Category Archives: Announcements

Overview of Changes Effective July 1, 2025 (FY26), we’re changing how we account for certain research awards to improve tracking. Instead of using the single 012000 (Internal Projects) fund source, new projects will use specific, dedicated fund sources that better … Continue reading →

EDIT (8/19/25. 3.14PM) While the dashboards have returned and can be used, we are aware that there are issues across SPFF with dashboard prompts not running analyses in the way they should. The cause of this issue has been diagnosed … Continue reading →

SPFF and Finance Dashboards are down and OIT are currently working on bringing them back up. Downtime for these resources is estimated through tomorrow morning (8/19/2025)

Please be advised that Rice’s submitted Fringe rates are 25.8% for faculty and staff and 2.6% for students. These rates are PROPOSED and may be used for FY26 grant applications (with a start date of 7/1/25 or later) but this … Continue reading →

SPFF has been restored to normal operational status.

Due to an Oracle system update, dashboard data has not refreshed since July 30th. We’re working to resolve the issue and will restore updates ASAP. Thanks for your patience!

Using the correct category can improve processing times for tickets because it allows us to quickly assign the ticket to the correct RCA staff member.  Please note that the “Controller’s Office Use Only” and “RCA Use Only – Cash” categories … Continue reading →

We have received several inquiries regarding the correct expenditure type to use when paying for undergraduate fellowships.  This situation will be most prevalent on Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) projects, but can also arise for other types of projects.  These … Continue reading →

Many of you have received emails from OnBase regarding old subaward invoices.  These emails are caused by a glitch in the system. The IT department has been notified and is working to solve the problem. Please disregard these emails.

Below are the changes happening with the Encumbrance calculation revamp: • Encumbrance costs will be relieved when actuals are posted. They used to be relieved based on calendar days. The change addresses the issue of payroll costs being posted before … Continue reading →