On-Demand Learning

Course: Boot Camp: The Alphabet Soup of Non-Financial Research Agreements: MTAs, DUAs, CDAs, and CRAs

Description: This session will equip you with the knowledge and skills to navigate the world of research agreements, focusing on four key types: Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), Data Use Agreements (DUAs), Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs), and Collaborative Research Agreements (CRAs).

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Course: Boot Camp: Annualized Salary - What is it and why is it so important?

Description: This presentation will provide base knowledge of how to annualize salary, when it is necessary, and how it affects budget development, including person-month and salary cap calculations. Participants will practice calculating annualized salary for different faculty and personnel appointment types.

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Course: Boot Camp: ARPA-H Budgeting

Description: Provides an overview of budgeting for proposals invited by the newest federal R&D funding agency, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). The focus is on navigating an ARPA-H cost proposal template along with specific ARPA-H budget considerations.

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Course: Boot Camp: ARPA-H Proposal Submissions at Emory

Description: Provides an overview of the newest federal R&D funding agency, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Emphasis is placed on the nuances of the agency, its open solicitation and Emory investigator and administrator roles and responsibilities in supporting submissions, including the ARPA-H timeline, award instruments, and budget and submission requirements.

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Course: Boot Camp: Avoiding RPPR Pitfalls 

Description: Covers best practices in submitting RPPR information to the NIH.

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Course: Boot Camp: Best Practices in Award Management

Description: Provides an overview of Emory policies, resources, and tools for award management.

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Course: Boot Camp: CAS the Feds Say So

Description: Explores the history and applicability of the cost principles, along with the importance of consistent application and documentation of costs.

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Course: Boot Camp: Clinical Research and OCR

Description: Defines clinical research and the roles of the Office of Clinical Research (OCR) in staff training, clinical trial invoicing, pre-award activities, and oversight of study data.

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Course: Boot Camp: Demystifying the NIH Modular Budget

Description: Feeling overwhelmed by the NIH grant application process? This session takes the confusion out of NIH modular budgets. Learn what they are, why they're used, and gain the confidence to calculate a modular budget for your next NIH grant proposal.

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Course: Federal Contracts at Emory - What you need to know from Solicitation to Closeout

Description: This session will provide a brief overview of the federal contracting process at Emory. This session will include an explanation of the differences between a grant and a federal contract, types of solicitations/federal contract mechanisms, a brief overview of the proposal process at Emory, an overview of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and a quick overview of the post-award contract management and closeout considerations. Also included are best practices in federal contracting and what the RA needs to know.

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Course:Boot Camp: Hi Post-Award, Meet Pre-Award

Description: During this session, we will discuss the importance of a relationship between pre- and post-award and understanding one another's role in the award lifecycle. We'll also discuss ideas for bridging the gap.

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Course: Boot Camp: NIH Just in Time (JIT) Requests

Description: Defines just-in-time information Emory's processes for developing, reviewing, and submitting JIT information to a sponsor.

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Course: Boot Camp: PAN Requests

Description: Discusses the purpose of a PAN request, when a PAN may be needed, and the process for requesting a PAN.

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Course: Boot Camp: Participant Support vs Incentives

Description: Delineate participant support costs from human subject incentive payments.

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Course: PI Financial Portal

Description: Provides an overview of a dashboard in Emory Business Intelligence (EBI) to allow faculty access to their complete portfolio on-demand.

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Course: Boot Camp: RGC RAS Monthly Report

Description: Provides an overview of the deficit report provided monthly by RGC, including where to get the report and how to use the report for award management.

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Course: Boot Camp: Sponsor Payment Types

Description: Addresses different sponsor payment types and Emory's business and financial considerations of sponsor payments.

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Course: Boot Camp: Subawards and Subcontracting at Emory

Description: Demonstrates pre- and post-award actions that must be taken to identify a subrecipient and issue a subaward or subcontract. Discussion includes Emory’s responsibility in monitoring subrecipients and subrecipient invoicing and closeout of a subaward.

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Course: Boot Camp: Workflows in EPEX

Description: Covers workflows that are triggered when answering questions in EPEX during proposal preparation.

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Job Aid: Brainier Job Aid Course Registration

Description: Brainier is Emory's newest learning management system. It containes online classes, on-demand courses, and related materials. This job aid walks you through the three ways to register for a learning opportunity in Brainier. 

• Logging in directly and searching for a learning opportuity or resources (preferred method)
• Using a registration link while logged into Brainier (preferred method)
• Using a registration link when not logged into Brainier

Job Aid: EPEX Job Aid - Submission Questions

Description: The purpose of EPEX is to assist in electronic routing, budget development, and institution approval related to sponsored funding at Emory. Additionally, EPEX provides the data necessary to record information sufficient for internal tracking and reporting purposes and facilitates the entry of Proposals in the Compass Grants system. This job aid provides additional guidance and tips for answering the most common challenging questions in EPEX.

Job Aid: SciENcv Workspace Tutorial

Description: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) is a system that helps researchers assemble the professional information needed for participation in federally funded research. SciENcv gathers and compiles information on expertise, employment, education, and professional accomplishments.

For NIH and NSF, researchers must use SciENcv to create and maintain biographical sketches (aka biosketch) submitted with grant applications and annual reports. Faculty investigators must create their own SciENcv workspace. The following tutorial guides investigators on managing biographical information, research activities, and other details relevant to building a biosketch.