Collaborative Research Administrators Group

The Collaborative Research Administrators Group (CRAG) was organized to promote and encourage collaboration between Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) staff and departmental research administrators with the ultimate goal of providing a forum for staff involved in research administration to share information and ideas.

CRAG endeavors to:

Facilitate the exchange of knowledge and information on best practices
Provide research training and information on consistent operational processes
Develop innovative and efficient administrative practices

Everyone involved in research administration is welcome to attend.

Upcoming CRAG Meeting - 2021

Thursday, August 19, 2021; 11:00 am-12:00 noon	CRAG - Fall 2021 Kickoff	ONLINE Register Here
Thursday, September 16, 2021; 11:00 am-12:00 noon	CRAG - Presentation on the Program on Extremism and Update on the myResearch Project	ONLINE Register Here
Thursday, October 21, 2021; 11:00 am-12:00 noon	CRAG - Procure-to-Pay and FDP Updates	ONLINE Register Here
Thursday, November 18, 2021; 11:00 am-12:00 noon
Thursday, December 16, 2021; 11:00 am-12:00 noon

CRAG Listserv

To be added to the CRAG listserv, please email your request to [email protected].

CRAG Teamsite

To access important information and presentations and recordings from previous CRAG meetings listed below, please login to the CRAG Teamsite using your GW Net ID and password.

Previous CRAG Meeting Topics - 2021

Section 889 & Salary Cap (03/18/2021)

During this session, presenters cover the following topics.

Section 889

The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) discusses Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which prohibits recipients of federal funding awards from using or procuring certain covered telecommunications equipment or services, and its application to grants, contracts and cooperative agreements, including outgoing subcontracts and subawards.

Ted McKoy, Assistant Director, Award Set-up and Subaward Management, OSP
Anjali Satija, Sponsored Projects Sub-Award Analyst, OSP
Nasrin Khoshand, Sponsored Projects Sub-Award Analyst, OSP

Salary Cap

Grants and Contracts Accounting Services (GCAS) discusses how GW will be managing Salary Cap on applicable awards going forward to alleviate administrative burden from the departments and PODs and as part of the myResearch Project.

Teresa Taube, Director, Grants and Contracts Accounting Services (GCAS)
Tania Wadhawan, Associate Director, Strategy& Implement, Grants and Contracts Accounting Services (GCAS)

The myResearch Project and Sponsor Updates (04/15/2021)

During this session, presenters from the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) cover updates on the myResearch Project and Sponsor updates from NIH and NSF:

myResearch project

The myResearch project will have a significant impact on research administration at GW ... in a good way! We provide a status update on the project while also highlighting some of the features, benefits and major changes you can expect.

Sponsor Updates from NIH and NSF

New NIH Biosketch format effective for proposals submitted on/after May 25, 2021
New NSF proposal types and functionality within Research.gov effective March 22, 2021

Data Use Agreements (05/20/2021)

During this session, representatives from the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and GW Libraries cover Data Use Agreements (DUA). Hiromi Sanders, Director, Research Integrity and Compliance, and Megan Potterbusch, Data Services Librarian, offer an overview of the different documents involved in Data Use Agreement review at GW as well as the different stages and offices involved in the review process.

OVPR and FDP Updates (06/17/2021)

During this session, representatives from the Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) and the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) cover recent updates from GW and FDP.

Gina Lohr, Senior Associate Vice Provost for Research, presents two new initiatives (a proposed trainee category for postdoctoral appointees and a transcript notation for extracurricular undergraduate research experiences) and provides a brief update on the Research Ecosystem Review.

Edward (Ted) McKoy, Assistant Director, Award Set-up and Subaward Management, provides updates coming out of the May 2021 meeting of the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP).