AnSRS4U – Answers for You
Texas A&M Sponsored Research Services (SRS) and the Division of Research is excited to announce that we will be beginning a series of monthly informational sessions. The sessions are titled AnSRS4U – Answers for You. The goal of the sessions is to provide valuable information to our customers. The sessions will address various research administration topics and issues. Our target audience is the department and college staff that support the research enterprise, but everyone is welcome to attend via Zoom.
SRS is here to provide answers to the research community, and we look forward to your participation in these informational sessions as we work together as a team to support the research enterprise.
If you have any questions regarding these sessions or would like to be added to our listserv, please email AnSRS4u@tamu.edu.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issues guidance regarding government-wide policies for the award and administration of Federal financial assistance, often referred to as the Uniform Guidance. An updated version of this guidance was released in April 2024. This becomes effective October 1, 2024.
SRS will provide an update on the revisions to Uniform Guidance as well as other sponsor updates including NSF and NIH in their May AnSRS4U presentation on May 16 from 10 to 11:00am, CST.
Register in advance for this Zoom meeting at : https://tamu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcud-6rpjwrG9NKwWqJXb-uEFL-ONoGe1aX
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
TAMU Sponsored Research Services (SRS) will host a presentation, Texas A&M Innovation – Supporting Inventors and Commercializing Innovations Across the Texas A&M University System – Thursday April 25, 10-10:50am via Zoom. Pete Oneill, Chief Innovation Officer, will be the presenter.
This session will introduce you to the Texas A&M Innovation Office, and their approach to commercialize latest ideas and inventions into products delivering value to the marketplace.
Register in advance for this Zoom meeting at: https://tamu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qdO2vqjwqGtM68RiBYtw93CEl8cpUuP_a
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
SRS looks forward to your participation.
This session will show researchers how to use the Maestro Researcher Portal to create, view/approve proposals, view project terms and conditions, check account balances, transactions, payroll activity, and revenue. It will also show researchers how to explore the Researcher Dashboard, which is the landing page where the system summarizes all actions researchers need to perform with an easy navigation path, and gives them different alerts for their proposals, projects, or accounts.
This session will walk you step by step through the process of creating a proposal in Research.gov. You will learn what areas of the proposal are the responsibility of the principal investigator and what areas of the proposal that SRS will complete.
This session covers opportunities to expand your research and teaching horizons and conduct scholarly activity in a foreign country. Join Fulbrighters who have come away with enhanced skills, new connections, and greater mutual understanding. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is the federal government’s flagship international educational exchange program. Learn the steps to get started on an application and the submission process. Presentation by Traci Lacy, Associate Director, Partnership Services, Department of Global Engagement.
This session covers a better understanding of the options for a sponsored project when the PI is departing the institution.
This session covers essentials for traveling abroad – export control considerations, Concur, and resources that are available. The presenters were Tressie Truett from the Division of Research and Jason Boyle from the Division of Risk, Ethics & Compliance.
This session covers considerations and requirements for international activities, including the new Global Engagement system regulation and university rule that require additional approvals for activities involving a country of concern. The presenters were Lesa Feldhousen, Executive Director, Conflict of Interest and Responsible Conduct of Research.
This session covers IT infrastructure and research support at TAMU: next gen network updates, storage/data strategy, compliance, and security. The presenters were Ed Pierson, Michael Leary, and Adam Mikeal.
This session covers how TAMU compares to other research universities in the US, what is counted as research, and the importance of identifying research expenditures in FAMIS and Maestro.
This session covers how to easily create a SciENcv biosketch and efficiently populate it from existing researcher profile systems (e.g., ORCID, Scholars@TAMU, etc.). Presented by David Hubbard and Ethel Mejia of the TAMU Libraries.
This session covers a brief discussion on the new NSF plan requirements: NSF’s new requirement states that there must be a plan for a safe and inclusive work environment created, and distributed to each participant, in advance of departure for an off-campus research activity.
This session covers important considerations in determining whether incoming funds are gifts or grants.
This session covers an overview of the Facilities & Administration (F&A) Cost Rate (Indirect Cost Recovery Rate) process and reviews the F&A calculation. Presented be Teresa Bass and Monica Poehl.
This session covers the experience and expertise of the TAMU, AgriLife & TEES buying teams to efficiently navigate the procurement of goods and services. The topics covered were Procurement Cycle, Uniform Guidance Requirements (Existing Inventory, Sole Source, Buy American), Subaward vs. Subcontractor/Vendor, and Q&A. Presented by Mary Williams, TEES & TTI; Robby Bounds, TAMU; Noel Mason, AgriLife.
This session covers recent updates announced by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and Department of Energy that affect the preparation of applications.
This session provides a brief overview of the Visiting Scholar process at Texas A&M University.
This session covers an overview of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) organization and fields of research that are supported by the NIH and covers aspects and components of proposal submission as well as the new policy on data management and sharing.
This session covers an overview of the NSF organization, fields of research that are supported by the National Science Foundation, and aspects/components of proposal submission.
This session covers Maestro’s budget and cost sharing entry screens as well as view access available to project viewers.
This session covers understanding the basic principles of research data management, being aware of data management planning tools, support and guidance which are available to academic researchers, and understanding the different requirements of funding agencies. Presented by Zhihong Xu of the TAMU Libraries and David Hollingsworth of TAMU Sponsored Research Services.
This session covers sponsored research audits. Presented by Evan Bryant, SRS Director of Quality Assurance.
This session covers types of intellectual property commonly generated when conducting sponsored research and some of the pitfalls to be aware of. Presented by Mark Kelley (Intellectual Property Attorney, TAMUS Office of General Counsel), Janie Hurley (Program Director, AgriLife Intellectual Property and Commercialization), and Travis Young (Assistant Director, TAMU Sponsored Research Services).
This session covers what FCOI is, and how foreign influence has changed the way we review it.
This section covers specific closeout steps and addresses the importance of completing the closeout process within the specified timeframe and according to the sponsor’s requirements.
This section covers the review process of our SRS Travel Auditor when applicable travel expenses require their review.
This session covers the “Why?” of utilizing Proposals (S2S) and how to maximize the functionality that the program offers. Presented by Lyndal Arceneaux (Proposal Administrator – SRS).
This session provides an overview of Time & Effort (T&E) Compliance and applies these standards through the SSO Time and Effort System.
This session provides an overview of current U.S. Government requirements for disclosing foreign conflicts of commitment and financial conflict of interest. Presented by Kevin Gamache, Ph.D. (Chief Research Security Officer for the A&M System) and Lauren Schroeder (System Director of Export Control Programs).
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This session focuses on project payroll: cost allocations, corrections, justifications, salary cap, and departmental responsibilities. Presented by Ashlee Woolard (SRS Post Award Administrator), Laura Lyda (SRS Post Award Administrator), and Amy Caldwell (College of Engineering).
This session focuses on export controls and the processes each member uses to review and ensure compliance.
This session focuses on the research compliance areas of human subjects, animal research and biohazards and the process to receive approval to begin the research. Presented by Deanna Hawley and Shelly Grassinger (SRS Post Award Administrators), Andi Mitchell (Director Animal Welfare Office), Aliese Seawright (Director Human Subjects Research Protection Program), and Christine McFarland (Executive Director Biological Safety Office).
Slides: Compliance, Biohazards, HRPP, and IACUC
Presented by Tamara Lopez and Lauren Bailey, SRS Award and Account Set-up and Expediting Team (AASET)
Presented by Leslie Kerth and Lester Crenwelge, SRS Assistant Directors – Contracting.
This session presents information on the steps for proposal development, preparation, and submission. A section of the presentation will cover the use of the SRS budget spreadsheet for preparing proposal budgets.
Maestro is a web browser-based application that is designed to support researchers and research administration across The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS). This session will present information on how to better utilize the features of MAESTRO to successfully manage sponsored proposals and projects. Leonarda Horvat, Director of Research Information Systems, and Tye Rougas, Assistant Director, will be the presenters.
This will cover the basics of Uniform Guidance and how it translates into the rules that we are required to follow.