VERA TRAINING DIRECTORY

Basics from VERA Training

Basic elements in VERA

VERA General Dashboard

Universal Ancillary Review Introduction 

PI Series

PI Certification/PI Assurance

Subject Matter Specific Topics

Funding Proposals & Awards

Manage Guest List activity - adding readers & editors

SF424 Center - system-to-system submissions

Create or Update the SF424 Forms (created by Huron)

Agreements

Create Agreement - two places to start the process

Create Amendment - request an amendment from an Active or Expired Agreement's main workspace

Manage Relationships between Agreement files & FPs, Awards & Agreements

Creating & Submitting a Data Use Agreement to SPA

Creating & Submitting a CORES Agreement to SPA

FAQ with video: What is the workflow for Agreements starting with submitting a Funding Proposal to ending with receiving the Oracle Award/Oracle Project numbers?

VERA Basics Training Videos | New Funding Proposals

Link to playlist which includes videos for:

• Intro
• General Proposal SmartForm
• Personnel SmartForm
• Submission Information SmartForm
• Budget Period & Key Dates SmartForm
• Compliance Review SmartForm
• Additional Proposal Information SmartForm

VERA Basics Training Videos | Activities

Link to playlist which includes videos for:

• COI Disclosure Status
• Withdraw Proposal
• Create Agreement from FP or Award
• Add Attachments
• Copy
• Create Additional Budget
• Generate Proposal Budget Export
• Send Email
• Add Comment/Log Comment

VERA Basics Funding Proposal Training Videos | Building a Basic Budget

Link to playlist which includes videos for:

• Part 1: Things to know when creating a VERA budget
• Part 2: How to Start entering a Budget in VERA
• Part 3: Edit Budget - General Budget Information SmartForm
• Part 4: Edit Budget - Personnel Cost Definition & Personnel Costs SmartForms
• Part 5: Edit Budget - General Cost Definition & General Costs SmartForms
• Part 6: Create Subaward Budget
• Part 7: Create Cost-Share Budget

VERA Basics Awards Training Videos | New Award Setup

Link to playlist which includes videos for:

• Part 1: Introduction
• Part 2: Financial Setup SmartForm
• Part 3: Budget Allocation SmartForm
• Part 4: Budget Reconciliation SmartForms

Pre-VERA Intro to Basics

Session: October 5, 2026 - recording (June session) | slides

Topic #1 - Funding Proposal & SF424 Center

Session 1: September 1, 2026 - recording | slides
Session 2: September 2, 2026 - recording | slides
Session 3: September 3, 2026 - recording | slides

Topic #2 - Awards, Award Modifications & Post-Submission, Post-Award Processes

Session 1: September 29, 2026 - recording | slides
Session 2: September 30, 2026 - recording | slides
Session 3: October 1, 2025 - recording | slides

Topic #3 - Agreements & Reporting

Session 1: April 21, 2026 - recording (only first hour recorded) | slides
Session 2: April 22, 2026 - recording | slides
Session 3: April 23, 2026 - recording | slides

Round #16:  September 24, 2026:  recording | slides

Round #16: October 7, 2026: recording | slides

Round #12: October 14, 2026: recording | slides 

Round #15: April 15, 2026: recording | slides

Presentation on May 9, 2024: recording (Abbreviated training session with Research Finance input, no examples in the system)

Research Finance training on Cost-Share, October 10, 2023: recording | slides

NCURA Webinar: Cost (Share) Scare: The Good, The Bad, and The Horror!, January 26, 2023: recording

Session: March 25, 2026 - recording | slides 

Slides | Recording