Overview
Certain U.S. Federal Government agencies may include Risk Mitigation (Research Security) requirements in sponsored project agreements/amendments that require Research Security Information Oversight to review and take action prior to U-M Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP) acceptance of these agreements/amendments.
eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) is used to communicate and track requests, responses, reviews, records, and documents related to sponsor-initiated Risk Mitigation (Research Security) requirements and concerns.
Proposal Management
Overview
The Return Signed Contract activity is available in the state of "Awaiting PI Signature." It allows all Award Editors and Reviewers of the Administrative Home chain to return the Award (AWD) or Award Modification (AWD-MOD) to ORSP for processing and includes the ability to upload a PDF of the signed award agreement.
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Role: PI & Project Team > Home workspace Awards tab > Award (AWD) / Award Modification (AWD-MOD) workspace OR eRPM email notification link to AWD/AWD-MOD.
Overview
After a Technology Control Plan (TCP) Amendment has been requested and submitted, it can be reviewed by the Export Control Office (ECO) to determine if changes are needed, if it can be sent to Project Team personnel for signature/approval, or if it should be cancelled. After a TCP Amendment has obtained all the required signatures, the ECO office can then complete a TCP Amendment.
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Role: Export Control > Home Workspace (My Home) > ECA Inbox tab
Overview
Refer to the Agreement Acceptance Process for a description of the terms that require review and approval by various parties, including Unit Reviewers. The steps for the PI to review and sign an Agreement Acceptance Request are listed below.
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Role: PI & Project Team > Home Workspace
Overview
Unfunded Agreements (UFAs) submitted in eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) will automatically route to the appropriate parties for review based on the Agreement Category. If Unit Approval is required, it will route to the Contact PI’s Administrative Home indicated before routing to the Central Office.
Important Information
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In the state of Unit Review, a Reviewer or a Reviewer Who Can Sign (Approver) can make and submit their own changes or request that the project team make and submit the changes.
When a Reviewer submits a change, a notification is sent the Principal Investigator (PI), Primary Research Administrator, and the email notification contact for departments who have already approved the PAF.
When a Reviewer requests a change, a notification is sent the PI and Primary Research Administrator.
Overview
Your Home Workspace is your launch pad for eResearch Proposal Management. It allows you to:
Overview
If the named Post-Award Contact or Additional Contact creates the Award Change Request (ACR), then they can route the ACR, as can Approvers of the Administrative Home chain, via the Route for Approval activity.
Award Change Requests created by someone other than the named Post-Award Contact need to be routed for approval via the Route to Post Award Contacts activity.
If changes were requested and made, then the Project Team can submit the changes via the Project Team Submit Changes activity.
Overview
When you are ready to send the PAF to the units for review, use the Route for Approval activity. Based on the information provided in the PAF, the system determines which departments the submission should be routed to for review.
Important Information
Overview
This procedure demonstrates how to search for an electronic Research Administration Commons ID, referred to as eRA Commons ID, affiliated with the University of Michigan.