Dates: May 2024 (exact dates TBD)

About this Workshop

This live introductory workshop provides university professionals who prepare F&A rate proposals with an overview of the Maximus Comprehensive Rate Information System - CRIS.

In this workshop, participants will:

• Gain basic familiarity with the CRIS application under the direction of Maximus staff.
• Complete a CRIS model using data for a simulated university.
• Calculate an F&A rate for the modeled university and generate reports for a rate proposal.
• Learn how to use the CRIS analytical tools to optimize rates and to make data-driven decisions.
• Step through the CRIS process of calculating the Utility Cost Adjustment, which may increase your Organized Research F&A rate by up to 1.3 points.

CRIS is compliant with Uniform Guidance 2 CFR PART 200 and is the most proven and widely trusted F&A software in the industry. Over 250 institutions use CRIS to calculate and negotiate F&A rates. CRIS has demonstrated and proven the optimization of F&A reimbursement through thousands of negotiations with HHS-CAS and ONR.

Participants will earn 17 CPE credits for the successful completion of this entire workshop.