Proposal Management: Additional Help: 3.14

3.14 Indirect Cost Waiver

eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) is NOT a way to request an indirect cost waiver. eRPM is only used to confirm approvals. Request indirect cost waiver directly from the unit and record agreement in eRPM.

Important
Before you can route for approval, you must either:
- Attach Indirect Cost Waiver Documentation in 3.14
OR
- Provide relevant details for subcontracts in the 3.15 Notes field.

If an indirect cost waiver has been requested and approved, attach supporting documentation.

You can:

• Attach: Browse and attach documents.
• Upload New Version: Upload a new version of a document and keep a version history (keeps previous documents).
• View Version History: View past versions of documents and download previous versions if needed.
• Delete: Remove a document. Does not keep any version history.
• Manage Document Security: Restrict specified personnel from viewing the document.

Tips

• Mac users: make sure you turn on file extensions. Any file uploaded without an extension (e.g., doc) cannot be viewed by others.
• No limit on the number of documents that can be attached.
• Documents can be any file type (e.g., .ppt, .xls, . pdf, .doc).
  • The person viewing the document must have the correct program to view your attachments. For example, if someone does not have Microsoft Project he/she cannot view MS Project files (.mpp).
  • Consider uploading a lower version of file types to ensure everyone can view your document, e.g., upload .doc instead of .docx.
• Each document uploaded can be up to 268 MB.
  • If your document is more than 268 MB, you can compress or zip it to reduce its size.

Related links For detailed directions, see Working with Documents.