Odd, I just submitted a file using version 1.5 with the field blank and it was successfully validated. Maybe they've already made an adjustment and you won't have to go back and redo your work? Ricky -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Pamela T. Plotkin Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 10:36 AM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] ARRA Reporting- validation error message I've been using version 1.4 both last week and this week. I don't believe it has to do with the template you use. Shannon Fisher wrote: > I just got the same message also on two files I tried to validate this > morning - and I am using v1.5 of the Grant template. I did not get > this message on the v1.3 templates I pre-filled and submitted last > Friday. Must be something going on with the newer versions, just > wonder if it was intentional on the feds part, or not! > > Conrad, Susan wrote: >> I experienced exactly the same thing with a couple of submissions this >> morning. Just got done with a live chat with FederalReporting.gov and >> their suggestion, which works, was to use 'NA' in the field. We are >> using v1.4 of the Grant template. >> >> Susan F. Conrad, Ph.D., CRA >> Associate Director, Grants and Contracts >> Office of Sponsored Programs >> The Ohio State University >> 1960 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1016 >> Phone 614-292-8906/Fax 614-292-4315 >> xxxxxx@osu.edu >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On >> Behalf Of Cindy Fuqua >> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 9:12 AM >> To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org >> Subject: [RESADM-L] ARRA Reporting- validation error message >> >> Hi all, >> >> I just submitted a validation request (Excel spreadsheet) on >> Federalreporting.gov and got the following error: 1st Quarterly >> Report.xls: failed on validation as follows 1, Error Code: >> VALUE_REQUIRED, Error Message: Infrastructure Purpose and >> Rationale is required. This field was left blank (not applicable) on all >> the reports I submitted yesterday and I did not get an error message >> upon validation. Has anyone else experienced this? >> >> Cindy Fuqua >> Manager, Administrative Post-Award >> Office of Sponsored Research and Program Development >> The Rockefeller University >> 1230 York Avenue, Box 82 >> New York, NY 10065 >> p: 212-327-8055 >> f: 212-327-8400 >> e: xxxxxx@rockefeller.edu >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On >> Behalf Of Lesley Zajac >> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 2:48 PM >> To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org >> Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] ARRA Reporting- are you including grants awarded >> Sept 38-30? >> >> I would say it is not fully created until it is actually filled >> >> Lesley S. Zajac >> Director, Research Administration >> Jaeb Center for Health Research >> 15310 Amberly Drive, Ste 350 >> Tampa, FL 33647 >> Tel: 813.975.8690 >> Fax: 813.975.8761 >> email: xxxxxx@jaeb.org >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On >> Behalf Of Carolyn Elliott-Farino >> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 2:33 PM >> To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org >> Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] ARRA Reporting- are you including grants awarded >> Sept 38-30? >> >> Thanks. One more question, that I thought I had resolved: I was >> interpreting job creation to be when a person was actually hired, but we >> have a PI who says her grant has created x of this, y of that, etc., and >> they haven't all been hired. Technically, the jobs have been created; >> they >> just haven't been filled yet. How are you handling this? Once the job is >> actually filled are you calling it created/retained? I still think >> that's >> the correct way to go. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On >> Behalf >> Of Lesley Zajac >> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 1:56 PM >> To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org >> Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] ARRA Reporting- are you including grants awarded >> Sept 38-30? >> >> I had an ARRA awarded on 9/30/09 and I sent in a report showing zero >> expenditures, zero vendors, zero subcontracts etc., but with all the >> other information filled in. It passed validation, and I have not had >> any communication other than the confirmation. >> >> Lesley S. Zajac >> Director, Research Administration >> Jaeb Center for Health Research >> 15310 Amberly Drive, Ste 350 >> Tampa, FL 33647 >> Tel: 813.975.8690 >> Fax: 813.975.8761 >> email: xxxxxx@jaeb.org >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On >> Behalf Of Carolyn Elliott-Farino >> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 1:42 PM >> To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org >> Subject: [RESADM-L] ARRA Reporting- are you including grants awarded >> Sept 38-30? >> >> I thought this was a very straightforward no, because we have had no >> expenditures on a couple of supplements awarded last week, but NIH is >> probably going to want to account for money obligated by the 30th, so >> now >> I'm not sure. We can put zeros for jobs created/retained, $0 spent, but >> fill in all the other information, which we'll have to do for the >> January >> report. Needless to say, I'd much prefer not to worry about these late >> arrivals for this report. Are you including grants awarded last week, >> even >> the week before that, if there haven't been any expenditures? Although >> the >> agency may send us an award notice, it takes us a couple of days to set >> up >> the grant account, and then a few days for the PI to get rolling. >> >> Is the cut-off date indeed Sept. 30 for grants awarded? >> >> Thanking you in advance for your wisdom. >> >> Carolyn >> >> ====================================================================== >> Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including >> subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available >> via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >> ====================================================================== >> >> >> ====================================================================== >> Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including >> subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available >> via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >> ====================================================================== >> >> >> ====================================================================== >> Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including >> subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available >> via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >> ====================================================================== >> >> >> ====================================================================== >> Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including >> subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available >> via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >> ====================================================================== >> >> >> ====================================================================== >> Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including >> subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available >> via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >> ====================================================================== >> >> >> ====================================================================== >> Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including >> subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available >> via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >> ====================================================================== >> > ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================
