Finance, Audit, and Costing (FAC) Committee

Purpose

Focus on initiatives to reduce administrative burden in the areas of financial, audit, and costing policies. This committee explores opportunities to simplify financial, audit, or cost policies without compromising accountability.

Current Activities & Initiatives

NIH Data Management & Sharing (DMS) Pilot

Committee Name Committee Chairs

Michelle Bulls, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Christi Keene, University of Chicago

Subcommittees and Working Groups

Administrative Costs Working Group

The Administrative Cost Working Group is focused on identifying ways to reduce administrative burden to address faculty concern that too much time is spent on administrative tasks rather than research. In addition, the Working Group continues to play a central role in the interpretation and implementation of OMB’s Uniform Guidance.

Working Group Leadership:
Jim Luther, Yale University/FDP

Procurement Working Group

This working group is committed to the pursuit of effective and efficient procurement systems and processes that provide a balanced approach to stewardship of federal funds. The working group has focused on interpretation of the Uniform Guidance and shares updates from the Office of Management and Budget. The working group shares best practices and brainstorm innovative concepts that can be demonstrated through pilots or by individual institutions of higher education.

Working Group Leadership:
Abe Sabbag (Co-Chair), Office of Naval Research
Doug Backman (Co-Chair), University of Central Florida
Ed Bemmel (Co-Chair), University of Miami

Foreign Influence Working Group

FDP Meeting Session Slides & Meeting Summaries

All meeting presentations and summaries can be located at the Meetings & Listening Sessions webpage.

Contact Information

Please contact both co-chairs of the Finance, Audit, and Costing Committee Committee with any questions, comments, suggestions, or concerns.

Michelle Bulls, NIH, michelle.bulls@nih.gov
Christi Keene, University of Chicago, ckeene@uchicago.edu