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May 2026 RAF

Topics Speaker Download/View Slide PDF
Welcome and Announcements Marcia Smith, ORA Access Document
Contract and Grant Administration
  • NIH Updates and Reminders
  • Co-authorship with Foreign Collaborators
Tracey Fraser, OCGA Access Document
Research Policy and Compliance
  • Export Control Update
Aaron Taber, RPC Access Document
Extramural Fund Management
  • FY25 Single Audit Report
  • Improving Timeliness to Reduce Audit Risk: Monthly Reconciliation
  • PAMS Department Worklist: Expired Funds (New)
  • Fiscal Closing Schedule and UCPath Funding Entry/MCOP
  • ECC Certification Deadline
Yoon Lee, EFM
Jennifer Iglesias, EFM
Katie Cadle, EFM		 Access Document
Q&A
  • Written answers to questions submitted during RAF
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(64 pages)

April 2026 RAF

Topics Speaker Download/View Slide PDF
Welcome and Announcements Marcia Smith, ORA Access Document
Human Research Protection Program
  • OHRPP Updates
Moore Rhys, OHRPP Access Document
Audit and Advisory Services
  • Working Together to Protect and Advance UCLA’s Research Mission
Jeffrey Weiss, UCLA Audit & Advisory Services
Jean Lee, UCLA Audit & Advisory Services		 Access Document
Contract and Grant Administration
  • NIH
  • Use of AI in Proposal Development
  • NSF: Collaborations & Other Affiliations Information
Tracey Fraser, OCGA Access Document
Extramural Fund Management
  • ECC Project Statement Updates
Katie Cadle, EFM Access Document
Q&A
  • Written answers to questions submitted during RAF
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(70 pages)

March 2026 RAF

Topics Speaker Download/View Slide PDF
Welcome and Announcements
  • Managing PI/Co-PI Absence from a Sponsored Project
Marcia Smith, ORA Access Document
Contract and Grant Administration
  • New State IDC Rates
  • NIH and NSF Updates
  • EPASS Enhancements
Tracey Fraser, OCGA Access Document
Extramural Fund Management
  • ECC Payroll Adjustment Workflow Change
  • ECC and ERS Statistics
  • EFM Trainings
Katie Cadle, EFM
Yoon Lee, EFM		 Access Document
Q&A
  • Written answers to questions submitted during RAF
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(62 pages)

February 2026 RAF

Topics Speaker Download/View Slide PDF
Welcome and Announcements Marcia Smith, ORA Access Document
Contract and Grant Administration
  • NIH Updates and Reminders
  • NASA Updates
  • Indirect Costs – Current Status
  • HDOC Review – New Form for OCGA Awards
Tracey Fraser, OCGA Access Document
Extramural Fund Management
  • Equipment and Subcontract Threshold Change
  • Federal Fund Closeout Procedure and the PAMS Worklist
Yoon Lee, EFM
Jennifer Iglesias, EFM		 Access Document
Q&A
  • Written answers to questions submitted during RAF
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(68 pages)