Post-Award Information

Post-Award

Sponsored Programs Administrations is responsible for certain post-award functions, including the following:

NIH Public Access Policy

If you receive funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), you may be subject to the NIH Public Access Policy. This policy requires that NIH-funded researchers submit a copy of their refereed journal articles to PMC (formerly PUbMEd Central) upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after publication.

No-Cost Extension Requests

Principal Investigators are primarily responsible for requesting no-cost extensions from sponsors, with assistance from Sponsored Programs Administration. If an investigator believes a no-cost extension is necessary for a project, he or she must contact Sponsored Programs Administration no less than 90 days before the end date of the grant.

Progress Reports

Documents received from the sponsor at the time of the award will normally detail the type and timing of required reports. The Principal Investigator must monitor these requirements to ensure reports are submitted in a timely fashion. The Principal Investigator is responsible for preparing all technical reports. The Principal Investigator must then coordinate with Sponsored Programs Administration for submission to the sponsor. Grants Accounting submits all financial reports.

Award Closeout

Creighton University will submit all financial, performance, and other reports to Federal agencies within 90 calendar days after the completion of the award or in accordance with the terms and conditions of the award. Grants Accounting shall submit the final financial report, in coordination with the Principal Investigator. The Principal Investigator shall prepare the final project report per sponsor guidelines. The Principal Investigator must then coordinate with Sponsored Programs Administration for submission to the sponsor.

Expanded Authority

To request to move funds on a grant that has been awarded under expanded authority (as stated in the terms and conditions of the award statement), investigators shall submit a request in writing to Sponsored Programs Administration. Sponsored Programs Administration will review the sponsor guidelines and award statement and, if the requested change is allowable, will approve the request and forward it to Grants Accounting.

Prior Approval Requests

Prior approval is required to significantly change aspects of the program from those originally proposed and approved, and to meet other requirements specified in the award or contract.

Invention Reporting

The Principal Investigator is responsible for coordinating with Sponsored Programs Administration the submission to the iEdison system of inventions resulting from a Federal award. If you have questions about invention reporting, contact Stuart Martens in the Intellectual Resource Management Technology Transfer Office at 402-280-3653.

For information on grant expenditures and financial reporting, contact Accounting Services at 402-280-3986.