Archives: Announcements

Published May 18, 2021 Reminders: The next Workday-related SPA deadline is 6/11. No changes to SPA fund profiles made after 6/11 will convert over to Workday. Please submit all PAs, mods, allocations and similar requests to SPA as early as possible. Due to the high demand expected, SPA will not be able to guarantee completion […]

Published May 11, 2021 Corrections from Prior Editions:Previously, BAs within allocations were allowable between 6/11 and 6/30. Conversion needs now require all budget amounts to stay constant after 6/11. No BAs will be able to be processed after 6/11. Please submit by 6/10 to ensure approval before the data conversion snapshot. New Updates On In-Process Topics:Please do […]

Published May 10, 2021 Dear Researchers, In recent months, Washington University has cautiously ramped back up human participant research within the parameters of the Yellow Level 2 guidelines that were issued last summer. The pandemic continues to evolve across the U.S. and locally – although the risk level is likely to gradually reduce as vaccination […]

Published April 30, 2021 Animal procurement is transitioning from Marketplace to the Lab Animal Management and Protocol System (LAMPS) due to the implementation of the university’s new HR and Finance system, Workday. The university is taking this opportunity to release the eAnimal Ordering module in LAMPS. The new module will be available in July 2021. […]

Published April 27, 2021 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released an updated version of their Grants Policy Statement (GPS) via NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-21-107. The revised GPS (dated April 2021) applies to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2020. This new GPS supersedes, in its entirety, […]

Published April 27, 2021 In April 2020, eRA launched the availability of login.gov for its external modules for optional use. Login.gov is a shared service authentication provider managed by General Services Administration (GSA). With one login.gov account, users can sign into multiple government agency systems while taking advantage of login.gov’s two-factor authentication capabilities that ensure the […]

Published April 26, 2021 On April 20, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that all individuals listed on the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Form must have an eRA Commons username (Commons ID). This is effective for all due dates on or​ after January 25, 2022. An eRA Commons ID must be entered […]

Published April 13, 2021 Dear laboratory-based researchers, It has now been over a year since we ramped down our laboratory research due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and we, along with our peer institutions across the country, cautiously ramped back up. Across the country and in St. Louis we have seen surges throughout the year, and […]

Published April 2, 2021 Dear Faculty, As we transition to Workday this summer, there will be periods when hiring and purchasing transactions will be unavailable. Workday is the university’s new HR and finance system. This is a major change for the university that requires all faculty and staff to plan ahead. Hiring and Procurement During […]

Published March 29, 2021 Due to circumstances at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), there has been an unexpected delay in receiving federal approval of Washington University’s new federal Facilities and Administrative Cost rate agreement. The agreement includes the new fringe methodology and rates that were scheduled to go into effect April 1, […]