Assistance Documentation


Shared Research Responsibilities:  Contains information regarding the responsibilities of key personnel associated to sponsored programs.
Shared Research Responsibilities

Shared Research Responsibilities (Brief Guide)

Financial Oversight of Sponsored Projects Principal Investigator and Department Administrator Responsibilities:  A guide to assist principal investigators and department administrators in understanding their fiscal management obligations on sponsored projects. Financial Oversight of Sponsored Projects Principal Investigator and Department Administrator Responsibilities
   
PI Handbook:  All faculty conducting sponsored research should download the Principal Investigator's Handbook
Please Note: This document is under construction and may have some information which is out of date.
Principal Investigator's Handbook


Monthly Proposals and Funding Actions Reports (Vista): Documentation on how to access reports on line through Vista Plus.
Monthly Proposals and Funding Actions Reports (Vista)


ACR for Grants Report:  Provides budgeted and expended summary data with balance available.
ACR for Grants Instructions


TDR for Grants Report:  Provides detail activity.  It contains individual transactional detail for the budget transfers, requisitions, purchase orders, vouchers, expense reports, salary encumbrances, salary actuals, and journal entries for standard charges (PCard, Pitney Bowes, BOC) and allocations (Fringe Benefits, Plant Maintenance, F&A)
TDR for Grants Instructions
   
Grant Balance Summary Available Report:  A timely formatted summary balance available report with subtotals and totals.
Grant Balance Summary Available Instructions
   
Pre-Award Costs Guideline:  Guideline on how to request pre-award costs on funded projects.
Pre-Award Costs Guideline 
   
Timeline for Award Set Up:  A diagram that shows a realistic time frame for setting up an award from start to finish.
Timeline for Award Setup
   
Research Administration Enhancements Memo:  contains information regarding forms and guidelines OSP has developed to support research administration activities.
Research Administration Enhancements Memo
   
One-Sixth Rule: A document that explains the guidelines of a faculty buyout.
One-Sixth Rule


Progress Report Notifications:  A memo explaining the new process of notifying PIs that there progress reports are due. Progress Report Notifications