Good Afternoon,

Please see the following announcement regarding new policies for federal awards.

THE FOLLOWING MAY HAVE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON YOUR PROPOSAL...

On December 26, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements (Referred to in short as “Uniform Guidance” or UG) for Federal Awards. These changes will affect your grants and contracts in a few key areas including the two identified here which increase flexibility in charges made to your account. Please carefully review the procedural changes now required by the UG.

From the university perspective, the Uniform Guidance (UG) will supersede OMB Circulars A-110, A-21, and A-133. The Uniform Guidance is effective for federally sponsored agreements and new funding increments awarded on or after December 26, 2014. OMB Circulars A-21 and A-110 are effective for federally sponsored agreements awarded before December 26, 2014.

Effective Immediately: Proposals to be awarded on or after December 26, 2014 will reflect the changes in the following cost categories:

1. Charging Administrative and Clerical Salaries to Sponsored Projects

2. Charging Computing Devices to Sponsored Projects

Please visit http://research.utsa.edu/files/osp/UG-Faculty-09242014.pdf for more information.

If you have additional questions, please contact me by email or at 458-6695.

Thanks,

Juliet