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How CHRIS 180 Built a Scalable Grants Operating Model Through a Phased Investment
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May 26, 2026
Strategic Shift in Fringe Benefit Rate Management Beyond HHS‑CAS Negotiation
Fringe Benefit Rate Management Landscape Under federal awards, institutions recover fringe benefit costs either through the...
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May 15, 2026
Why Most ERP Reports Fail for Forecasting in Research Administration
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May 13, 2026
NIH Rescinds the New Threshold for Subawards and the 15% De Minimis Rate
NIH Rescission Notice NOT-OD-26-72 On April 20, 2026, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) notice NOT-OD-26-72 rescinds...
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May 11, 2026
Subawards in a Virtual World: Strengthening PI and Research Administrator Relationships
In sponsored research, subawards are both essential and, at times, deceptively complex. They extend the reach of a project,...
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April 3, 2026
Why Universities Struggle to Keep Sponsored Projects SOPs Updated and How to Fix It
In every research administration central office, there’s a quiet, familiar truth: SOPs rarely keep pace with the work they’re...
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March 30, 2026
Library Capacity for Research Advancement in Higher Education
Strategic Planning for High-Impact Academic Libraries The Challenge: Aligning Library Capacity with Research Growth For universities...
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March 13, 2026
What Working on ARPA-H Proposals Has Taught Me About the Strategic Role of Research Administrators
As ARPA-H marks its fourth anniversary on March 15, it’s a fitting moment to reflect not only on how far the agency has...
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      • Uniform Guidance
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