Sponsored & Cost Accounting
The Sponsored and Cost Accounting Office is responsible for oversight of financial compliance, reporting, and audits of sponsored projects received by the University, including: project billing & receivables; responsible for PeopleSoft Grant module monthly/yearly closings, posting of research related journal entries and reconciling to financial system; post audit and closeout of sponsored projects ; approval expenditure transfers over 90 days; preparation of financial reports such as SF-425 and other reports as required; maintenance of financial and administration policies; provide training to University community; preparation of the Facilities and Administration Rate Proposal including University space study and negotiations of research rates; maintenance of Disclosure Statement CASB form D-2, review University cost/service center rates;; maintenance of People Soft Grant Module including implementation of upgrades, new functionality, testing, training and documentation
Hours: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
For other questions, please see below for manuals, forms & information, ARRA, federal regulations, federal agencies and policies.
Manuals
Forms & Information
- Agencies Prior Approval Table (PDF)
- Budget Categories Table Conversion: (XLS) or (PDF)
- Budget Checking memo (DOC)
- Closing-Deficit Notice: (DOC) or (PDF)
- Grants Budget Checking Table: (XLS) or (PDF)
- NSF Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges FY2005 to FY2007
- Research Purchases:
American Reinvesment and Recovery Act of 2009
- ARRA Grant Awards 9/30/09 | 10/15/09 | 11/13/09 | 4/27/10 | 7/14/10 | 10/20/10
- Spreadsheets that PI need to complete quarterly
- Power Point Presentation on ARRA
- URI Research Office ARRA website
- URI Division of Research and Economic Development
- State of RI Office of Economic Recovery & Reinvestment
- Federal Government Recovery
Federal Regulations & Circulars
- Office of Management and Budget Circulars A-21 | A-110 | A-133
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Defense Acquisition Regulations
- Federal Acquisition Regulation
- Per Diem Rates - Domestic | Foreign
- The Fly America Act | The Fly America Act Waiver Checklist
Federal Agency Website Links
- Agriculture
- Army
- Commerce
- Defense
- Education
- Energy
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Health and Human Services
- Housing and Urban Development
- Interior
- Justice
- Labor
- NASA
- Navy (ONR)
- NIH
- NOAA
- NSF
- Transportation
- USAID
- Administration of Grants, Contracts and Gifts (PDF)
- Cost Sharing (DOC)
- Cost Transfer (DOC)
- Deficit Spending (DOC)
- Direct and Indirect Costs of Grant & Contracts (DOC)
- Facilities and Adminstration Costs (DOC)
- Management of Research Receivables (DOC)
- Service Centers (DOC)
- Sponsored Program Income (DOC)
- Subrecipient Monitoring (PDF)
- Travel Procedures for URI (DOC) - For more information, see Travel.
- Unallowable Expenses (DOC)
Staff Contact Information
| Kingston Campus - 70 Lower College Road, 3rd floor | ||
| Assistant Controller | Michele Wood | 401-874-2353 |
| Director | Eileen Tobin | 401-874-4908 |
| Chief Research Cost Accountant | Eileen Foxx | 401-874-2351 |
| Chief Research Accountant | Chen Gu | 401-874-9139 |
| Accountant | Terri Pierson | 401-874-4032 |
| Accountant | Steve Rydell | 401-874-2352 |
| Accountant | Jane Stach | 401-874-5838 |
FAX |
401-874-7118 | |
HELPFUL LINKS:
URI Division of Research and Economic Development
Facilities & Administration Cost Rates for URI - FY2007 through FY2010
Facilities & Administration Cost Rates for URI - FY2011 through FY2015
F&A distribution as of 10/1/2012
Disclosure Statement for URI - 2005 (CASB form DS-2)
Per Diem Rates: Domestic | Foreign
State of RI Controller's Policies
