Principal Investigator’s Eligibility, Project Leadership and Exceptions Proposals submitted for extramural funding of research, training, and public service projects, and extramural awards received for such projects, must name an eligible employee of UCI to serve as Principal Investigator. Definitions Principal/Co-Principal Investigator (PI) – The UCI employee/s who is/are responsible for the design, scientific/technical conduct, administrative…

Frequently Asked Questions Guidelines for Submitting Extramural Proposals to Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) Note: Capitalized terms used in these FAQs have the same meaning as those used in the Guidelines for Submitting Extramural Proposals to Sponsored Projects Administration. Background, Purpose and Applicability Do the submission guidelines apply to all proposals? The Guidelines apply to proposals…

Employee Fringe Benefits Composite Benefit Rates (CBR) Proposal budgets requesting project personnel salaries and wages must also request the fringe benefit costs associated with the salaries and wages.UCI transitioned to Composite Benefit Rates (CBR) for proposals and revised budgets on November 18, 2018. The composite benefit rate is an average cost of benefits for an…

Graduate Student Fees and Tuition Remission Estimating Graduate Student TuitionPlease use the registrar’s information for graduate tuition and fees for estimating the costs for extramural proposal budgets.Escalate Tuition (formally Educational Fees) by six percent (6%) per year when estimating costs for multi-year projects for all Graduate Students, regardless of Residency or Nonresidency.Escalate Nonresident Supplemental Tuition…

Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Cost Rates The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines F&A costs as “those incurred for common or joint objectives and therefore not identified readily and specifically with a particular sponsored project, an instructional activity, or any other institutional activity.” Current F&A Cost Rates Looking for Prior F&A Rates? Project…

Post-award Administration Justifying and Documenting Administrative Expenses Rebudgeting Audits and Site Visits Fulfilling and Documenting Cost Sharing NIH Policy Enhancing Public Access to Publications Foreign Travel on Federal Awards Training Grants Justifying and Documenting Administrative Expenses Background As a recipient of Federal funds, UCI is required to propose, account for, and report costs in a…

Pre-award Administration Pre-Award Negotiations Required Documents Pre-Award Spending Revised Cost Sharing Agreements Pre-Award Negotiations Award Negotiations Award negotiations, as defined in this section, means the scope of activities between proposal submission and the acceptance of an award by the University. During this period, the award mechanism (grant, cooperative agreement or contract) and the sponsor will…

Subawards The following sections detail the life cycle of subawards and the procedures for proposing, issuing, monitoring and closing subawards. What is a Subaward? A subaward is an agreement between UCI and an outside organization (“subrecipient”) that performs and carry out a portion of UCI’s sponsored project. Subrecipients share in programmatic decision making with UCI and work collaboratively…