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Federal Sponsor Other Support & International Engagements

March 24, 2022

• Slide Deck
• Q&A Discussion
• Scenarios and Answers

In this webinar, David Mulder and April Pepperdine share the most pertinent information needed to comply with the latest sponsor requirements, including those related to international engagements. While emphasis is given to the NIH’s new requirements for Biosketches and Other Support, some information is shared about NIH Foreign Components and the latest requirements from other Federal sponsors. 

Email questions to Other.Support.Questions@umich.edu for sponsor documentation or COI.Support@umich.edu for M-Inform disclosures.

Sponsor Billing and Collections

August 12, 2021

• Slide Deck

In this webinar, Christie Tomaszewski and James Craven from Finance - Sponsored Programs, and Stacy Orban from Shared Services Center - Accounts Receivable, share information about sponsor billing and collection processes, including:

• Central office roles and responsibilities
• Unit responsibilities and procedures
• Invoice types
• Helpful U-M systems and reports for monitoring receivables

Subrecipient Invoice Approvals in M-Pathways

October 29, 2020

• Slide Deck
• Subrecipient Invoice Approval Transcript
• Subrecipient Q&A
• Overview of Changes
• Step-by-Step Guide
• Consolidated Step-by-Step Guide
• Concurrence Receipt/M-Pathways Financials Approval Framework Crosswalk
• Sample "Approval Needed" Email Notification

In this webinar, Chris Devries, Project Manager for the Research Administration Advisory Council (RAAC), reviews the new electronic workflow and approvals of subrecipient invoices in the M-Pathways Financials system

"Sign PAF" Requirement for Investigators & "Other Support" Review

September 1, 2020

• Slide Deck
• Sign PAF Webinar Transcript
• Sign PAF webpage with FAQs
   

David Mulder (ORSP Program Manager for International Engagement & Research Security) and April Pepperdine (Director of UMOR Conflict of Interest) provided an overview of changes being implemented on September 14, 2020, that require all U-M investigators to complete a revised version of the "Sign PAF" activity, and a new ancillary review process for the evaluation of sponsor-required documentation such as NIH's "Other Support."

NIH Biosketch and SciENcv

May 7, 2020

Disclaimer: This webinar was offered in May 2020. Beginning on May 25, 2021, the NIH is using an updated version of the biosketch format. As a result, some of this webinar content may be outdated. Please refer to the NIH's Grants & Funding page (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms/biosketch.htm) for the most updated information and format.

• Slide Deck (MLibrary Presentation)
• NIH Biosketch Webinar Transcript
• Biosketch vs Other Support (UCSF Job Aid)
• Biosketch and SciENcv Step-by-Step  (MLibrary Handout)

Marci Brandenburg (Bioinformationist, Taubman Health Sciences Library) introduced the NIH biosketch and how to navigate the SciENcv tool for generating biosketches. Tips for preparing an NIH biosketch will be included. The National Institute of Health (NIH) is one of several granting agencies that require key personnel to include a biosketch as part of a grant proposal. 

Single IRB-of-Record - What RAs Should Know

Note: The IRBs are initiating a new process to request a single-IRB-of-Record (sIRB) on Monday, February 8, 2021. This new process replaces the processes that were covered in a webinar from September 2020, which has been removed from this page. For current process information, please visit the sIRB webpage.