Research Partnership and Funding: Sections A-F Flashcards
Settings for Research Administration
Universities
Medical Schools
Biomedical Institutions
Non-Profits
For-Profit Business and Industry
Private Foundations and Associations
Government
Hospitals
Roles and Responsibilities - Research Administrator
Finding and submitting research proposals
Award acceptance
Award management, effort reporting
Reporting and documentation (progress reports, financials reports)
Closure and post-award grant activities
Roles and Responsibilities - PI
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.
Roles and Responsibilities - Sponsored Programs
Institutional Signature
Award negotiation/acceptance
Roles and Responsibilities - Sponsor
Release funds
Produce calls for applications
Disseminate knowledge
Collaboration
Frequently employed to build stronger teams of faculty with complementary or specific expertise
Multi-PIs
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
Vendor
A dealer, distributor, merchant or other seller providing goods and services required for the conduct of a federal program
Subrecipient
The legal entity to which a subaward is made and which is accountable to the recipient for the use of the funds provided
Teaming Agreement
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
Professional Skills Development
Customer Service
Project management
Multi-tasking
Time management
Training for career development
Professional Organizations for Research Admin
NCURA - 1958, NCURA Magazine
SRAI - 1967, Journal of Research Administration
Roles and Responsibilities - Institution
Provide space
Oversee regulations and compliance
PA
Program Announcement (Grant)
RFA
Request for Applications (Grant) - More specific than PA
BAA
Broad Agency Announcement (Grant or Coop Agreement) - for DOD/Army
RFP
Request for Proposal (Contract)
RFQ
Request for Quote (contract for commercial produce or services)
NOT
Notice (Grant or Contract)
OTA
Other Transaction Authority
NOFO
Notice Of Funding Opportunity
Unsolicited Funding Opportunity
PI responds to general area of sponsor interest; stated methods and objectives
Sources of Funding Information
Assistance Listing Number (ALN)
Grants.gov
Federal Registrar
Sam.gov
FedConnect.net
Agency websites
Solicited Funding Opportunity
Sponsor defines SOW/Problem and PI defines solution
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity
Restriction on number of proposal submissions per institution
Assistance Listing Number (ALN) - formerly CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
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
Fed.Connect.net
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
Federal Registrar
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
Foundation Directories
Foundation Center and GuideStar through CANDID
Foundation Center - worldwide philanthropy information
GuideStar - focuses on IRS registered nonprofit orgs
Sam.gov
For federal procurement opps >25,000; no direct application through website
Other sources of funding info
Agency websites
Foundation directories and reports
Funding Programs - Fellowships
Available from professional societies, private foundations, federal entities, other institutions
Funding Search Tools
Foundation Center Online
SPIN
Piivot
Grants Forward
Proposal Central
Funding Programs - Research
Support discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by named investigator
May be basic, developmental, exploratory or applied
Federal Programs - Training
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
Federal Programs - Equipment
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
Program Project/Center grants
More complex in scope
Designed to achieve results not attainable by investigators working alone (P01, P50, P60)
Program Career Dev grants
Purpose to advance scientists in their filed of study
Can also support senior faculty providing salary support
Program Career Dev grants: NSF
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
Program Career Dev grants: NIH K awards
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”
