Grants & Contracts Accounting

We strive to enhance and strengthen management of grants and contracts at the University of North Dakota.

Our team has widened communication lines with the campus community by providing one direct point of contact for grants management. Our staff assists with post-award financial and administrative matters related to their sponsored projects.

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Sponsored Award Process Changes

In keeping with the Division of Research’s goal to create efficiencies in the administration of sponsored projects that will reduce burden on Principal Investigators (PIs) and departments in the management of sponsored awards, we are changing the process for No-Cost Extensions, and the process for Relinquishment/Grant Transfers. We anticipate these process changes will reduce the […]

9/14/2023

1:06PM

UND Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Rate Agreement

In 2022, the University of North Dakota applied to the Department of Health and Human Services, Cost Allocation Services for an extension of UND’s F&A Rate Agreement that ended on June 30, 2023. On August 1, 2023, the request was approved. The F&A rates are therefore extended to June 30, 2027, making the base year […]

9/14/2023

1:06PM

Updated NIH Guidance on Budgeting for Data Management & Sharing (DMS) Costs

The National Institute of Health (NIH) is rescinding their guidance directing applicants to include all costs related to DMS as a single line item in applications. Per NOT-OD-23-161, “Effective for applications submitted for due dates on or after October 5, 2023, NIH will no longer require the use of the single DMS cost line item. […]

9/14/2023

1:06PM

Council on Government Relations (COGR) News

COGR Membership, An important message from NSF: >>>>> Dear Colleagues, The following critical FastLane, Research.gov, and Grants.gov system-related deadlines for NSF proposals are rapidly approaching: FastLane September 29th Deadlines Friday, September 29, 2023 (5:00 PM submitter’s local time) is the last day to submit proposal file updates and budget revisions in FastLane, withdraw FastLane submitted […]

9/14/2023

1:05PM

National Institutes of Health Updates & Reminders

NIH Update to Funding Opportunity Terminology Notice NOT-OD-23-109, released on April 21, 2023, alerts the research community that effective immediately, NIH will use the term Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to refer to formal announcements of the availability of Federal funding through a financial assistance program. Previously, such announcements were referred to as funding opportunity […]

6/13/2023

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Grants & Contracts Staff

We have redesigned portfolios for the Grants Officers. Each college or unit will now have an assigned Grants Officer. This restructure will require a great deal of cross training between staff as well as considerable updating of databases and the PeopleSoft Grants Module. We are requesting your patience and support during this transition period.