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Summary of Changes – 2011 Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide
- NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR have revised the Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide. A summary of the most significant changes appears below.
- The Summary of Changes to the NSERC Program Guide for Professors is also available.
- The
Summary of Changes to the CIHR Grants and Awards Guide is also available.
| Financial Administration | |
|---|---|
| Section and Sub-section | Nature of Changes |
| Annual Funding of Grants | |
| Payment of Grants | A condition on payments was added to the sixth bullet |
| Continuing Eligibility | Information on continuing eligibility requirements was added for grantees that are no longer eligible to hold Agency grants |
| Extension Period for Use of Funds Beyond a Grant Period | Programs were added (SSHRC only) and the length of an extension was limited to one year in relation to the Automatic Extension Period (CIHR only) |
| Use of Grant Funds | |
| Compensation-Related Expenses | Removed references to salary/stipend limits as of result of the deregulation of stipends paid to trainees from grants |
| Computers and Electronic Communications | Eligible Expenses Additional information relating to eligibility was included in the first and third bullets |
| Services and Miscellaneous Expenses | Eligible Expenses An additional expense was included; see the fifth bullet |
| Reporting and Supporting Evidence | |
| Supporting Evidence | Additional requirements on expenditures were added; see second and third bullets Additional information on what constitutes other evidence was added to the last bullet |
| Administrative Matters | |
| Termination of a Grant | SSHRC only Modification to existing policy regarding grantees relocating to other countries. |
| Maternity, Parental, Medical or Family Medical Leave for Grantees | Policy was harmonized between the Tri-Councils, see the first five bullets.
CIHR only Added information regarding the conditions for supplementary funds. |
| Paid Maternity and Parental Leave for Students and Postdoctoral Fellows | CIHR only Added information regarding the conditions for supplementary funds. |
| Residual Balances | NSERC and SSHRC only Added information regarding the use of the General Research Fund (GRF) |
