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ONE: General Information (05/07/2007)
Purpose
1.1 Definition of Sponsored Activities
Roles and Responsibilities for Research
Appendix
A - Roles & Responsibilities Matrix
1.2 Offices of the Executive Vice President for Research
1.3 Office of Sponsored Programs Development
1.4 Office of Grants Management
1.5 Office of Industry Contracts
1.6 Office of Technology Development
1.7 Research Integrity Program
1.8 Human Subjects Protection Program
1.9 Principal Investigator/Project Director
1.10 Qualifications for Principal Investigator/Project Director Status
1.11 Unit Business Manager (or Designee)
1.12 Department Chair/Dean
1.13 Office of the Controller
1.14 Department of Audit Services
Compliance Committees
1.15 Executive Oversight Committee for Research Integrity
1.16 Research Integrity Committee
Task Forces
1.17 Human Subjects Task Force
1.18 Research Standards and Training Task Force
1.19 Conflict of Interest Task Force
1.20 Animal Welfare Task Force
1.21 Biological and Environmental Safety Task Force
1.22 Award Administration Task Force
1.23 Monitoring, Auditing and Response Task Force
1.24 HIPAA Research Task Force
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TWO: Pre-Proposal Activities and Support (02/13/2007)
Finding Funding Opportunities
2.1 Search Process & Resources
2.2 Faculty Interest Survey and Databases
2.3 Potential Funding Sources
2.4 Types of Funding Sources
- Government Agencies
- Foundations and Other
Nonprofit Organizations
- Business and Industry
2.5 Limited Submissions
2.6 Executive Vice President for Research Institutional
Grant Programs
2.7 Information for Student Researchers
- Vice President for
Research Undergraduate Research Scholar Grant (URS)
- Graduate Assistantships
- Student Support and
Fellowships
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THREE: Proposal Development and Budgeting (01/02/08)
Types of Proposals
3.1 Preliminary Proposals
3.2 Formal Proposals for Financial Assistance
3.3 Material Transfer Agreements
Proposal Components
3.4 Administrative Information
3.5 Transmittal Letter
3.6 Proposal Cover Page
3.7 Abstract or Project Summary
3.8 Project Description or Proposal Narrative
- Introduction
- Problem or Needs Statement
- Specific Aims: Goals
and Objectives
- Methodology
- Evaluation
- Personnel
- Biographical Sketches
- Current and Pending
Support
- Facilities and Equipment
- Proposal Appendices
3.9 Proposal Budgeting
- Allowable Costs
- Budget Categories
- Salaries
- Student Salaries
- Fringe Benefits
- Equipment
- Expendable Materials
and Supplies
- Tuition
- Consultants
- Subawards
- Travel
- Other Direct Costs
- Facilities and Administrative
Costs (F&A)
- Calculating F&A - Modified
Total Direct Costs
- Off-Campus Rate
- Industry-Sponsored Clinical
Drug Study Rate
- Budget Justification
- Cost Sharing and Matching
Costs
- General Guidelines
for Cost Sharing
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FOUR: Proposal Review, Approval, and Processing (02/13/2007)
4.1 Review and Approval Responsibilities
4.2 Proposal Clearance Form/Multi-Institutional Research
Application
4.3 Other Pre-Submission Approvals and Requirements
- Institutional Reveiw
Board (IRB)
- Institutional Animal
Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
- Institutional Biosafety
Committee
- Radiation Safety Committee
4.4 Proposal Review
4.5 Pre-Award Audits
4.6 Unfunded Proposals
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FIVE: Award Acceptance and Account Establishment (02/13/07)
5.1 Types of Awards
5.2 Signature Authority
5.3 Establishment of Award Speedtype
5.4 Pre-Award Costs
5.5 Post-Award Costs
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SIX: Financial Management of Awards (04/27/07)
6.1 Criteria for Direct Charging Costs to Sponsored
Programs
- Administrative &
General Purpose Costs
6.2 Cost Transfers
6.3 Rebudgeting
6.4 Deficit Policy
6.5 Effort and Salary Allocation on Sponsored Agreements
6.6 Effort Reports
6.7 Program Income
6.8 Cost-Sharing Policy for Sponsored Accounts
6.9 Uncollectable Costs
6.10 Service Center Costs
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SEVEN: Non-Financial Management of Awards (05/07/07)
7.1 Post-Award Changes and Approvals
- No-Cost Extensions
- Change in Principal
Investigator/Project Director
- Purchasing Procedures
- Equipment Purchases
- Carry forward of Funds
7.2 Purchasing Outside Services
- External Consultants
- Subawards
7.3 Other Award Management Considerations
- Property Management/Disposition
- Intellectual Property
- Publications
- Research Data
- Freedom of Information
- Travel
7.4 Reporting and Closeout
- Reporting
- Closeout
- Final Technical Reports
- Final Invention Report
- Final Financial Reports
- Final Property Reports
- Close-Out Audit
- Residual Funds From
Sponsored Projects
- Award Speedtype Closings
7.5 Record Retention
7.6 Transfer of Investigators to Other Institutions
7.6 Communications from Agencies
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EIGHT: Industry Awards and Agreements (05/08/07)
8.1 Industry Sponsored Agreements
8.2 Clinical Study/Trial Agreements
8.3 Service Agreements
8.4 Equipment Loan Agreements
8.5 Material Transfer Agreements
8.6 Special Considerations for Budgeting of Industry
Awards
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NINE: Research Regulations (05/18/07)
9.1 Human Subjects Protection Program Office
- Human Subjects Protection
Program (IRB)
- IRB Medical
- IRB Behavioral/Social
Science/Education
- Definition of Research/What
Types of Research Must be Reviewed
- Federal-Wide Assurances
- Human Subjects Protection
Program Office
- IRB Policies and/or
Procedures
9.2 Animal Subjects
9.3 Institutional Biosafety Committee
9.4 Radiation Safety
9.5 Laser Safety
9.6 Chemical Agents
9.7 Hazardous Chemical and Infectious Waste
9.8 Financial Conflict of Interest in Research
9.9 Misconduct in Research
9.10 Research Activities Performed by Outside Organizations
9.11 Responding to Instances of Non-Compliance
9.12 Committee Information
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TEN: Service Centers (02/14/07)
10.1 Definition
10.2 Regulations and Rates
10.3 Responsibilities
10.4 Establishment Procedure
10.5 User Fee -
10.6 Cost and Revenue Segregation and Allocation
10.7 Equipment
10.8 Over/Under Recovery
10.9 External Users
10.10 Service Center Inventory
10.11 Record Retention
Appendix
A - Roles & Responsibilities Matrix
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