Research Partnership and Funding: Sections A-F Flashcards

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Settings for Research Administration

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Universities
Medical Schools
Biomedical Institutions
Non-Profits
For-Profit Business and Industry
Private Foundations and Associations
Government
Hospitals

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Roles and Responsibilities - Research Administrator

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Finding and submitting research proposals
Award acceptance
Award management, effort reporting
Reporting and documentation (progress reports, financials reports)
Closure and post-award grant activities

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Roles and Responsibilities - PI

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Project design and planning
Grant proposal development
Award acceptance
Fiscal management
Personnel management
Research data
Regulatory compliance and ethics
Progress monitoring and reporting
Knowledge dissemination
Reporting disclosure requirements

Overall, the primary investigator plays a central role in leading and managing the research project, ensuring its successful implementation, and contributing to the advancement of knowledge in their field of study.

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Roles and Responsibilities - Sponsored Programs

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Institutional Signature
Award negotiation/acceptance

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Roles and Responsibilities - Sponsor

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Release funds
Produce calls for applications
Disseminate knowledge

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Collaboration

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Frequently employed to build stronger teams of faculty with complementary or specific expertise

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Multi-PIs

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Scientifically Equal
Share authority and responsibility for leading project
NIH: Leadership Plan, Contact PI
NSF: Linked applications
NEH: Collaborative research program aims to advance humanistic knowledge through sustained collaboration

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Vendor

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A dealer, distributor, merchant or other seller providing goods and services required for the conduct of a federal program

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Subrecipient

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The legal entity to which a subaward is made and which is accountable to the recipient for the use of the funds provided

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Teaming Agreement

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Legally binding agreement between parties who are joining together to propose a new coop proposal to a sponsor; company may request that partnerships is exclusive to members and specific RFP; Typically include specific RFP reference, objectives for each member of team, proposal to be generated by the team, actions/deliverables required from each party

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Professional Skills Development

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Customer Service
Project management
Multi-tasking
Time management
Training for career development

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Professional Organizations for Research Admin

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NCURA - 1958, NCURA Magazine
SRAI - 1967, Journal of Research Administration

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Roles and Responsibilities - Institution

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Provide space
Oversee regulations and compliance

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PA

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Program Announcement (Grant)

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RFA

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Request for Applications (Grant) - More specific than PA

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BAA

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Broad Agency Announcement (Grant or Coop Agreement) - for DOD/Army

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RFP

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Request for Proposal (Contract)

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RFQ

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Request for Quote (contract for commercial produce or services)

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NOT

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Notice (Grant or Contract)

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OTA

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Other Transaction Authority

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NOFO

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Notice Of Funding Opportunity

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Unsolicited Funding Opportunity

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PI responds to general area of sponsor interest; stated methods and objectives

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Sources of Funding Information

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Assistance Listing Number (ALN)
Grants.gov
Federal Registrar
Sam.gov
FedConnect.net
Agency websites

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Solicited Funding Opportunity

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Sponsor defines SOW/Problem and PI defines solution

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Limited Submission Funding Opportunity

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Restriction on number of proposal submissions per institution

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Assistance Listing Number (ALN) - formerly CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

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Publicly available listings of Federal assistance programs - 1st 2 digits are unique to federal agency providing assistance and remaining digits are assigned to each federal program within agency - used to search for funding opps in grants.gov

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Fed.Connect.net

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Find funding opps for federal grants and contracts and submit applications, provides electronic trail of activity, electronic delivery of awards

Used by USDA, DOE, Dept of Interior, Dept of Homeland Security and EPA

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Federal Registrar

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Provides access to the official text of:
Federal Laws
Presidential Documents
Adm Regulations and Notices (Proposed, Interim, Final Rule)
Descriptions of federal orgs, programs and activities

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Foundation Directories

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Foundation Center and GuideStar through CANDID
Foundation Center - worldwide philanthropy information
GuideStar - focuses on IRS registered nonprofit orgs

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Sam.gov

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For federal procurement opps >25,000; no direct application through website

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Other sources of funding info

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Agency websites
Foundation directories and reports

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Funding Programs - Fellowships

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Available from professional societies, private foundations, federal entities, other institutions

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Funding Search Tools

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Foundation Center Online
SPIN
Piivot
Grants Forward
Proposal Central

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Funding Programs - Research

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Support discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by named investigator

May be basic, developmental, exploratory or applied

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Federal Programs - Training

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Salary/Budget limitations

Institution demonstrates: environment conducive to excellence, expertise of program director, sufficient number of mentors, ability to attract/retain candidates, record of excellence in training

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Federal Programs - Equipment

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Most common is NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program
$100k - $4mil per award
30% c/s required for PhD granting institutions and non-degree orgs

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Program Project/Center grants

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More complex in scope
Designed to achieve results not attainable by investigators working alone (P01, P50, P60)

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Program Career Dev grants

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Purpose to advance scientists in their filed of study
Can also support senior faculty providing salary support

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Program Career Dev grants: NSF

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No limitations on years since degree awarded
Tenure track but not tenured at time of award
Must display scientific and pedagogical goals, budget minimum of up to $400k, academic year salary support may be available

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Program Career Dev grants: NIH K awards

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Requires a minimum of 9 CM
F&A limited to 8%
Budget may include tuition, research expenses, travel to research meetings or training, stat services”