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Video Lending Library

The Office of Research and Extramural Funds Accounting has a lending library of NCURA and SRA video workshops available for departments and staff to check out. Each workshop is about 3 1/2 hours; course handouts are included with most.

To check out videotapes contact Rebekah McClure at rfmcclure@ucdavis.edu or (530) 752-6484 or contact Helen Evanglista at hevangelista@ucdavis.edu or (530) 757-8523. Your department may keep the videotapes for up to two weeks; we ask that you return them promptly so we can check them out to others.

The following videotapes are available in VHS or DVD format:

Post-award and Cost Analysis (NCURA)
Account set up through account close out; includes the mechanics of F&A rate, cost sharing, effort reporting, the Cost Accounting Standards, financial reporting, cash management, cost transfers and post auditing.

Confidentiality Discussion (SRA)
Explores several scenarios involving confidentiality, including HIPAA, intellectual property, and the legal, ethical, and cultural issues that define relationships between researcher, institution and sponsor.

A-110 for the Research Administrator (NCURA):
A thorough review of OMB Circular A-110, which provides the basis for the administrative requirements associated with federal grants and cooperative agreements awarded to colleges, universities, and other non-profit organizations.

Subawards and Subcontracts (NCURA)
Focuses on issues regarding putting together multi-institution projects, including subawards vs. subcontracts, FAR flowdowns, A-110 requirements, and the latest in subaward agreement forms and contract clauses.

Exploring the Lifecycle of Costs: Budget to Audit (NCURA)
Examines the life cycle of costs on a sponsored research project, from the budgeting process through expenditures and ultimately the audit examination.

A Primer on Intellectual Property for the Research Administrator (NCURA)
An introduction to patent and copyright law; covers key concepts necessary for the understanding and negotiating of intellectual property, as well as current federal regulation and policy with respect to intellectual property, i.e. the Bayh-Dole Act and rights in technical data. Handouts include a user friendly glossary of patent and copyright terms.

Cost Sharing Management (NCURA)
A panel discussion of the various aspects of cost sharing, from proposal to award and through the project closeout. Topics include expectations of the project sponsor regarding documentation and reporting of cost sharing commitments, the cost sharing policy of the National Science Foundation (NSF), and descriptions of several institutional systems for tracking cost sharing expenditures.