Uniform Guidance
The Office of Management and Budget has combined many federal circulars, including A21 and A110, into a single guidance document that can be used by all agencies. The combined document, called “Uniform Guidance," can be viewed at Uniform Guidance. Federal agencies are currently developing their implementation plans under this guidance We expect to have those available to us in the fall with the exception of NSF, which should be available very soon. These new regulations are set to become effective on December 26, 2014 It is anticipated that it will apply for any awards issued following that date Some processes, procedures, and policies at Emory will require updating based upon these changes. Additional information will be provided as we learn more about this new guidance.
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May 2015
- Uniform Guidance: Emory's Administrative Guide and Researcher's Quick Guide Are Now Available
- Administrative Guide for Uniform Guidance Changes (PDF)
- Researcher's Quick Guide to The New Uniform Guidance
April 2015
- FAQs on NSF's Implementation of OMB's Uniform Guidance (PDF)
- Uniform Guidance: Some Additional Information
March 2015
February 2015
January 2015
December 2014
November 2014
- Update on Uniform Guidance (including New Emory Proposal Guide), November 2014
- Revised Version of the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) is Issued
October 2014
September 2014
Emory University Quick Guides for Uniform Guidance
- Emory Quick Guide for Proposal Budget Preparation (PDF)
- Administrative Guide for Uniform Guidance Changes (PDF)
- Researcher's Quick Guide to The New Uniform Guidance (PDF)
Communications & Resources from Federal Agencies
- NIH - The Eye on NIH Policy: OMB Uniform Guidance - (contains "What It Means for NIH & You" Presentation Video)
- NSF - FAQs on NSF's Implementation of OMB's Uniform Guidance
The Uniform Guidance is broken down into its following subparts. Each part can be viewed at:
- Preamble - Major Policy Reforms
- Subpart A (200.0 - 200.99) - Acronyms and Definitions
- Subpart B (200.100 - 200.113) - General Provisions
- Subpart C (200.200 - 200.211) - Pre Award Requirements
- Subpart D (200.300 - 200.345) - Post Award Requirements
- Subpart E (200.400 - 200.475) - Cost Principles
- Subpart F (200.500 - 200.521) - Audit Requirements (includes Appendices I-XI) - Subpart F will apply to audits of fiscal years beginning on or after December 26, 2014
Watch the videos below to learn more about Uniform Guidance.
Uniform Guidance Implementation
Internal Controls from Uniform Guidance COFAR
Procurement Standards from Uniform Guidance COFAR
Single Audit Reporting from Uniform Guidance COFAR
Administrative Flexibilities and Performance from Uniform Guidance COFAR
Indirect Cost Rates for Subrecipients: Uniform Guidance COFAR
The New Guidance Considerations (NCURA)
Omni Circular Observations - Part 1 (NCURA)
Omni Circular Observations - Part 2 (NCURA)
Omni Circular Observations - Part 3 (NCURA)
Mission:
To ensure that Uniform Guidance is implemented at Emory University in an organized and thorough manner.
Responsibilities:
Teams will be responsible for evaluating the impact of proposed changes resulting from implementation of Uniform Guidance and developing plans to address impacts, as needed. They will also be responsible for the identification of impacted University policies and drafting necessary revisions of those as well as proposing a communication plan for their assigned areas.
UGEP Steering Committee
Holly Sommers, Kathleen Bienkowski, Martha Walsh, Dean Surbey, Sharen Olson, Patricia Bauer, Diana Carter, John Work
Working Groups
- UGEP- Procurement
- Holly Sommers, Loette King, Wade Sanner, Evelyn Balabis, Nancy Jenkins, Rhonda Burke
- UGEP – Post Award (includes Direct Costs, Closeouts, etc.)
- Evelyn Balabis,Holly Sommers,Yoko Hammond, Tamara Hill, Rick Roberts, Francine Davis,
- UGEP – Costing (includes DS2, Fringe Benefits, F&A, etc.)
- Josh Rosenberg, Holly Sommers, James Goff, Renee Corsello
- UGEP – PreAward (other than subrecipient monitoring)
- Holly Sommers, Nikki Simmons, Diane Samuels, Maggie Hassan, Julianne Autrey, Ruthanne Porreca
- UGEP – Subawards and Subrecipient Monitoring
- Holly Sommers, Nikki Simmons, Evelyn Balabis,Diana Carter, Maggie Hassan
- UGEP – Effort Reporting
- Josh Rosenberg, James Goff, Rubena Bedi, Bill Lambert, Diana Carter, Roman Damena, Rick Roberts
- UGEP – Equipment
- Josh Rosenberg, Renee Corsello, Diana Carter, Fred Harroway, Loette King, Wade Sanner
- UGEP – Communication and Education
- Holly Sommers, Demetrice Bryant, Debbie Longo, Todd Polley, Melanie Lawrence, Diana Carter
- Faculty Reviewers (for communications)
- Carla Berg, Michael Goodman
Tentative Plan/Timeline
- July
- Invitations sent to Steering committee
- Bring Steering Committee together
- August
- Roles and Responsibilities documents prepared (to be provided at initial meetings)
- Draft/Send notifications/invites to teams for first meeting
- Meetings scheduled for teams/Bring all Teams together for initial introduction meetings
- Set up monthly meetings for Steering Committee for October through January with an additional meeting in March
- Set up biweekly meetings for October through January for all teams with monthly meetings in February and March (will be canceled if not needed)
- UG Communication Website goes live (will be maintained and updated as additional information becomes available)
- September/October
- Expecting further clarification from OMB to start discussions/plans.
Primary Point of Contact
Holly Sommers, Assistant Vice President for Research
hsomme2@emory.edu, phone 404-727-2507