Office of Sponsored Programs Administration & Accounting
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Notice:Business Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 - 5:00pm |
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Updates from the Director |
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Year-End Preparations & ExpendituresBefore we know it the fiscal year-end will be here. While most sponsored program funding does "carry over" to the next fiscal year in accordance with the award's project period, many projects end in June or July. Some projects have university matching pledges that do not carry over and need to be expended before the June 30th fiscal year-end. Accordingly, please start now to ensure funds are not "lost" at year-end. Given the required transactional "cut-off" to prepare for year-end, and given that this is Procurement's "busy season", it is more appropriate to set May 31st as the target date to encumber all your expenses for the year. That will allow a week or two to reconcile balances and ensure all goods and services are received before the funds available to pay for them vanish. |
Featured Funding Opportunities |
Dominion Higher Educational Partnership Grant (Limited Submission)The Dominion Foundation seeks grant proposals which have immediate benefits for students, the campus and the community. Proposals must align with one of the following target areas:
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: Dominion will not fund more than one (1) grant per university. We will conduct a limited submission competition to identify the best projects to represent the university. Submissions are due by May 1st to jmu_grants@jmu.edu Funding: The maximum grant award is $50,000 Internal Deadline: May 1, 2016
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Announcement |
Grant Writing Institute (May Symposium)Dr. Tillie Harris of the Grant Training Center will provide a 3-day grant proposal institute at CFI's May Symposium. A limited number of scholarships are available. Schedule: May 11, Wednesday 8:30am - 4:45pm May 12, Thursday 8:30am - 4:45pm May 13, Friday 8:30am - 12:00pm Location: Rose Library 3311 The institute is geared for:
The focus will be on how to effectively tell the story that leads to the funding, be it for the researcher in the sciences and social sciences, education, humanities, arts, or non-profit professional. Differentiated instruction for NIH, NSF, and other types of grants will be provided. Optional individual consultations will be offered. Participants will need to bring their own laptops. In addition, bring a request for proposal (RFP) for a desired grant to the Grant Writing Institute. The Center for Faculty Innovation will sponsor this opportunity for faculty this year, making a significant financial commitment ($475 per person) to do so, therefore participants must commit to attending the entire three day session. Register here |
Timely Topics |
SPCC Year-End ReminderAs we begin to close down FY16, there are several important items to remember related to SPCC activity and year-end:
Because of potential timing issues caused by #3 and #4 above, please make sure all charges are made by June 9th in order for SPCC charges to be on your June 15th statement and paid out of this fiscal year's funds. Items purchased before June 15th but not settled to your SPCC account until after June 15th will be charged to your FY17 budget. Note: Reconciliation window is June 16 - June 21. |