FRANCES HESS, CONTRACT SPECIALIST

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND PATIENCE!

NIH R01 RESEARCH GRANTS (INCLUDING R01 FLOWDOWN FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS), COUNTIES,

CITIES, STATES

Research Team:Helen Gumm, Assistant Contract Specialist Assistant Proposal Specialists – M.G. Broaddus and Vicky Covington

Proposals

ChangesAwards

NIH R01 GRANTS OR CONTRACTS WITH COUNTIES, CITIES, STATES

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES• Proposals, continuations• Agreements, amendments, modifications• Awards, subcontracts• Changes, JIT, NCE, special responses to

sponsors• Resources for questions and planning, financial

issues, development of systems

PRIORITIES - DECEMBER 2006NIH R01’S and Grants.gov – may be submitted 1/5/07-1/29/07UNC FULL SUBMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED BY JANUARY 29.

• Resources:OSR information on Grants.gov is located at

http://research.unc.edu/osr/electronic/index.php#grants_gov Parent PA with UNC institutional referencesSF424 budget templateNIH Grants.gov Videocast of December 5

• Trainings:December 20 (9 AM-12 PM); January 11 (1-4 PM); January 16 (9 AM – 12 PM)

OTHER SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

NIH Expanded Authority

No-cost Extensions

Just-in-Time Submissions

eSNAP Non-competing Continuations

TIPSCross-references, identifiersApplicable compliance updates (IRB, IACUC)Tracking, monitoring, FRS, statusRAMses attachments

Grants.gov Tips from NIH and UNC• New eRA Commons Account – PI must have

http://research.unc.edu/osr/links/era_form.php• Subcontractors need DUNS, may need eRA registration

• Electronic application package and RAMses - At least 5 business days are required for system validation checks for electronic submission. Allow at least 7 business days for RAMses reviews.

• SF424 – institutional information is available for the “Parent R01” athttp://research.unc.edu/osr/training/SF424/SF424TRAINING.htm

• Research Plan – Create as one document, separate into sections as a final step (note sections). End Notes pre-pdf can be added by exporting to rtf file, adding to document, then converting to pdf final file. Biosketches have 4-page limit, no section limits

University Research Resources

• Principal Investigators• Department research administrators• Scientific personnel and collaborators, including

those of other institutions• Scientific and business mentors, other

departments, related or similar studies• NIH and sponsor program officials• Compliance review groups (IACUC, IRB)• University research administration