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About OVCR ARRA
- OVCR ARRA Update
- Chicago, IL, United States
- The higher education research community has been presented with an unprecedented opportunity as part of the economic stimulus package. Based upon our current research profile, our campus is well positioned to benefit from this package. The OVCR is committed to assisting our faculty in developing and submitting proposals. On this website, you will find links to ARRA, federal agencies, and current news and updates. As more information becomes available, we will continue to update the website and our plans to further assist faculty. This website will be continually updated throughout the days and weeks ahead, so please be sure to visit it often. In order to insure that we have the most current information available, we seek your assistance. We know that each College may be receiving information specific to your disciplines. We ask that you forward this information to our office so that we may share with the campus. Please submit it to ovcrweb@uic.edu.
In the "ARRA General Info/Questions" blog, OVCR said that there would be a meeting at the end of June regarding Reporting Guidelines. Did this take place? If so, are minutes posted, or possibly a guideline sheet? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteLast week NIH posted http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-129.html Notice Number: NOT-OD-09-129 to remind ARRA recipients of the quarterly reporting requirement, announce the posting of a new NIH ARRA website specific to this requirement, and to provide NIH ARRA grantees with contact information for questions concerning quarterly reports.
ReplyDeleteFull NIH announcement may also be found via the following URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-129.html
If you have any questions regarding ARRA reporting requirements, please contact the Grants and Contracts office at 312-996-3373.
Our PI's want to know if the same rule applies to deadlines which fall on weekends. For instance, October 10, 2009, the first deadline, is a Saturday. The NIH push the deadline back to Monday the 12th? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteBoth OMB and NIH are currently silent on this. Because of the very specific reporting window (excerpt from OMB guide below), Office of Grants and Contracts will follow the conservative approach and submit the report on Friday 10/9 for the first quarterly report.
ReplyDeleteThe reporting window lasts from the 1st to the 10th of each reporting month. For the upcoming reporting period, this will be from October 1, 2009 to October 10, 2009. In addition, the 11th – 21st day of each reporting month is available for recipients to review the data submitted and make any necessary corrections. On day 22 of the reporting month, all data submitted will be “locked” and cannot be modified unless “unlocked” by the Federal awarding agency.
How is UIC tracking and reporting the Jobs Created/Jobs Retained reporting requirement?
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ReplyDeleteJobs created/retained should be tracked at the department level and submitted to Grants & Contracts prior to the reporting due dates. We are in the process of formatting templates to be used by departments to include this information and will identify a time in which the data should be submitted.
Just for clarity, ‘jobs or positions created’ are considered new positions created and filled, or previously existing unfilled positions that are filled, as a result of Recovery Act funding. ‘Jobs or positions retained’ are considered previously existing filled positions that are retained as a result of Recovery Act funding. A job cannot be counted as both created and retained. Also, only compensated employment in the United States or outlying areas should be counted.
We are in the process of developing a centralized portal similar to the one used by ORS for all ARRA post-award questions. We plan to send the research community details at the absolute latest, next Friday. In the meantime, please feel free to contact either Maureen Johnson maureen1@uillinois.edu , Joe Stefanich stefan@uillinois.edu or myself with other questions.
In the OMB Implementing Guidance, it states "The reporting organization can choose the most convenient method for reporting..." Does this leave it up to the institution to decide the method of submission, or will it be left at the department level? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThis is an institutional decision, not departmental. The reports will be sent by central office. Details regarding reporting submission will be distributed within the next week by OBFS.
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