RF Project Abstract

Description

Purpose

The RF Project Abstract displays information regarding the project along with the award administrative information. The report displays the project information, award terms and conditions, notes, and other general information about the project and award that funds the project. This report should be used to obtain project administrative information. (that is, suballocations can use this when the main award is owned by another location).

Frequency

Run this report when new projects are established and whenever changes are made to a project and a project abstract is needed.

Responsibilities with Access

Setting Report Parameters

The following table describes the required and optional parameters to use to run the report:

  1. Parameter

    Description
    (click in the field to see the List of Values)

    Required Parameters

    Project Number

    The Oracle project number

    Award Number

    The Oracle award number

Understanding the Output

The following table describes the report output:

  1. Column Heading

    Description of Column

    PROJECT INFORMATION

    Project Number

    The project number

    Start Date

    The start date of the project

    Project Status

    The project status: approved, closed, pending closed, rejected, submitted, or unapproved

    End Date

    The end date of the project

    Project Description

    The full-name description of the project

    Project PI

    The name of the project principal investigator

    Project Org

    The organization that owns the project

    Project NACUBO

    The project level identifier of the type of program for which funds are to be used

     

    Example: organized research, educational support, fellowships, etc. (NACUBO)

    HEADER INFORMATION

    Award Number

    The award number

    Sponsor

    The sponsor name

    Sponsor ID

    The number assigned by the sponsor to identify the award

    Primary Funding

    The value that Identifies the primary funding agency. This is required on federal-flow-through awards

    Award Status

    The status of the award: active, at risk, closed, or on hold

    Property Title

    The value that identifies the ownership of equipment purchased on the award

    Start Date

    The start date of the award

    Award PI

    The name of the principal investigator

    End Date

    The end date of the award

    Schedule

    The name of the burden schedule

    Override Rate

    The indirect cost override rate

    Award NACUBO

    The value that identifies the type of program for which funds are to be used

     

    Example: organized research, educational support, fellowships, etc., (NACUBO)

    CFDA

    The Federal Catalog Program Number

    This is required on federal and federal flow through awards

    Award Purpose

    A value that identifies the type of activity for which the award was established (e.g., staffing services) or basis for establishing the award (e.g., contract, grant)

    Award Type

    A value that identifies type of funds: federal, federal flow through, foreign, nonfederal, or nonsponsored

    Organization

    The organization that owns the award

    IDC Calc. Period

    The calculation period for indirect costs on award

    Cost Sharing Info

    Identifies the type of cost sharing associated with the award. (Examples: Mandatory, Voluntary Committed, Voluntary Uncommitted)

     

    PROJECT/TASK INFORMATION

    Project

    The project number

    Status

    The project status: approved, closed, pending close, rejected, submitted, or unapproved

    Org

    The organization assigned to the project

    Tasks

    The task number

    Title

    The title of the task

    Key Members

    The project director and employees who are assigned roles on a project

    Task Name

    The name associated with the task

    Task Manager

    The employee assigned as manager of the task

    Task Org

    The organization assigned to the task

    Task Rate

    The indirect cost override rate on the task. This field is conditional. If the field in Oracle is not populated, this will be blank.

    IDC Calc. Period

    The calculation period for indirect costs on the task. This field is conditional. If the field in Oracle is not populated, this will be blank.

    Task Schedule

    The burden schedule override on the task. This field is conditional. If the field in Oracle is not populated, this will be blank..

    Start/End

    Start and end date of project and tasks

    Funded

    The total funded amount for the task

    BUDGET INFORMATION

    Award

    The award number associated with the budget

    Project

    The project number funded by the award

    Task Number

    The task number funded by the award. If populated, the budget is a task level budget. If blank, the budget is a project-level budget.

    Expenditure Type

    Resource group or resource that is budgeted

    Budget

    The amount that is budgeted by the expenditure category/type

    Total Direct Budget

    The total amount of the direct costs budget

    Total Indirect Budget

    The total amount of the indirect costs budget

    Total Budget

    The total amount of the direct and indirect costs budgeted

    TERMS and CONDITIONS

    Billing Instructions, Certifications Required, F and A costs, and Miscellaneous Notes

    PROJECT PERSONNEL

    Lists all key members assigned to the project

    PROJECT CREDIT DISTRIBUTION

    Award

    A unique sequential number assigned to an award. An award is the record established from the award notice or contract received from a customer. An award record contains a funding source (customer), award amounts (funds), start and end dates, terms and conditions, and other information. Awards are used to fund one or more projects

    Credit Organization

    The organization that will receive the credit distribution

    Credit PI/Co-PI

    The principal investigator or co-principal investigator who will receive the credit distribution

    Percentage

    The credit distribution percentage that was entered on the Credit Distribution form for the project

    COST SHARING/MATCHING INFORMATION

    Will display the cost sharing/matching award number

    FREE FORM NOTES

    Any notes that have been entered from accessing the toolbar paperclip icon from the Project screen

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