1. SPONSORED PROJECTS INFORMATION NETWORK
SPIN
SPONSORED PROJECTS INFORMATION NETWORK
Welcome
March 2009

2. SPIN Meeting Agenda Campus Outreach SPA Hot Topics RGC Hot Topics
James Trotter, Interim Senior Manager, Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA)
SPA Hot Topics
James Trotter, Interim Senior Manager, SPA
RGC Hot Topics
Deb Golden-Eppelein, Director, Research Grants & Contracts (RGC)

3. SPIN Meeting Agenda No Cost Extension Stimulus
Deb Golden-Eppelein, Director, RGC
Stimulus
Deb Golden-Eppelein, Director, RGC and Amanda Horton, Grant Development Specialist, Research Funding & Development Services (RFDS), Office of the Vice President for Research

4. James Trotter Interim Senior Manager, SPA
Campus Outreach
James Trotter
Interim Senior Manager, SPA

5. PEP courses
Cancelled PEP courses will be rescheduled at the earliest date convenient for everyone. An announcement will be made when these dates have been determined.

6. James Trotter Interim Senior Manager, SPA
SPA Hot Topics
James Trotter
Interim Senior Manager, SPA

7. Furlough Days SPA Furlough Days: Closed Friday, April 10
Closed Friday, May 22
Closed Friday, June 19

8. Program Development Account (PDA )Reminder
PDA’s can be used for expenses that further the research mission of OHSU.
However charges that involve human or animal subjects are not allowed

9. Effort Update
Effort statement packets have been distributed to departments
Effort statements are due April 17th (please allow time for campus mail)

10. Deb Golden-Eppelein, Director, RGC
RGC Hot Topics
Deb Golden-Eppelein, Director, RGC

11. RGC Hot Topics NIH - Other Support
Check to make sure that awards that have ended prior to new award start date are not listed.
Remember to add up active commitments so total does not exceed 100% including new award.
List new award as active.
Remember to split OHSU effort and VA effort on separate lines.

12. RGC Hot Topics
Department Distribution Changes
Hill Hotel Space.
RGC Hill hours will be suspended for the remainder of this fiscal year.

13. Deb Golden-Eppelein, Director, RGC
No Cost Extensions
Deb Golden-Eppelein, Director, RGC

14. No Cost Extensions
Processing of No Cost Extensions (NCX) will be transitioning from SPA to RGC, effective April 1.
The NCX Request form is being revised to delete the need for signatures and will be sent to RGC via a central mailbox,
For those extensions that require sponsor’s prior approval, a letter signed by the PI in PDF will need to be attached to the .

15. No Cost Extensions
Department administrative staff will complete the NCX request with attached letter if needed.
will be copied to and PI.
Letter template available on the web.

16. Stimulus Deb Golden-Eppelein, Director, RGC
and Amanda Horton, Grant Development Specialist, RFDS, Office of the Vice President for Research

17. Stimulus
For applications under Program Announcements (PA’s) and Requests for Application (RFA’s) for stimulus funds, make certain the most current Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is downloaded.
Challenge Grants need to be prepared and submitted using Adobe SF424 form packets.
First available submission date is March 27.

18. Stimulus
All stimulus funds application requests need to be submitted through RGC, the only office authorized to apply for and accept federal funding.
Refer to the internal deadlines in the Service Level Understanding (SLU) for review and submission of proposals at

19. Stimulus RGC’s response to stimulus:
Furlough days for this fiscal year are canceled.
Funding for an addition 18-month term Grants & Contracts Administrator (GCA) position have been allocated.
Funding for small amount of Full Time Employee (FTE) have been allocated to assist with stringent American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) reporting requirements.

20. Stimulus VP for Research Office/Research Funding & Development
ARRA priorities:
Funding R01’s that were well-scored but below payline in last couple of rounds
Two-year projects; no Executive Leadership Team (ELT) approval needed
Facilities & Construction – C06’s and G20’s
Decided at ELT level – limited submissions
Challenge Grants

21. Stimulus Challenge Grants
Highly competitive – 200 overall expected to be awarded
New 12-page format – read application carefully! (no detailed methods, but timeline highly emphasized)
Timeline shows you are aware of reporting requirements. Should be quarterly. Will help make the case to Congress for more NIH $.
No ELT approval needed

22. Stimulus Research Funding & Development will….
Help you with boilerplate for research resources
Forward requests for G20’s/C06’s (decisions will be made SOON)
Post lots of information on Research News
Help with questions about the Challenge Grant applications

23. Stimulus Get information
Research News website
Sign up for stimulus updates from the NIH
Contact and send questions

24. The next SPIN meeting will be On April 16, 2009 at 9:30am in UHS 8B-60
Mark your calendar!
The next SPIN meeting will be
On April 16, 2009
at 9:30am
in UHS 8B-60