20th Annual Pre-Award Research Administration Conference CPE Survey (PRA)

Thank you for joining us at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan for this year's Annual PRA Conference. Please use the below form to track your session title and CPE code for each session you attended no later than April 6, 2026.

CPE Credits are available for concurrent sessions, workshops and senior level forums. Discussion groups and the Keynote Address are not eligible for CPE credits.

Fields of study available:
Specialized Knowledge - Technical (SK)
Personal Development- Non-Technical (PD).

Maximum Credits Available:
11.4 CPEs Conference Only
15.2 CPEs Conference + ½ Day Workshop
19.2 CPEs Conference + Two ½ Days of Workshops

1.Contact Information(Required.)

Name

Organization

Email Address

CPA License

2.I am a Certified Public Accountant and will be utilizing the NASBA sponsored CPE Credits towards my license renewal:(Required.)

Yes

Other

Please select each session in order to certify your attendance (no more than 1 per time slot)

3.Saturday, March 21, 2026: 08:15 AM - 04:30 PM (Optional, at an additional fee) (SK)

WS01: Certified Pre-Award Research Administrator (CPRA) Knowledge Review Session

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4.Saturday, March 21, 2026: 08:15 AM - 11:45 AM (Optional, at an additional fee)

WS02: Managing Sponsored Awards from a Departmental Perspective (Post-Award Focus) (SK)

WS03: So You're a Research Administrator Now: A 3-Hour Crash Course on the Award Lifecycle (SK)

WS04: Onboarding and Managing Remote Teams: The Ins and Outs of Remote Work (PD)

WS05: AI in Action Workshop: Integrating AI Solutions into Daily Research Administration Workflows (SK)

WS06: Excel Pivot Tables and More: Practical Tools for Smarter Data Analysis (PD)

WS07: Crashing Out: Navigating Financial Post Award Administration Issues in These Unstable Times (SK)

WS08: Beyond Compliance: Navigating Export Controls in Complex Post-Award Management (SK)

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5.Saturday, March 21, 2026: 01:00 PM - 04:30 PM (Optional, at an additional fee)

WS09: Pre-award 101: Laying the Groundwork for Sponsored Project Success (SK)

WS10: Audit 201: Let’s Get Beyond the Basics (SK)

WS12: Human-Led, AI-Assisted. A Hands-On Workshop on Prompting and Practical AI Use Cases in Research Administration (SK)

WS13: Balancing Act: Navigating Compliance and Customer Service in Research Administration (SK)

WS14: Big Proposal Boot Camp (SK)

WS15: Organizational Skills for Effective Leadership: Tools, Tactics, and Habits (PD)

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7.Sunday, March 22, 2026: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Single IRB Budget and Institutional Considerations for Large Federal Grants (SK)

Strengthening Pre-Award Compliance: Early Actions for Better Awards (SK)

Your Friendly Neighborhood RA (SK)

From Invisible to Influential: Cultivating Proactive Leadership in Research Management (SK)

Navigating the Gray in a Sea of Red and Blue: Talking Federal Regulations without Losing your Coworkers (or Your Sanity) (SK)

Survival of the Fittest: Building a Hybrid Pre-Award/Research Development Team to Take on the Increasingly Competitive Funding Environment (SK)

Building a Free Grant Management Tool from Scratch & Using AI to Refine It (SK)

Basics of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) (SK)

NSF Update (SK)

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8.Sunday, March 22, 2026: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Automation in Action: Practical Technology Strategies for Research Administrators (SK)

Departmental vs Central Research Administration: Clinical, Bench and Beyond (SK)

Updates on Legal, Regulation & Policy Shifts in Research Administration (SK)

Surviving the Frontlines, Thriving in Pre-Award (SK)

Budgeting for Compliance: Designing Budgets That Survive Post-Award Scrutiny (SK)

Reading Between the Lines: Decoding Sponsor Budget Guidelines (SK)

Building, Training, and Retaining High-Performance Teams During Turbulent Times (SK)

Lessons Learned from NCURA Peer Review: Tricky Terrain and Being Prepared (SK)

Bridging the Gap: Successfully Navigating the Distinct Worlds of Federal and Foundation Funding (SK)

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9.Sunday, March 22, 2026: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Practical Lessons from Implementing a System-to-System Research Administration Platform (SK)

From Compliance to Confidence: Strengthening Internal Controls in Research (SK)

What to Do When You’re the Only One Left Standing: Maintaining Calm During Major Leadership Changes (SK)

Pre-Award is from Mars and Post-Award is from Venus (SK)

From Dollars to Euros: Building Budgets for European Commission Funding Proposals (SK)

How to (Effectively) Communicate with Anyone (PD)

When Research is "a Feather in the Cap:" Building Research Culture at PUIs (SK)

From Confusion to Clarity: IDIQs and MSAs in Action (SK)

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11.Monday, March 23, 2026: 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

The Multi-Sponsor Mission Escape Room Game (SK)

Cost Sharing: A 360° View from Pre-Award, Post-Award, and Departmental Perspective (SK)

Escalation and Fringe Rates in Multi-Year Proposals (SK)

Horizon Europe Pre-Award Survival Guide (SK)

Chair Yoga & Guided Meditation: Grounded Leadership in Motion (PD)

Spinning on a Dime (SK)

Big Grants, Big Plans: Managing Multi-Component Submissions with Confidence (SK)

Pre-Award Compliance Essentials for PUIs (SK)

Training to Win: Aligning Proposals to Federal Policies and Priorities (SK)

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12.Monday, March 23, 2026: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Integrating AI into Pre-Award Spaces: A Practical Guide for RD Professionals (SK)

Innovation Starts Here: Cracking the SBIR/STTR Code (SK)

Best Approaches for Rate Setting, Compliance and Budget Planning for Service Centers (SK)

NIH Institutional T32's: A Journey! (SK)

From the Global Collaborator's Perspective: Navigating US Funding Requirements Across Borders (SK)

Creating a Research Administration Pipeline: A Case Study Undergraduate Research Administration at Auburn University (SK)

Leveraging Library Resources and Relationships to Enhance the Research Enterprise (SK)

Leveraging Federal Funding to Build Sponsored Programs Capacity at PUIs (SK)

Alternative Funding for Alternative Times: The Expanded Research Funding Landscape (SK)

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14.By checking this box, I am certifying that these are the sessions I attended at PRA; and understand that the recording of the CPE codes during each session verifies my attendance.(Required.)

Yes, I am certifying that these are the sessions I attended at PRA; and understand that the recording of the CPE codes during each session verifies my attendance.