OMB Archives

Feb 10, 2022
  • Rick Smiley

NCURA Webinar – Agency Updates with OMB, NSF and NIH

This NCURA webinar is available to ECU personnel free of charge. If you work with any of these agencies, these are “can’t miss” sessions. Now Available for Streaming - See...

Feb 02, 2022
  • Rick Smiley

RAIN Notes – February 2022

 Training Requirements Research Administrators who manage 5 or more sponsored projects or at least $100,000 of active awards should complete the Basics for Departmental Research Administrators (BDRA) training at https://go.ecu.edu/BDRA. For...

Nov 05, 2020
  • Rick Smiley

FastTracks – Professional Development for Research Administrators

Are you searching for professional development in research administration? The Office of Compliance Monitoring and Strategic Initiatives (CMSI) in REDE is making professional development available to ECU staff working in research...

Sep 01, 2020
  • Rick Smiley

PI Closeout Attestation Moving to eTRACS

PI Closeout Attestation Moving to eTRACS When a sponsored project is completed, the Principal Investigator is generally required to attest that the project expenditures were reasonable and appropriate. The “wet...

Jun 27, 2020
  • Rick Smiley

OMB Updates Administrative Relief Provisions

The Office of Management and Budget has extended some of their Administrative Relief provisions – specifically the ongoing charging of salaries and benefits to active federal awards. This extension runs...

Mar 20, 2020
  • Rick Smiley

OMB Provides Administrative Relief

The Office of Management and Budget released M-20-17 allowing charges to grant projects – including salary and benefits – to continue during COVID-19 related interruptions consistent with ECU’s institutional policies....