1. TARA Total Access for Research Administration
Margaret Harrington
Project Manager

2. TARA Overview Integrated suite of applications supporting
Pre- and Post-Award management
System-to-System proposal submission to grants.gov
Financial Management of research funds
Effort Certification
Compliance processes
Recharge lab administration
Reporting

3. Tour of TARA – Core System

4. Tour of TARA – Financial Management

5. Tour of TARA – Compliance and Reporting

6. Tour of TARA – Special Functions

7. TARA Login https://research.usc.edu

8. TARA Login Open USC TARA, click on TARA Login

9. TARA Homepage

10. TARA Access Faculty have automatic access to most TARA systems
Authentication through enterprise single-
sign on (Shibboleth)
Exceptions
KFS requires roles for most functions, including account access – see you business officer for assistance
iStar – click from TARA homepage to iStar, select “Obtaining an iStar Account” link

11. TARA User Support tarahelp@usc.edu 213.821.5461 research.usc.edu
Kuali Coeus (Pre-Award, S2S, Post-Award)
Contracts and Grants: