Utilizing your FAFG Funding (Academic Year 2025-26)
NOTE: With the Faculty Advancement Fund Grant due to be replaced with the forthcoming Faculty Grants Program, the information below has been removed from ORCS’s web site. We are posting…
Policies
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CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance): Final Revisions Effective October 1, 2024
The Office of Management and Budget has announced revisions to the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) that are the most substantial since its creation in 2013. The Biden-Harris Administration announced…
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Federal Grants and the Fly America Act
Summary of Requirement: All Emerson travel that is funded by the federal government must meet the Fly America Act guidelines. The Fly America Act Guidelines dictate that all travel must…
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Announcement of the New ORCS Pre-Approval System for Grant Proposals
Beginning in September 2023, a faculty or staff member who is planning to submit an application for external funding must first complete and submit a Pre-Approval request using ORCS’s new…
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New Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Rates for Grants Effective July 1, 2023
Dear Emerson community members: Every few years, Emerson College is required to negotiate the Facilities and Administrative (F&A) rates it uses in grants and contracts with the Federal Government. This…
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Guidance and Procedures for the Processing and Management of Restricted Gifts (Updated March 2022)
In June 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that clarifies and revises how a non-profit organization may account for “contributions of cash and…
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Federal Funding: Implementation of the New SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) to Replace DUNS
The federal government is implementing a new “Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)” to replace the current DUNS number used to identify and validate federal contractors. This implementation will be effective April…
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New IRB Guidance on Compensation for Human Subjects
ORCS and the Office of Finance are currently developing a dedicated policy on how to pay human subject participants in IRB-approved research at Emerson College. In the interim, we have…
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Issuance of NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (NSF 22-1)
The National Science Foundation has issued a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1). The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted or due on…
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COVID-19 Update: Resumption of In-Person, On-Campus Research with Human Subjects
On May 27, 2021, Erik Muurisepp, Assistant Vice President of Campus Life, announced that Emerson College would “revise its regulations for those living, learning, and working on campus,” effective June 1….