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The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has developed charging practice guidelines for sponsored projects in accordance with the Uniform Guidance and associated Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).
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An External Audit is a periodic or specific purpose audit conducted by external (independent) qualified accountant(s). Its objective is to determine, among other things, whether (1) the accounting records are accurate and complete, (2) prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting...
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Effort Reporting How-to Guide.
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Contracts and Grants Accounting (CGA) supports UCSF's mission by providing collaborative and advisory post-award management and financial oversight of sponsored research. CGA works collaboratively with Principal Investigators, research administrators, the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR), other...
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Describes the UCSF procedures for requesting approval for additional compensation for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellows under National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants Policy Statement 11.2.10.2.
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CGA service teams provide support based on award department. In order to ensure high quality service and compliance for certain special award types, these special awards are supported by a single team regardless of the department associated with the award.
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Career Development Awards, commonly referred to as K awards, are intended to provide support and protected time for faculty to develop research skills and to ultimately ensure a pool of highly trained research scientists. There are three main types of awards:
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The Research Administration System (RAS) is our system of record for post-award contracts and grants financial transactions used by campus/UCSF Health Research Services Analysts (RSAs) and the Contracts & Grants Accounting (CGA) unit of the Controller's Office throughout the award lifecycle....
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Deposits logged in the Unapplied Cash Deposits list are now integrated into the Deposit/Payment Inquiry Report in the Research Administration System (RAS). See Identifying Unapplied Sponsored Research Payments for further guidance.
The Unapplied Cash Deposits list previously available via UCSF...
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When non-payroll costs benefit two or more awards or projects it is required that departments understand the benefit to each award and document the allocation methodology used to charge each award. As non-compliance in documenting and applying a cost allocation methodology is an area of focus for...
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Access resources and training to view details, steps, demonstrations, or try actions available in the Award Verification Tool.
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Participant support costs are defined in the Uniform Guidance as direct costs for items such as stipends or subsistence allowances, travel allowances, and registration fees paid to, or on behalf of, participants or trainees (but not employees) in connection with conferences or training projects (...
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Private sponsors of contracts and grants require periodic Financial Status Reports (FSRs) to help ensure that the funding they have provided is being spent in accordance with their policies and the approved budget. To help ensure that this process is performed timely, CGA sends an email...
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The federal government and other sponsors define cost sharing as the portion of sponsored project costs not borne by the sponsor. There are three types of cost sharing:
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Contracts and Grants Accounting (CGA) is responsible for completing the setup of both new awards and award modifications in the Research Administration System (RAS) and ultimately generates a Project for the department and PI to use for spending on the award. Once setup is complete, the CGA...
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Read about UCSF's new award verification procedure being implemented in April, 2021. Award verification is UCSF's procedure to support Principal Investigators (PIs) in meeting the requirements of the Uniform Guidance for federal awards.
