Crystal Miller, MPA Assistant Director Sponsored Programs Administration. March 26 & 27, 2009 April 3, 2009

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1 Crystal Miller, MPA Assistant Director Sponsored Programs Administration March 26 & 27, 2009 April 3, 2009

2 NIH Funding Current Announcements Timelines and Process Challenge Grants Other NIH Stimulus Opportunities Roles, Responsibilities & Resources

3 $10.4 billion $8.2 billion research Double the amount awarded in competing grants last year $1 billion construction and renovation $300 million shared instrumentation and capital research equipment Two years

4 Funding considerations: Project lends well for 2 year (or less) grant Creates jobs Contributes to scientific advancement in long-term Funds MUST be obligated before Sept 30, 2010 PIs are encouraged to spend all funds by Sept 30, 2010 Projects will follow expedited peer-review Funds are forward-looking Unprecedented transparency in reporting

5 Increase research Create jobs Disburse geographically Ongoing research Accelerate tempo Expand scope Fuel new activities

6 Areas Electronic Deadline Institute & Center RFA/PA/PAR Direct Costs Topic Paper Open Office of the Director Notices Total Costs

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8 Investigator Driven Opportunities RFA-OD (Challenge Grants RC1) RFA-OD (Grand Opportunities RC2) RFA-OD (Biomedical Res Core Centers P30) Institute Specific Supplements: Administrative Supplements Within general scope of funded project Outside current scope (extend current project) Equipment Supplements Summer Research Experiences Students Science educators Institution Driven Opportunities PAR (High End SIG S10) RFA-RR (Facilities Improvement C06) 3 deadlines based on cost RFA-RR (Core Facility G20)

9 Special instructions Challenge Areas - >200 topical areas 2 year budget 12 page research plan Electronic application GrantsERA Volume of submissions can affect speed Early submissions are encouraged Due Date April 27, 2009

10 Special instructions 2 year budget greater than $500K 12 page research plan Electronic application GrantsERA Volume of submissions can affect speed Early submissions are encouraged Due Date May 27, 2009

11 Special instructions Institutional Awards for shared interdisciplinary resources 2 year budget budgets vary by Institute/Center Total of $100M available Must be only one PI Electronic application GrantsERA Volume of submissions can affect speed Early submissions are encouraged Due Date LOI April 18, 2009 May 18, 2009

12 Institutes have specific Deadlines Instructions Three types Within the current scope Administrative Equipment Extending the current scope Administrative Equipment Summer Experiences Students Science Educators

13 Purpose Instrumentation Limited by types of equipment Special instructions Range from $600,000 to $8 million Electronic application GrantsERA Volume of submissions can affect speed Early submissions are encouraged Due Date May 6, 2009

14 Purpose Major Renovation Limited Number of Applications (3) Electronic application GrantsERA Volume of submissions can affect speed Early submissions are encouraged Due Dates May 6, $2M-$5M June 17, $10M-$15M July 17, $5M-$10M

15 Purpose Core facilities renovation and repair Limited Number of Applications (2) Electronic application GrantsERA Volume of submissions can affect speed Early submissions are encouraged Due Dates September 17, $1M-$10M

16 Sponsored Programs Administration (SPAdmin) Grants in response to any RFA From any agency Administrative Supplements Equipment Supplements Office of Governmental Affairs Seeking stimulus funding for ideas not covered in standard RFAs

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18 Submit Early UNMC Challenge Grant deadline April 24 th, 2009 All other deadlines Waiting until deadline day may not allow for submission of the application Volume at NIH Correction of errors SPAdmin volume of applications

19 Evidence of potential problems with late submissions

20 Full Applications Prior to applications Contact SPAdmin of intent to submit Prepare application materials Prepare and submit internal forms Routing form Budget Disclosure of Interest Immediately following application Prepare and submit IRB Protocol Human Subjects Training IACUC IBC **Note: Turn around time will be very short from review to funding and applications

21 Supplements Prior to applications Contact SPAdmin of intent to submit Prepare application materials Immediately following application Prepare and submit internal forms Routing form Budget Disclosure of Interest Prepare and submit IRB Protocol Human Subjects Training IACUC IBC **Note: Turn around time will be very short from review to funding and applications

22 Existing Applications Prior to applications Notify SPAdmin of NIH s intent to fund Prepare additional materials Inform SPAdmin of protocol numbers IACUC needs to be reviewed with grant Immediately following application Prepare and submit internal forms Routing form Budget Disclosure of Interest Other **Note: SPAdmin will be flexible about receiving internal forms prior to the application when turnaround time is short

23 Used in the evaluation of ARRA applications Described in Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) May not be applicable for some applications (e.g. construction) Link with side by side comparison of old and new review criteria general/comparison_of_review_criteria.pdf

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25 (01) Behavior, Behavioral Change, and Prevention (02) Bioethics (03) Biomarker Discovery and Validation (04) Clinical Research (05) Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) (06) Enabling Technologies (07) Enhancing Clinical Trials (08) Genomics (09) Health Disparities (10) Information Technology for Processing Health Care Data (11) Regenerative Medicine (12) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (STEM) (13) Smart Biomaterials Theranostics (14) Stem Cells (15) Translational Science

26 Asterisk (*) indicates Institute, Center or Office s highest priority

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28 Required RR SF424 Cover Component PHS 398 Checklist PHS398 Cover Page Supplement PHS 398 Research Plan RR Detailed Budget RR Key Person Expanded RR Other Project Information RR Project/Performance Site Optional PHS398 Cover Letter RR Subaward Budget

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30 Should be in headline format

31 Dates on cover component must match dates in detailed budget

32 a. = $500,000 b. = $500,000 c. = $0

33 Page 2 Signature of Authorized Representative Deborah Vetter Date = due date of the application Note: Do not make modifications to prepopulated fields

34 PHS398

35 No special considerations

36 Corrections are not often required on this page

37 PHS398

38 New PIs and Early Stage Investigators (ESIs) are encouraged to apply Mark as a new PI in application (when applicable) If an award is received Recipients will not be considered New PIs or ESIs in the future

39 Note: Do not make modifications to prepopulated fields Do not use any special characters in your title Colons, dashes, Greek characters Format for Congressional District should be: NE-002

40 PHS398

41 Section 5 - continued Limited to 12 pages Figures and illustrations included in the 12 pages No weblinks No animations

42 All attachments must be PDF PDFs should be titled as follows Section 1 Omit not allowable Section 2 Title attachment (SpAimCG) One page maximum Section 3 Omit not allowable Section 4 Omit not allowable

43 Section 5 Title attachment (RDMCG) Elements 1. Statement of the Challenge Area and specific Challenge Topic 2. The Challenge and Potential Impact 3. The Approach 4. Timeline and Milestones

44 Research Area State Challenge Area Challenge Topic Project Title The Challenge and Potential Impact What is the research opportunity, scientific knowledge gap or technology that will be addressed? How broad is the potential impact in science and/or health? Which community(ies) will be affected? What is (are) the size(s) of the community(ies)? Will the potential impact be major?

45 The Approach How will you explore the stated research problem? How will your rationale overcome existing barriers? What is unconventional and exceptionally innovative about your approach? Note: Provide enough information for reviewers to determine what your are doing, do not include a detailed scientific plan Timeline and Milestones Indicating intermediate objectives Outline possible alternative paths Note: No detailed scientific plan should be provided, but timelines must be presented

46 Excluded from the 12 page limit Specific Aims Inclusion Enrollment Report Protection of Human Subjects Inclusion of Women and Minorities Targeted/Planned Enrollment Inclusion of Children Vertebrate Animals Select Agent Research MPI Leadership Plan Consortium/Contractual Arrangements Letters of Support Resource Sharing Plan

47 Appendix not allowed No supplemental/ update information will be accepted

48 Note: Do not make modifications to prepopulated fields Font expectations Arial, Helvetica, Palatino Linotype or Georgia typeface, a black font color, and a font size of 11 points or larger Line spacing no more than six lines per inch No headers or footers These are added when NIH assembles the PDF of the entire application

49 Adobe versions allowed Adobe Reader 9 or Adobe Acrobat 9 or Other versions (e.g ) would create errors upon submission Naming PDF attachments Keep them short (10 characters) No special characters Use only letters and numbers No underlines, hyphens, periods, etc. Special Characters Avoid the use of special characters Except in the text that will be converted to a PDF

50 RR SF424

51 At least $200 million 200 or more grants funded Two year budget Total Costs = $500,000 Direct Costs = $336,700 F&A (Indirect Costs) = $163,300 Current F&A rate is 48.5% - Research See SPAdmin website for other applicable rates (e.g. off campus) Note DC and F&A may change depending on costs Subcontracts over $25K Equipment Etc. No F&A Waivers will be granted Cost share is not required

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53 Enter personnel Principal Investigator must be entered as: PD/PI Section A - Key personnel Section B Post Docs, Technicians, etc. Complete year one data and then use the copy function to create year two, etc. Complete internal budget first Use to calculate F&A correctly Convert % effort to person months Do not use academic or summer months Use NIH salary cap of $196,700

54 RR SF424

55 Foreign scientists working in domestic institutions are eligible to be Principal Investigators Key Personnel and/or other personnel

56 Must have an NIH Commons ID Contact SPAdmin now if you still need one Must be an exact match Case, punctuation, etc.

57 All investigators - PD/PI Multiple principal investigators applications NIH never uses Co-PD/PI Other Traditionally Co-Investigator Collaborator

58 Two Pages only Includes all three sections Positions and Honors Publications (Limited to 10 or less) Research Support (Current and Past 3 years) Applies to all PI and all key personnel Should highlight Most relevant publications Significance of past accomplishments Other support not required JIT information

59 Credential Not provided Incorrect

60 RR SF424

61 Limited to One Page Must begin with this sentence adapted to the appropriate broad challenge area and specific challenge topic This application addresses broad Challenge Area (01) Behavior, Behavioral Change, and Prevention and specific Challenge Topic, 01-GM-104: Mechanisms of Behavior Change Research

62 Limited to one page

63 Submit ORA approvals as Pending Waiting until JIT to apply for approvals may jepordize funding Submit protocols for approval soon after application

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67 PHS398

68 SPAdmin will not provide Only included when PI provides

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71 Can contain a foreign component 10% of total direct costs Or $25,000 total for all foreign subawards whichever is less

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75 Grant must be active Supplement 2 years Project period must have 2 or more years remaining Supplement 1 year Project period must have 1 or more year(s) remaining No Cost Extensions may need to be in place prior to Supplement application

76 See your institute for: Specific deadlines Specific instructions Paper submissions Cover letter PHS398 Face page PHS398 Form page 2 Brief proposal Budget and justification Biographical sketch Human subjects/vertebrate animal documentation

77 Detailed budgets will be provided Even for modular grants Typical JIT information IRB information Human Subjects Training IACUC information Review of protocol with grant science must occur External approvals must be granted Other support information Current information Easily achieved through ADIS

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79 RFA-OD April 24 th

80 RFA-OD April am to 10 pm April am to 5 pm April 27 6 am to 5:30 pm

81 Track s SPAdmin receives 4 from Grants.gov PI and SPAdmin receive 1 from NIH Commons Know the difference between errors and warnings Errors Must be fixed for a successful submission Warnings Will not be fixed in ARRA submissions Be available for needed corrections SPAdmin may need to contact you to correct errors May require access to files you have created

82 Expanded tracking and reporting requirements Unclearly defined Quarterly vs yearly Number of jobs created or retained Transparency will be focus

83 Unique WBS numbers Additional tracking will be required More information will follow

84 Challenge Grant - Frequently Asked Questions NIH ARRA Home Page UNMC Stimulus Home Page Highest Priority Challenge Topics e_award/omnibus.pdf

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