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Announcements & Updates: Personnel updates, GMAS/CREW updates, Research Development updates, Education/Intern Program update.
Department Administrator Access to Fastlane and ERA
Hot Topic: Object Codes 8190-8192 for Subcontract Expenses
Announcements & Updates:
1. FAS Personnel updates
Please welcome a new RAS Friday attendee:
- Amanda Ellenwood (GSE) -- Grants and Contracts Manager
2. GMAS/CREW updates
A GMAS update was released last Saturday, March 12, 2011. Highlights of the release include:
- A new dashboard on the GMAS homepage displays all sponsor notices received by central, sponsored offices that have yet to be awarded.
- Ability to search Grants.gov opportunities from the GMAS homepage and see if they are supported via system-to-system.
As always, details on the enhancements and bug fixes within the release will be available in the Release Notes posted on the FSS GMAS webpage. Contact Andrew Malone with questions about this latest release.
3. Research Development update
FAS RAS plans to introduce a 2-hour, entry level workshop on finding funding in the the social sciences. A separate workshop may be held for Harvard faculty. More details to come. Please contact Kathryn Coughlin with questions or feedback.
4. Education/Intern Program updates
Enhanced Utilization of GMAS
Helia Morris, OSP -- Associate Director, Sponsored Programs Administration
The GMAS Rollout Implementation Plan (GRIP) was launched in November 2010. The GRIP team is headed by Heila Morris and Jessica Morand, and is partnering with FAD Systems Solutions (FSS) and other key partners in the schools to implement GMAS across University-area schools.
The GRIP team has held kickoff events at SEAS, GSE, FAS-RAS, and the Divinity School and has worked with FSS on GMAS security infrastructure and system enhancements. Collaborating with the university-wide training team, URATT, the GRIP team has also conducted a training needs assessment and has created a training plan for end users.
The team looks forward to implementing GMAS at SEAS, GSE, the Divinity School, and 5 FAS pilot departments over the next six months.
Questions or comments? Email grip_help@harvard.edu.
Department Administrator Access to Fastlane and eRA
Pamela Baker-Weber, FAS RAS -- Sponsored Research Administrator
Christopher Kelly, OSP -- Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
View presentation slides for a complete overview of why and how to use administrator accounts for Fastlane and eRA commons.
In eRA Commons, PIs can delegate certain responsibilities to their administrators. This allows
administrative users to edit personal information for a PI, build and edit eSNAP reports, view submission details, and work on xTrain. Find eRA Commons PI delegation instructions here.
In Fastlane, PIs can assign PINs to proposals and/or awards; those proposals and awards can then be accessed via PIN by authorized users. For instructions on this process, click here.
Hot Topic: Object Codes 8190-8192 for Subcontract Expenses
Alan Long, FAS RAS -- Assistant Dean for Research Finances and Systems
View Alan's handout here.
