***Certificate of Attendance: Pre-Award

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Monday, May 4

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

• M101: Intro to Cost Share Concepts
  • Calculating Cost Share
  • Unrecovered Idc and Equipment Cost Share
• M102: Hooks, Lines and Sinkers – Words that Matter and What They Mean
• M103: Usefulness of Responsibility Assignment Matrices in Decentralized Research Administration
• M105: The Research Integrity Continuum and the Role of the Pre-Award Administrator

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

• M201: Leveraging Multisector Support for Research and Program Growth
• M202: Strengthening Pre-Award Operations: Managing Capacity, Risk & Proposal Success 
• M203: eRA Systems: A Work in Process
• M204: When the Iceberg Starts Cracking: Leadership Lessons in Times of Change
• M205: The Dilemma Game

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

• M301: Research Intelligence: How to Become a Funding Sleuth
• M302: Streamlining Proposal Intake: Best Practices for Efficient and Compliant Submissions
• M303: Smart Workflows: Using AI to Enhance Research Administration Tasks
• M304: “Help! They Think I Know What I’m Doing: The Imposter Syndrome Complex”
• M305: When Research Becomes an Export: Managing Compliance Risks in Academia

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

• M401: Supporting NIH Institutional Training Grant Applications: A Flexible Framework for Research Administrators
• M402: Why Can't We Be Friends: Pre-Award Teamwork Between Unit and Central Offices
• M403: Operationalizing Pre-Award Workflows Across the Proposal Lifecycle 
• M405: When Interests Intersect: Managing Conflicts of Interest and Commitment in Research

Tuesday, May 5

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

• T101: Funding Development: Diversifying Your Portfolio
• T102: ABC of CTs: Are You Curious about Clinical Trial Pre-Award?
• T103: Red Lines & Bottom Lines: Mastering the Art of Contract Negotiation
• T104: Building Strategies and Models for Collaboration and Partnership in University Grant-Funded Research
• T105: The Evolving Federal Funding Landscape: Navigating Change

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

• T201: What is Research Development in the Context of Research Administration? Survey Results
• T202: Operational Consequences of Weak Research Security Policies on the University’s Compliance Posture
• T203: Funding Opportunities for Emerging Research Institutions
• T204: Leveraging AI to Study for the RACC (Research Administrators Certification) Exams
• T205: “It’s Your Ship 2026: Navigating New Waters”

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

• T301: Developing and Fostering Research Ecosystems: Lessons and Reflections from NSF GRANTED Convenings
• T302: Non-Federal Funding
• T303: The Importance of Showing Up: Relationship-Building at Small Institutions for Sustainable Research Gains
• T304: AI Strategy by Design: Making Smart, Sustainable Investments in Research Administration***
• T305: Beyond Compliance: Building a Practical Risk Assessment Program for the Research Enterprise

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

• T401: Research Development Resources for Research Administrators to Support Faculty Grant Seeking
• T402: The Impact of Pre-Award on Post-Award – How Decisions Made During Pre-Award Impact Post-Award Management
• T403: Family Feud: Pre-Award or Post-Award — Which Is More for You?
• T404: Everything I Wish I Knew Before I Became a Research Administrator
• T405: The Bare Necessities…of Subawards

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***Please note that sessions marked with an asterisk do not have materials linked. This is because we have either not yet received the materials from the speaker or have been asked to withhold them until after the event. ***

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