08/19/2024 – The FY25 ERE rates are now available to select in ERA Funding Proposal (FP) budgets. Pre-existing FPs will not automatically update to the new rates. However, users can apply the update to in-process ...
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FY25 ERE and Tuition Remission Rates
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Industry Proposal Budgets
A yellow banner appears on ERA Funding Proposal (FP) sites when an Industry sponsor is listed as the Direct Sponsor. In the future, the ERA Team hopes to have an Industry Cost Summary tab in ...
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Postdoctoral Associate Salary Guidance Update
Guidance on budgeting for Postdoctoral Associate salaries has been updated on the Salaries, Wages, and ERE page. Moving forward, please utilize the NIH Postdoc stipend levels as a minimum salary when budgeting postdoctoral associates. These rates are ...
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GRA Minimum Salary Increase 2024-2025
The Academic Year (AY) 2024-2025 minimum salary for Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) has been updated to $26,544 on the Salaries, Wages, and ERE page, in line with the current Provost’s Office policy. Please be sure to use ...
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Website Update: NSF Checklist
5/17/2024 – The NSF proposal checklist on the researchadmin website has been updated to align with the latest National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal & Award Policies & Procedure Guide (PAPPG NSF 24-1: Effective for proposals ...
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Salary Cap Increase for USAID Contracts 2024
The Office of Personnel Management has published an increase to the salary cap used by the U.S. Agency for International Development on contract awards. The new salary cap (known as the “USAID contractor salary threshold” or CST) ...
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ERA Update: Generate Budget Justification Boilerplate
The Generate Budget Justification activity in the ERA Funding Proposal (FP) Budget module has been updated to align boilerplate language with current practices. As usual, please review budget justification templates closely as manual updates and ...
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Adjustable ERE Rates Coming to ERA Budgets
10/6/2023 Update: Anytime a user navigates to Budget SmartForm (BU) 1.2, all ERE will reset back to standard rates based on the effective date selected on BU 1.2. If a user opens BU 1.2 after ...
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ERA Update: SMSS Cost Category
ERA has been updated to now include Sponsored Management Solutions and Support (SMSS) as a cost category in the ERA budget. When budgeting for a proposal with ASUF as the applicant and the budget totals ...