Organized Research Activity Page - Field Descriptions

Overview

The Organized Research Activity (ORA) page is used by the department to provide Project/Grant data that is required for the survey for rooms with a percentage of Room Use Function code of 0202 (Organized Research) and a Room Type of 250 (Research/Nonclass Laboratory) or – for some units – 310 (Office). These rooms must display at least one primary Project/Grant number that supports the organized research activity taking place in that room. All Research/Nonclass Laboratories and Offices that have Organized Research Activity must have the Project/Grants listed on this page verified during the survey period.

SPECIAL NOTE: Beginning in FY 2022: The Cost Reimbursement Office is no longer reviewing Organized Research Activity panels for room type 310 – Office. Please check with your school or college administrator if project/grant numbers supporting the Organized Research Activity taking place in your office space are still required for your unit.

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Organized Research Activity Page

Organized Research Activity Page

Letter Field/Button Description
A Survey Organized Research Activity (ORA)

The Survey Organized Research Activity (ORA) group box primarily displays the Project/Grants that support the Organized Research Activity in this room. It contains the ORA Verify Complete checkbox. The Survey ORA/Project Grant group box nested within it is used to verify or enter the Project/Grant data for the current survey period.

  • Click ORA Comments to display the Comments sub-page and enter a comment if appropriate.
  • Click View History to see a history of actions taken in this and prior survey periods.
  • The ORA Verify Complete box must be checked after reviewing and/or adding Project/Grants during the survey period. Click Save before leaving the page.
B Survey ORA Project/Grant

The Survey ORA Project/Grant nested group box contains:

  • Project/Grant code. Project/Grants can be added, deleted, and changed as needed during the survey period. The system will not allow you to enter a Project/Grant code that expired in a previous Fiscal Year.
  • The End Date field indicates the current ending date for the Project/Grant. This information comes from the General Ledger data.
  • The Proj/Grt Director field provides the name of the person responsible for the Project/Grant. This information comes from the M-Pathways General Ledger.
  • The Project Title provides the title listed for the Project/Grant in the M-Pathways system.
  • The Initial Dept field identifies the initial academic or administrative unit that has programmatic, operational, and fiscal (including budgetary) responsibility for the Project/Grant.
C Official (ORA) Data by Effective Date

The Official (ORA) Data by Effective Date group box contains the Project/Grant data verified by Space Analysis for the ORA room.

  • The Effective Date displayed in this group box pertains to the information in the Official ORA Project/Grant nested group box.
  • Click ORA Comments to see any comments associated with the record being displayed.