GRANT AWARDS AT USC: Proposal Submission, Award Notification, Spending and Monitoring Janet Stoeckert Director of Research Administration Keck School of Medicine Acknowledgements: Sabrina Feeley Director of Research Administration Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Nichole Phillips Director of Research Administration Viterbi School of Engineering

Preparing and Submitting Your Proposal

Identifying Funding Opportunities - solicitation, RFP, program announcement, BAA On-line Information Systems: GrantForward – free to USC employees Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) FedBizOpps.gov – Federal Opportunities ResearchResearch.com Grants.gov Sponsor Websites Read instructions carefully and thoroughly!

Alert and begin working with your Research Administrator Start early - there are many different parts to a proposal that will take time to prepare. Narrative Budget Biosketches Subcontracts Letters of Support, Commitments Quotes

Impacts on Budget Planning Sponsor’s Budget Restrictions Project Period – Phases/Years Task/Milestone Budgets Types of personnel (faculty, research staff, postdoc, student) Fringe Benefits Sub Awardees and Collaborators Location of Project (on or off campus) Facilities and Administration Costs

Compensation ̶Faculty Salaries (9 mos. vs. 12 mos. appointments) ̶Non-Faculty Salaries ̶Fringe Benefits (Federal & Non-Federal) Materials and Supplies Equipment Travel Publication Costs Sub Awards or Consultants Other Direct Costs Facilities & Administration Costs (Indirects or Overhead) Budget Elements

Costs Must Be... Allowable - Must conform to regulations - Must conform to any exclusions contained in the sponsored agreement - May be an appropriate institutional expense but not allowable on a sponsored project Allocable - Necessary to the project - Directly benefits the project - NOT determined by fund availability

Costs Must Be... Reasonable - What “prudent person” would pay in like circumstances

Explains: why each cost is essential to performing project how project costs were estimated any special circumstances what each person will contribute to the project lab and animal costs equipment needs – include quotes Fringe benefit and F&A rates can be essential for surviving an audit USC Research - Current Rate Agreement - June 23, Budget Justification

If any of the following are involved, institutional review boards may be required: ̶ Human Subjects ̶ Human Embryonic Cells ̶ Animal Subjects ̶ Radioactive Materials ̶ Biohazardous Materials Conflict of Interest ̶ diSClose and HHS Required COI Training Compliance Requirements

Cost Sharing In general, cost sharing and matching represents that portion of project or program costs not borne by the sponsor (generally the federal government). Cost sharing can be voluntary or mandatory and can take the form of either cash or in-kind contributions.

USC Policy - Cost Sharing Individual school policies. Be sure all appropriate institutional approvals are secured prior to submission.

Submitting your proposal Route proposal package for School and University approval before submitting to sponsor. ̶Kuali Coues (KC) – Proposal Approval Record (KCPAR)  Includes grants.gov module to facilitate grants.gov grant submissions. Your Research Administrator will assist with routing your application to the Department of Contracts and Grants (DCG) for final review and submission.

Congratulations! You have an award!

Preparing to receive, activate and access your grant award

Compliance Requirements Revisited Prior to award being set-up need to ensure have completed trainings and other compliance items: ̶Grants Management Training ̶IRB if applicable ̶Animal Subjects if applicable ̶Radioactive if applicable ̶Stem Cell Review committee if applicable ̶Biosafety if applicable

Award Set-up 1 st is from the Department of Contracts and Grants notifying you of the award Original Message----- From: Sent: Tuesday, August 4, :42 AM To: Sally Trojan; Nichole Phillips; Subject: New information is available in Kuali Coeus (KC) about CNS Award Title: Network Transformation in a Scaled Environment Principal Investigator: Sally Trojan Co-Principal Investigator(s): Lead Unit: Engineering Office of the Dean Sponsor: National Science Foundation Sponsor Award Number: CNS Transaction Type: New Obligated Period: to Obligated Amount: $80, Project Period: to Anticipated Amount: $240, You can view the Award by logging in to KC at and clicking My Active Awards to select this Award from the list. Within your award, on the Award Actions tab, you can print an Award Synopsis that provides a transaction summary. The Award document(s) are also available under the Notes & Attachments tab. Next Steps: Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) will now work on the account and budget setup in KFS. You will receive a separate notification when the account setup is complete and you are able to expense to the account. If a detailed budget is required or satellite(s) established, you will receive a request from SPA. If this is an existing award and additional funds have been added, please refer to the SPA budget submission guidelines for submitting a detailed budget, if required. If you have any questions regarding the budget or satellite establishment process, please contact SPA at

You or your Research Administrator should review what is loaded in the TARA System ̶Look in the Comments, Notes and Attachments section If the proposed approved budget is in the system there is nothing to do SPA will set- up automatically. Award Set-up

Sponsor may request reduction in budget, Scope of Work should be reduce accordingly Sponsor may agree to full budget but only allocate (incrementally fund) a portion of funding for specific time-frame – How can budget be adjusted to accommodate funding? Review Award Notice

Time table Cost Sharing Requirements Reporting Requirements Clauses Review Award Notice Look for Other Requirements

If the budget is not there or satellite accounts are needed then the research administrator will need to send this to SPA ̶Here are the links for the instructions: Budget Change: change-information-and-instructions/ change-information-and-instructions/ Satellite Accounts: -information/#satehttp://fbs.usc.edu/depts/spa/page/6742/policies -information/#sate Award Set-up

2 nd from Sponsored Projects Accounting Office notifying you of the account. From: Laura Hui Sent: Wednesday, February 05, :35 PM To: Sally Trojan; Nichole Phillips Subject: Re: Your account(s) and budget(s) have been established Dear All, The following account(s) and budget(s) have been established. Sponsor: Harris Foundation Award#: CNS Obligation Start and End Dates: 09/01/2014 – 08/31/2017 USC Master Account No: Title: Network Transformation in a Scaled Environment Unit/Department: Engineering Office of the Dean Account Supervisor Principal Name: Trojan, Sally Please review your account and budget on KFS. For any questions, alterations, or additional assistance (e.g., budget changes and satellite creation), please visit the websites below, or contact the SPA Accountant assigned to your account: Laura Hui, , If the account's department liaison is different than the current recipient, please the full name and 7-digit employee ID/Kuali username to the SPA Accountant assigned to your account. To view your account on Kuali Financial System (KFS): 1. Log into Kuali Financial System 2. In the Financial Main Menu tab, under Lookup and Maintenance, under Chart of Accounts, click on “Account.” 3. Enter the Account Number. 4. Click "Search." 5. Click on the Account Number to view the account details on KFS. To view your budget on KFS: 1. Log into Kuali Financial System 2. In the Financial Main Menu tab, under Balance Inquiries, click on “Available Balances.” 3. Enter the Account Number. 4. Select "ALL" for "Include Pending Ledger Entry." 5. Click on "Search." For information regarding budget changes, please visit the SPA website: change-information-and-instructions/ change-information-and-instructions/ For information regarding satellite creations, please visit the SPA website: information/#satehttp://fbs.usc.edu/depts/spa/page/6742/policies- information/#sate

For the TARA System to review award information it is automatic for PIs and co- PIs For the Kuali Financial System (KFS) – need to check with your school or department for access ̶This can be done once you receive the from SPA informing you of the account number Getting Access

Spending and Monitoring

Costs Must Be... Allowable Allocable Reasonable

Monitoring Review Projections – No less than quarterly – Review for abnormally high or low burn rate of funds – Sponsor may reduce funding if expenses do not match budget (e.g. carry forward)

Monitoring Projection templates vary by Schools and Departments

Projection Template 28

Account Status Report (ASR)

Cost Transfers Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) reviews and approves cost transfer Process within 90 days – Attach detailed justification and supporting documentation – PI and Administrator sign off Over 90 days – Attach detailed justification and supporting documentation – PI, Administrator, SBO sign off

Certifying Effort Required by institution policy and Feds Way for government and other sponsors to verify salary charges to grants Include cost shared effort subsidized by Department, School, Institution Take into account sponsor’s salary cap if applicable

Faculty effort on grants should not exceed % Effort towards teaching, committee work, preparing new grant proposals may not be charged to grants Exceptions are reviewed by Office of Financial Analysis Certifying Effort

USC on-line effort certification: ies/

Close Out of Award Close outstanding encumbrances/POs Programmatic/Technical/Invention Reports Personnel Expirations – Notify project staff as soon as possible Grant is Completed

Close Out of Award Data Retention and Access – Provide reasonable access – Retain for 7 years after final reporting or publication – Retain financial records 3 years after audit resolution – Don’t forget to shred confidential information!

Recap Proposals: Start Early, Follow Instructions, work with your local Research Administrator Complete all Compliance Requirements Review your grant award notice with your Administrator for terms and conditions, scope, awarded budget, discuss spending plan Review budget, spending, and projections at least quarterly Stay current on compliance requirements

Thank you! Nichole Phillips Viterbi School of Engineering Sabrina Feeley Dornsife College of Letters Arts and Sciences Janet Stoeckert Keck School of Medicine