Welcome!!!

Before we get started, please….

(10 mins.)

• Write down the challenges you face with non-federal sponsorship on the post-its provided.

• Then place them onto the different flip charts around the room.

“Living Non-Federal in a Federal World”

Helen A. PageDirector of Research Administration

Graduate School of Education, Harvard University

Alison Wellman SmithSenior Sponsored Programs Analyst

Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Why are WE here?School Federal

Expenses% Federal Nonfederal

Expenses% Nonfederal Total

Expenses

HKS 4,836,884 22.9% 16,263,831 77.1% 21,100,715

GSE 11,348,505 43.3% 14,840,543 56.7% 26,189,048

Rest of University

640,154,269 82.4% 136,549,596 17.6% 776,702,865

Totals 656,339,658 79.6% 167,653,970 20.4% 823,992,628

Fiscal Year 2012

Top Non-Federal Funders

FY11, Amounts expressed in ThousandsHarvard University Sponsored Programs Annual Report, http://osp.fad.harvard.edu/sites/osp.fad.harvard.edu/files/Annual%20Report%202011%20-%20FINAL%2010%2020%2011.pdf

Why are we ALL here?The design of this session is…• To share common challenges of non-federal

sponsorship• To learn from others• To leverage best practices across organizations

PoliciesChallenge Potential Best Practices

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Proposal Development & PreparationChallenge Potential Best Practices

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Award Set-UpChallenge Potential Best Practices

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Financial ManagementChallenge Potential Best Practices

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ComplianceChallenge Potential Best Practices

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Questions?

Thank you!Helen A. Page

helen_page@gse.harvard.edu617-496-8930

Alison Wellman Smithalison_wellman_smith@hks.harvard.edu

617-495-8159