This month, UCSF released the first major update to the Proposal and Award Metrics Dashboard (PAMDash) since its initial 2016 release. PAMDash provides self-service access to proposal and award data and was created in response to the growing need for departments to monitor extramural funding metrics.
Contracts and Grants Accounting (CGA) and the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) collaborated with stakeholders across UCSF’s research administration community to deliver five key enhancements that offer new insights into managing proposal and award activity:
- A new option to view proposal and award data by federal fiscal year adds to existing views by calendar year and UCSF fiscal year.
- Additional data integrations provide a more complete picture of research activity. We have refined how we source data from across UCSF’s research systems, including new CACTAS and general ledger data, to provide a more comprehensive view of proposal and resulting award activity.
- More accurate data validations for National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s funding mechanisms help ensure that our data more completely and precisely reflect NIH funding data in our research administration systems.
- New financial charts add insights about award funding modifications, budget and expense monitoring, and net position to the same dashboard you use to monitor proposal and award activity.
- New “Top Sponsors” and “Funding Summary” charts provide quick snapshots of your most influential sponsors and funding trends.
We would like to thank all who participated in the redesign and testing for their time and input to help improve the dashboard.
How To Get Started
If you haven’t accessed PAMDash recently, we encourage you to log into the dashboard (opens in new window) to experience the new features (MyAccess login and UCSF network/VPN connection required).
Are you wondering how PAMDash can help enhance research administration for your department? Join CGA for an upcoming demonstration session to see the new features, walk through common scenarios for using the dashboard, and get answers to your questions. Complete this one-time registration (opens in new window) to attend an upcoming session in September (UCSF authentication required):
- Wednesday, September 13, from 11 a.m. to noon
- Wednesday, September 27, from 11 a.m. to noon
Look for more sessions to be announced in October.
PAMDash is managed by the Project and Data Team within CGA. If you have any questions about PAMDash, email [email protected].