Preparing for a Government Shutdown
Updated September 22, 2023
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Assists University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus faculty in their efforts to secure external support for their instructional, research, public service, and scholarly activities.
Important Announcements
The federal government’s fiscal year ends on September 30 and Congress has not passed any of the 12 appropriations bills required to fund the government for the fiscal year beginning on October 1. If Congress fails to pass the appropriations bills, or a continuing resolution to fund government operations until the bills are passed, then the government will shut down.
Since it is becoming increasingly likely the federal government may shut down, either whole or in part, University employees who work on federally sponsored projects need to begin preparations now.
Additional information for PIs and administrative units can be found at: OGC News - Preparing for a Government Shutdown.
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New NIH RPPR Internal Routing Procedure
Effective July 15, 2023
The Office of Grants and Contracts has instituted new internal procedures to route NIH RPPRs. Additional information can be found on the OGC NIH RPPR page.
New Indirect (F&A) Cost Rate
New Indirect (F&A) Rates Effective July 1, 2023
Effective July 1, 2023, the University's indirect (F&A) rates are as follows:
- On-Campus Research - 56% (previously was 55.5%)
- On-Campus Instruction - 42% (no change)
- On-Campus Other (Public Service) - 30% (previously was 26%)
- Off-Campus - 26% (no change)
The indirect (F&A) rate for private industry clinical trials remains 28% of total direct costs.
There are no changes to our rates from Non-Profit Associations and Foundations and we will continue to follow sponsor policy for those rates with 10% de-minims in the absence of a policy.
What does this mean?
- Any awards segments that were awarded before July 1, 2023, and are still active will remain with our previous F&A rate structure (e.g. on-campus research would be 55.5%).
- Any new awards received will be setup at the new rates as of July 1, 2023, This includes proposals that are in development or submitted and not yet awarded.
The University's F&A Cost Grid has been updated and the 2023 F&A Agreement (NICRA) is available.
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News & Team Talks
OGC News - May 2021
Financial Services Connection
May 3, 2021Immediate Changes to NIH Policies Related to Closeouts and Summary of Recent Significant Changes to the NIH GPS - April 2021
Starting April 2nd, NIH has revised procedures related to drawing for late expenses. This is in line with their prior releases to continue their efforts towards enforcement of their 120-day closeout policy. This change will put a hard stop on our ability to draw for late expenses in PMS by automatically making the funds unavailable. This will put a significant importance on departments timely posting of expenses. Any expenses posted more than 90 days after the end date may be at risk of not being reimbursed by federal draw.
Please click here to see policy NOT-OD-21-102 and related Prior Announcements. To see a list of other significant changes, click here.
OGC Team Talks - PostAward Project and Awards Closeouts
Mark your calendar for May 18, 2:00pm! The OGC PostAward team will be presenting topics related to project and awards closeouts.
Register here!
Topics will include:
- Review of current closeout reports, projects status and procedures.
- OGC closeout initiative for past due closeouts.
- Updated NIH GPS Closeout Policy, and the immediate change and its impact that this hard stop has on our ability to draw for late expenses and to revise FFR’s to report those expenses. (See Significant Changes to NIH GPS article in current newsletter.)
NCURA Training - May 6
Financial Services and RAIN are partnering to provide free access to an upcoming NCURA webinar entitled “Excel Tips for Pre- and Post-Award Administrators.” The Webinar will be held on May 6, 2021 at 12:00pm.
If you don’t already have an NCURA profile, please go here first to create a profile. You can then log in using the Webinar link above to register for the extra site.
NCURA’s webinar description: Do you use Excel to analyze and report data? If so, you’ve probably asked yourself, "Why does this take so long? Is there a better way?" If you use Excel for budget development, you have probably asked yourself, "How can I develop a budget more quickly/accurately?" In this intermediate-level session, you will learn how to use tables, formulas, pivot tables, and conditional formatting that will help you navigate your path to success. This is a 90-minute session and participants should bring their own laptop to the workshop. Excel templates will be provided on the day of the workshop for participants to use as they follow-along. Adequate time will be provided for participants to personalize the templates for use back home.
You can find more information about system requirements here or you can email ncura@commpartners.com or call 1-800-274-9390 with questions.
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