSF OIG and how to avoid them.

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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90 Minutes: With Federal funding rates around 20%, depending on the agency and program, and institutional resources sparse, it’s important to maximize opportunities while reducing risk and administrative burden at our institutions.  This webinar builds on best practices for analyzing funding trends and building research portfolios that maximize opportunities for success.  Coupled with tips on developing proposal components designed to sell the project, while implementing effective strategies for ensuring compliant, competitive proposals, this webinar is intended for those wanting to up their game when it comes to developing and submitting competitive proposals.

Speakers:
Tricia Callahan - Senior Research Education & Information Officer, Office of Sponsored Programs, Colorado State University
Gai Doran - Director of Research, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Harvard University
Susan Sorensen - Product Manager of Sponsored Programs, Research, Kuali

Level - Intermediate

Prerequisites - Designed for persons with a basic understanding of award agency types, typical parts of a proposal, institutional proposal routing and submission, and the peer-review process.  Tailored for those interested in developing and applying strategies for resourcing faculty to develop more competitive proposals, while maximizing institutional resources.

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Following this webinar, participants should be able to:

1. Analyze funding trends in Federal and private sectors, while identifying ways to promote and support those opportunities with higher funding rates.
2. Identify ways to sell the research, and the research team, within parts of the proposal outside the project description.
3. Evaluate complex proposals for risk to the institution, and develop strategies for handling high-risk submissions.
4. Make a case for timely submissions through constructing frameworks to communicate roles, responsibilities and risks.
5. Build networks for sharing proposal development strategies and soliciting a diversity of ideas both within and outside your institution.

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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90 Minutes: The Uniform Guidance emphasizes the importance of strong internal controls, especially in the documentation of personnel costs. Research Administrators interface with personnel costs throughout the lifecycle of a sponsored project, so considerations for internal control development should focus on more than just the after-the-fact reporting process. The presenters will explore compensation/effort reporting internal controls with a focus on all aspects spanning from the initial development of a proposal through closeout of a sponsored award. This webinar will briefly cover the Uniform Guidance requirements for the documentation of personnel costs and then focus on key areas that deserve attention when developing and testing internal controls, applicable to both traditional effort reporting and alternative methodologies. Please bring your suggestions and questions for a lively discussion! 

Prerequisite: Participants will need a basic understanding of the principles surrounding the documentation of personnel costs.

Speakers:
Ashley Whitaker, Associate Director, SPonsored Programs, Nova Southeastern University
Elena Cruse, Research Business Partner, Children's Mercy Hospital- Kansas City
Kristi Bazata- Director, Research Policy & Indirect Cost, Columbia University

Handouts will be available 24 hours before the live webinar. 

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Member Price: $95
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• Participants will gain an understanding of the requirements in the Uniform Guidance for the documentation of personnel costs. 
• Participants will gain knowledge of areas to focus on when developing internal controls for compensation/effort reporting throughout the lifecycle of a sponsored project.

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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90 Minutes: The U.S. export control regulations are about sensitive research…and so much more.  Export controls has an expansive impact across an institution, requiring support from departments across the board from Research Compliance to Human Resources and Purchasing.  Compliance with these federal regulations is a critical component of an effective university research administration program.  

In this webinar, we'll walk through the framework behind the three core government agencies and their export control regulations:  Department of Commerce (Export Administration Regulations (EAR), Department of State International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and the Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations.

We’ll explain core concepts that research administrators must understand when determining a university’s requirements.  These concepts will include the fundamental research exclusion (or FRE), public data, patented information, export control classifications, government licensing requirements, denied or restricted parties, and sanctioned countries.  The webinar will connect these regulatory concepts with sponsored research proposals, Pre-Award contract analysis, and overall supporting faculty in their research endeavors.  We’ll discuss how the export controls regulations relate to your day-to-day work through case studies and Q&A.

Level: Basic

Prerequisites: None

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1. To understand the basic framework behind the U.S. export controls regulations.
2. To understand how the three core regulations (EAR, ITAR, and OFAC) apply to research administration at universities during the Pre-Award stage and during research execution.

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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Workshop Time: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Eastern Time. The MP4 will be available for you to download and post on your institution’s internal training site on August 22, 2018.

This half-day workshop is a professional development opportunity that focuses primarily on the financial regulatory compliance aspects of Research Administration. This workshop provides an in-depth look at financial compliance issues through a combination of lecture, case studies, review of Federal audit reports, and a discussion of best practices.

Program Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: Participants should have an introductory knowledge of sponsored finance and associated terminology.

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• Participants will be able to apply the principles of the federal Uniform Guidance that govern Federally sponsored agreements to work at their home institutions, including costing at the Pre-Award and Post-Award stage.
• Participants will be able to recognize the interrelationship between federal regulations and the management of non-federal awards.
• Participants will understand internal controls and risk assessment.
• Participants will be able to articulate the concepts of allocability, necessity, reasonableness, and allowability.
• Participants will be able to recognize the various roles and responsibilities of Principal Investigators, Departmental Research Administrators and Central Office Research Administrators.
• Participants will understand the key financial issues in award management, including budgeting, expenditures cost sharing, cost transfers, documentation of personnel expense, cash management, financial reporting and closeout.
• Participants will be able to perform required subrecipient monitoring for federally sponsored awards.
• Participants will take away "lessons learned" from federal audits to help your institutions manage the high risk financial issues in award management.

Participants receive 3.25 hours of continuing education credits = .3 CEU's.

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90 minutes: So many subawards, with so little time. How do you manage all the requirements for contracting, audit, compliance, internal controls, and still maintain your sanity? This webinar will focus on strategies and best practices for managing subawards for both the central administration office and academic departments. It will cover streamlining and simplifying monitoring processes, all while meeting federal obligations and protecting the institution.

Level: Intermediate

Prerequisites: Participants will want an understanding of subaward issuance and monitoring, and want a deeper dive into implementing  subrecipient monitoring policies at both the central and departmental level.

Handouts will be available 24 hours before the live webinar. 

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• The subrecipient monitoring requirements, per the Uniform Guidance (UG).
• What must (vs. should) institutions do to comply with the requirements per the UG.
• How to determine your organization’s risk appetite when designing policies and procedures.
• How central administration and academic departments can work together to participate in compliance with the regulations.
• Best practices for audit, with a discussion of audit experiences, from the perspective of both central and departmental administration.

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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90 Minutes: This webinar will offer participants an opportunity to take a look at some fundamental contracting concepts and then delve into more complex issues associated with terms and conditions.  Topics to be covered include: fixed price vs. cost reimbursement; indemnity, liability, warranty and re-performance; termination for convenience and for default; arbitration and choice of law.  The discussion will include examples of what to watch out for as well as the potential negative impacts to the institution.  The session will also propose strategies for mitigating risk associated with these contract requirements.

Level:   Intermediate

Prerequisites: Participants should have a basic understanding of contracting concepts and terminology.

Handouts will be available 24 hours before the live webinar. 

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Upon completing the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify the key elements of a contract
• Discuss the pros and cons of fixed-price and cost-reimbursement
• Recognize contract terms that may require institutional review
• Describe the potential risk inherent in various contract requirements
• Propose options to mitigate risk in various contract requirements

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

You can access your certificate from the box on the right side of the screen, after filling out the webinar evaluation.

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90 Minutes: This webinar will provide an overview of NSF's Grants Awards Process and Cash Payment processes and procedures.

The faculty will provide attendees with an understanding of:

1. Grant awardees' responsibilities
2. Common reasons for award delays
3. Detailed information on the cash management (payment process)
4. Overview of NSF's baseline monitoring activities

This webinar will apply to individuals who file financial reports and manage incoming NSF cash. Departmental grants administrators trying to interpret a notice of award and those needing an understanding of NSF post-award requirements are also encouraged to attend.  Everyone will benefit!

Level: Overview

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of the Grant pre-award, the award process, and the cash management processes would be helpful.

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Additional Registrations:

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• Gain knowledge of the grant award process
• Identify the common reasons for grant award delays
• Understand the grant payment process
• Understand NSF's baseline monitoring activities

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

You can access your certificate from the box on the right side of the screen, after filling out the webinar evaluation.

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Workshop Time: 1:30 - 5:00 PM Eastern Time

Whether an institution charges and documents personnel costs using a traditional effort reporting methodology, or uses an alternative approach, this requirement has not gone away. Though conceptually simple, people with experience know there are a number of factors that can quickly reduce this administrative exercise to a bureaucratic nightmare. In addition, there aren't many financial compliance issues that can draw the wrath from PIs as fast as this one. Just try explaining why a faculty member can't exclude proposal writing from their University activities when they wrote their proposals on the weekend. While the Uniform Guidance leaves each Institution with flexibility to devise a compliant "system" that works for them, there is a stronger emphasis on internal controls.  

This workshop will focus on some key principles for good management of the requirements for charging and documenting personnel costs: policies and procedures; training programs; documentation; and oversight. In addition, given the continuing federal audits of this area, the workshop will focus on some common issues that have arisen in a number of OIG audits. The workshop will examine both the traditional effort reporting methodology, in addition to discussing the latest alternative methodologies, with an overarching focus on internal controls. Workshop faculty will also focus on creating a streamlined process that emphasizes administrative burden reduction for faculty and institutions, which is a growing and important trend in research administration.   Questions will be welcomed by the faculty.

Level: Intermediate

Prerequisite: Participants will need a basic understanding of the principles of compensation reporting.

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• Participants will gain an understanding of the principal requirements of institutional systems for charging and documenting personnel costs, including policies and procedures. 
• Participants will gain knowledge of recent audits and findings in this area. 
• Participants will gain knowledge about key issues that need attention in university practices in this area.

Participants receive 3.25 hours of continuing education credits = .3 CEU's.

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