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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000">~~ Please disseminate this information with those researchers and research administrators in your department who
may find it noteworthy ~~<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Research Administrators</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">nformative
<b>N</b>oontime <b>C</b>ollaboration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Collaborate ~ Communicate ~ Connect</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Welcome back! Please join Research Administrators INC on
<b>Monday, September 13<sup>th</sup> at Noon </b>as we continue this academic year to walk through the life cycle of an award series, beginning with Part 1 of a 2-part series on
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Award Monitoring / Award Management</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#433F3F;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">(Please note that each part is
<u>2 hours</u> in length.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#433F3F;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">These two sessions will: (i) focus on award management strategies and techniques for both
the central and departmental research administrators tasked with financial oversight of sponsored awards; (ii) focus on what to look for during award initiation and award closeout; and (iii) discuss strategies for how the research administrator can best support
the PI during the period of performance to maximize award spending, while effectively managing risk. Furthermore, in this 2-part session will review some perennial hot topics such as cost transfers, subaward monitoring, cost sharing, and effective and efficient
award closeouts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#433F3F;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Learning objectives</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#433F3F;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Participants will learn techniques for identifying higher risk awards and transactions and what documentation to put in place to support these costs (or
when to transfer them off of the award) as well as an awareness of when to ask more questions.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#433F3F;margin-bottom:7.5pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Participants will also be introduced to proactive award management strategies that, if applied during the life of the award, will support an efficient
and timely closeout.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To receive the ZOOM link to this meeting,
<b>please register </b></span><a href="https://redit.ucr.edu/OrApps/Org/OrgEvents/Default.aspx?g=inc"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">here</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Note: RA-INC will be going through this entire Life Cycle of the Award Series together; however, those wishing to view the series
at their own pace, <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">or those wishing to jump to a particular topic of interest, are able to do so now at their convenience via the new SPA training
portal <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">located at
</span></i></b><a href="https://research.ucr.edu/spa/training"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">https://research.ucr.edu/spa/training</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In light of the heightened scrutiny being placed on affiliations and disclosures by Federal agencies, the office of Research and Economic Development is revisiting various campus
forms, including the <i>Request for Exception to Policy Regarding PI Eligibility form (</i>which has now been updated and posted on the
</span><a href="https://research.ucr.edu/document/spapieligibilitydoc"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SPA website</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Please be advised that as of September 1, 2021, use of the outdated form will no longer be accepted</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Anyone who wishes to serve as Principal Investigator, UCR Co-Principal Investigator, UC Co-Principal Investigator or Non-UCR Co-Principal Investigator (as defined in UCR Research
Policy 527-003), but does not meet the eligibility criteria described on the Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) website
</span><a href="https://research.ucr.edu/spa/lifecycle/proposalpreparation/pi-eligibility"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">here</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> and as set forth in Policy
527-003, should complete the revised "</span><a href="https://research.ucr.edu/document/spapieligibilitydoc"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Request for Exception to Policy Regarding PI Eligibility</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"
form and then have their department’s SAA submit it to the Research and Economic Development Office via the Enterprise Access Control System (EACS) along with a copy of the applicant’s biosketch in a single combined pdf.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please visit
</span><a href="https://research.ucr.edu/spa/lifecycle/proposalpreparation/pi-eligibility"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://research.ucr.edu/spa/lifecycle/proposalpreparation/pi-eligibility</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
for further information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Questions may be addressed to
</span><a href="mailto:cynthia.wells@ucr.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">cynthia.wells@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:3.0in"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">QUICK REFERENCE: TUITION FEE REMISSION GSHIP – *** Updated SPA webpage***</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please be advise that the<span style="color:#455A64;background:white"> </span></span><a href="https://registrar.ucr.edu/tuition-fees/quarterly-fees#graduate_students"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F4002B;background:white">Graduate
Student Fees and Tuition Remission page</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#455A64;background:white"> on the Office of the Registrar's website for the 2021/22 Academic Year has now been posted and, as such, the SPA
website located at </span><a href="https://research.ucr.edu/spa/lifecycle/proposalpreparation/tuition"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">https://research.ucr.edu/spa/lifecycle/proposalpreparation/tuition</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#455A64;background:white">
has been updated for providing assistance during the proposal submission process in determining remission eligibility criteria.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk66376924"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In March 2021, the Office of Research & Economic Development (RED) and Business & Financial Services (BFS) announced a new resource available to the campus
community called the </span></a><a href="https://bfs.ucr.edu/sites/g/files/rcwecm751/files/2021-03/UCR_Contracting_Guide.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk66376924"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UCR Contracting Guide</span></b></span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The guide is designed to assist campus personnel (i.e. administrators, staff, faculty, and researchers) understand the general process of creating, managing, and terminating
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This guide is modeled after the UC Berkeley Guide to Contracting (2015) with updates specific to the UC Riverside’s contracting environment. The guide includes important information
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to develop and execute such agreements on behalf of The Regents of the University of California (aka “contracting offices”). Please take a few minutes to review the material
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The goal of the guide is to provide a helpful resource to ensure campus agreements<span style="color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please ensure to incorporate this guide into your unit’s standard operating procedures and share this information with the appropriate individuals in your unit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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