Welcome March 2010 SPONSORED PROJECTS INFORMATION NETWORK

SPIN Meeting Agenda Post-Award Education Program (PEP) and Other Educational Opportunities  Nancy Duncan, Quality Standards Manager, Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) Effort Update  Nancy Duncan, Quality Standards Manager, SPA SPA Hot Topics  James Trotter, Director, SPA

SPIN Meeting Agenda RGC Hot Topics  Jesse Null, Manager, Research Grants & Contracts (RGC) Meeting RGC’s Service Level Understanding (SLU)  Deb Golden-Eppelein, Director, RGC NIH Update  Deb Golden-Eppelein, Director, RGC

PEP and Other Educational Opportunities Nancy Duncan Quality Standards Manager, SPA

Upcoming PEP Courses Training Grants and Fellowships Basics Thursday, March pm, SoN 358 Clinical Trials I (Pre-award) Tuesday, March pm, SoN 358 Clinical Trials II (Post-award) Thursday, March pm, SoN 358

Upcoming PEP Courses Enrollment in each course is limited to 25 to allow for more open discussion and one-on-one interaction. Watch for announcements, typically two to three weeks in advance, opening courses to preregistration and publicizing dates, times and locations. For more information, please visit the ‘Education’ page on the SPA website: ml ml Questions? Please SPA Education at

Other Educational Opportunities! NIH Proposal Format Change Classes h-funding-development/classes-workshops/more- workshops.cfm h-funding-development/classes-workshops/more- workshops.cfm  Hosted by Research Funding & Development  Jan-May 2010  Investigators Should Bring Their Grant to Discuss  Register:

Other Educational Opportunities! National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)  Fundamentals of Sponsored Projects Administration  April  Portland Hilton s/workshops/fundamentals/index.php s/workshops/fundamentals/index.php NIH Regional Seminar  June  Portland Marriot Waterfront

Effort Update Nancy Duncan Quality Standards Manager, SPA

Effort Update Please review the effort packet to be sure that all employees working on federal sponsored projects receive an effort statement. Due Date to SPA is 4/19/2010 Questions? Contact Amber Roberts 4x6984 or SPA Effort Coordinator

SPA Hot Topics James Trotter Director, SPA

SPA Hot Topics New Award Analysis Supervisor is Pat Cloteaux The ARRA awards are split alphabetically amongst the 2 supervisors  Pat Cloteaux handles ACAD-NEUS  Katherine Stark handles OBGY-VOLL SPA Forms Reminder: please use the posted forms as there are fewer signature requirements.

SPA Hot Topics New Oracle Grants Accounting (OGA) Expenditure Type  “GR-Shipping Charges” under expenditure category GR-Services & Fees – is now available for use. Please begin using this expenditure type. It will be replacing GR-Freight & Moving that will be disabled for use as of 6/30/2010. X-Train

RGC Hot Topics Jesse Null Manager, RGC

RGC Hot Topics Staff Update – New GCA filling vacant position  Elizabeth (Liz) Johnsen started Feb. 22nd - we will do a department re-distribution in April/May  Maria Chitsaz will start on 3/22 in a temporary GCA position Grants.gov  Continue using Adobe for applications  Hope to upgrade in the next month but upgrade is not yet scheduled

RGC Hot Topics PPQ  Use the most current version of the PPQ  You may be asked to redo the PPQ if you are using an old version

Meeting RGC’s Service Level Understanding (SLU) Deb Golden-Eppelein Director, RGC

SLU SLU data since 10/1/09  41% - Met the SLU  03% - Met the 10 days/not final science  46% - Did not meet the SLU  10% - 24 hrs of deadline

SLU What components of the application are required in order to meet the SLU?  PPQ PPQ  Application guidelines/Funding Opportunity #  Institutional Compliance Documentation (Infection Agent Questionnaire, rDNA Classification form, Cost-Sharing Agreement, VA PPQ)  Subcontract budget and application materials  Application components (including final budget, budget justification and all associated administrative forms)  Draft of Research Plan/Science

SLU SLU timelines for applications to be submitted to RGC prior to the deadline:  Routine Grants, Subcontract Proposals and Paper Non-Competing Renewals: 10 business days (with draft research plan)  Complex Grants and Contract Proposals: 15 business days (with draft research plan)  Final packet ready for submission: 3 business days prior to deadline  eSNAP 6 business days prior to deadline

SLU Proposal Development – Application Process

NIH Update Deb Golden-Eppelein Director, RGC

NIH Update Clarification on the Extended Error Correction Window and Format of the Research Strategy Section for Restructured Applications Intended for Due Dates on or After January 25, 2010 (NOT-OD ) National Institutes of Health html html

NIH Update Clarification of SF424 (R&R) Application Instructions for Resubmissions of Revision and Renewal Applications (NOT-OD ) National Institutes of Health html html

NIH Update Members of Commons Working Group to begin looking at NIH grant transfer process. OHSU is represented in this group, please send your comments and suggestions to Deb Golden-Eppelein.

Please your follow-up questions to: Follow-up Questions?

The next SPIN meeting will be: April 15, 2010 at 9:30am in UHS 8B-60 Mark your calendar!