Author Archives: Jim Kenny

Updated Salary Cap for Grants and Cooperative Agreements Effective January 6, 2019, the salary cap for Executive Level II is $192,300. Per the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice NOT-OD-19-099, the Office of Personnel Management has recently released new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale. Effective January 6, 2019,...

eRA Update The upgrades to eRA Commons for new validations and message in the Human Subjects System (HSS) when submitting Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPR) have been rescheduled for Monday, March 4, 2019. eRA Information: New Validations and Messages for RPPR Monday, February 25, 2019 Upgrades to be deployed to...

In case you missed the February 21 Vital Signs Issue. This article is a very interesting and exciting as it shows real results of all the hard work and dedication of the UNC SOM Research Administrators. UNC School of Medicine departments rank high in 2018 NIH funding report All six...

Updated FY 2019 Fringe Benefits Memo has been published. The budgeting of Fringe Benefits and Fixed Health Insurance rates for sponsored projects have been finalized for FY 2019. Please refer to the rates in the Fringe Benefits Memo published on 01/31/2019 to appropriately determine personnel benefits in proposals. Note that the...

Greetings School of Medicine Colleagues: The University will be closed December 24, 2018 – January 1, 2019 for the Winter Break therefore, the Sponsored Programs Office (SPO) will not be available to review/submit proposals during this time. Considering the approaching Winter Break, please be mindful of the standard operating procedure...

NIH Grants Policy Statement has been updated – October 2018 This update applies to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2018. Online version of the October 2018 NIH Grants Policy Statement. NIH states that users are strongly encouraged to use the...