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EFS - SP Cutover Calendar
Deadlines and Transaction Details

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**Red text indicates a date or deadline of high interest to departments and PIs**
JUNE 2008
Thursday
06.05.08
NIH new R01, U01 deadline (R01 due at SPA 5/30/08, U01 due at SPA 6/4/08)
Thursday
6.12.08
NIH new K deadline (due at SPA 6/11/08)
Monday
6.16.08

(DEPTS) TRANSACTION RECEIPT CUTOFF

Last day for SPA to receive from PIs/departments transactions to guarantee inclusion in EFS conversion:

Proposals – complete proposal and fully signed PRF

Awards – complete award documents (terms acceptable, not requiring SPA signature) or  fully executed (terms acceptable and signed by both SPA and sponsor)

Pre-Award Account Requests – fully signed request

NBUDS – approved in system and system-routed to SPA

CPS – routed to SPA for review

Subaward Invoices – approved by PI/dept and received by SPA

*Incomplete packages or unsigned requests will be processed or held as outlined in “SPA Transaction Processing During Transition and After EFS Go-Live” reference

NIH R03, R21 deadline (due at SPA 6/10/08)

Tuesday
6.17.08

(SPA) Last day to create shell records in EGMSi for proposals, awards, and pre-award accounts.  These shell records must be completed by June 19th. 

Wednesday
6.18.08

(SPA) All EGMSi data entry necessary to generate an auto-feed into CUFS (e.g., single account awards) must be completed by COB today for overnight processing.

Thursday
6.19.08

(SPA) Last day to finalize awards, proposals, and pre-award accounts in EGMS and produce NOGAs.  CUFS accounts not generated during auto-feed must be produced via manual data entry.  

(SPA) Last day for GAs to review and approve subaward invoices and file with SPA support team for payment processing.

ALL CUFS and EGMSi data entry must be completed by COB except subawards.

Friday
6.20.08

(SFR) Last day to finalize awards and pre-award accounts in CUFS and JDE.  Last day to produce invoices and financial reports.

(SPA) Last day to request a new subaward vendor or change to an existing vendor . Last day for GAs to review and approve FN NBUD documents.

(SPA) Last day to enter and finalize subaward PO.

(SPA) Last day to enter and approve subaward invoices for payment

Saturday
6.21.08
SPONSORED PROJECTS CONVERSION BEGINS
Thursday
6.26.08

(SFR) Last day to enter and apply cash receipts or EFTs

Friday
6.27.08
Last CUFS check run (e.g., sponsor refund checks, vendor and subrecipient payments, etc.).
JULY 2008
Tuesday
7.01.08

GO LIVE!

(SPA/SFR)  First day to enter proposals, pre-award spending accounts, submit requests for new subard vendors, add new sponsors and add awards into EFS.  First interface from PRF into EFS proposal records happens tonight.  First NOGAs can be produced in EFS.  Award documents begin to be uploaded to EFS.  First electronic awards are distributed to departments.

Period 12 closes

Friday
7.04.08
4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY
Saturday
7.05.08
Sponsored Project detailed transactions brought into EFS
Monday
7.07.08

(SFR) First day to produce financial reports and invoices
Detailed transaction history available in EFS
EFS Reporting instance available today with project detail.

NIH Renewal R01, U01 deadline (R01 due at SPA 6/30; U01 due at SPA 7/3)


 
 
 
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