managing your grant award august 23, 2012
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Managing Your Grant Award August 23, 2012. Janet Stoeckert Director, Research Administration Sr. Administrator, Basic Sciences Keck School of Medicine. Topics. Roles & Responsibilities Types of Grants Regulatory & Financial Compliance Budget Management & Monitoring Close Out. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Managing Your Grant AwardAugust 23, 2012
Janet StoeckertDirector, Research AdministrationSr. Administrator, Basic Sciences
Keck School of Medicine
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• Roles & Responsibilities• Types of Grants• Regulatory & Financial Compliance• Budget Management & Monitoring• Close Out
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Topics
Roles & Responsibilities
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Principal Investigator
– Oversees project integrity– Complies with sponsor regulations– Science execution and financial management– Completing the project (both scientifically &
administratively) – Management of personnel (mentoring &
oversight)– Meeting the reporting requirements – Presenting and publishing results
from “Basics of Research Administration,” SRA International, 2010
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Department/School
– Works alongside principal investigators– Responsible for the management of sponsored
programs for a specific department(s) or School– Typically, provides direct assistance to the PI for
the project or program supported by the grant– Liaison between principal investigators and the
central University offices (e.g. DCG, SPA, Compliance)
from “Basics of Research Administration,” SRA International, 2010
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Central Administrator (DCG, SPA, Compliance)
– Certifies that the institution meets requirements– Certifies the accuracy of particular information– Certifies compliance with governing regulations– Establishes policies and procedures to ensure
compliance– Educates employees regarding the policies and
procedures
* from “Basics of Research Administration,” SRA International, 2010
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Vice President for Research
• Establishes/defines the research culture for the institution
• Understand laws, regulations and institution• Align policies with applicable regulations• Approves research policies
from “Basics of Research Administration,” SRA International, 2010
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Types of Awards
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Types of Awards
• Grant – Transfer of money, property, services, or anything
of value to recipient to accomplish a public purpose
– No substantial involvement with sponsor • Cooperative Agreement– Transfer funds to recipient to accomplish a public
purpose– Substantial involvement between sponsor and
recipient
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Types of Awards
• Contract– Acquisition of property or services for benefit or
use of sponsor• Purchase Order – Fixed priced for a product or service
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Regulatory and Financial Compliance
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• Regulatory compliance items include: - Use of human/animal subjects - Recombinant DNA in research - Environmental health and safety
- Misconduct in science- Responsible conduct of research (RCR)
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• Financial compliance items include: - Conflict of Interest
- Effort Reporting- Cost Criteria for Charges to Grants- Cost Transfers
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Compliance required before your award can begin….
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Conflict of Interest
• Conflicts of interest occur when university members are in a position to influence a decision on policy or purchases where they might directly or indirectly receive financial benefits or give improper advantage to associates.
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Conflict of Interest
• Disclosure required Principal Investigator and key personnel when applying for DHHS/NSF funds (proposal routing sheet)
• Conflicts must be resolved before spending on federal grants
• New guidelines effective Aug. 2012 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/coi/
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NIH & NSF RCR Guidelines
RCR is comprised of 9 topic areas: • Acquisition, Management, Sharing and Ownership of
Data • Animal Welfare • Authorship/Plagiarism • Collaboration • Conflict of Interest • Human Subject Protections • Mentoring • Peer Review • Scientific/Research Misconduct 17
NIH & NSF RCR Guidelines
Resources Available
• http://www.usc.edu/admin/oprs/training/rcr.html
• http://keck.usc.edu/en/Research/Office_of_Research_Advancement/Responsible_Conduct_of_Research_Course.aspx
• INTD 500: Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
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Grants Management Training
• http://ooc.usc.edu/registration (Required)• DCG Curriculum Training• http://research.usc.edu/for-investigators/
training/
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Award
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Review Award Document
• Scope of Work• Time table• Budget• Reporting Requirements• Compliance Requirements• Cost Sharing Commitments
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Cost Sharing
General Definition
When federal or agency regulations require that the institution share in the cost of sponsored research projects, the institution contribution is referred to as “cost-sharing.”
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Budget Management & Monitoring
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Costs Must Be . . .
Allowable - Must conform to regulations - Must conform to any exclusions contained in the sponsored agreement - May be an appropriate institutional expense but not allowable on a sponsored project
Allocable - Necessary to the project - Directly benefits the project - NOT determined by fund availability
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Costs Must Be . . .
Reasonable - What “prudent person” would pay in like circumstances - Necessary? - Advance the scope of work? - Consistent with established policies & practices?
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Budget Management & Monitoring
• Review Projections– No less than quarterly– Review for abnormally high or low burn rate of
funds
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Sample Projection
Effort Reporting & Certification
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Effort Certification
• After-the-fact confirmation of effort• Demonstrates that salaries charged to
sponsored projects or to cost sharing reasonably reflects effort performed
• Way for government and other sponsors to verify salary charges to grants
• eCert: On-line web-based
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Charging Effort to Grants
• % Effort should reasonably reflect actual effort spent
• Include cost shared effort subsidized by Department, School, Institution
• Take into account sponsor’s salary cap if applicable
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How much effort can you charge?• Faculty effort on grants should usually not
exceed 90-95%• Effort towards teaching, committee work,
preparing new grant proposals may not be charged to grants
• Exceptions are reviewed by Office of Financial Analysis
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Close Out of Award
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Close Out of Award• Close outstanding encumbrances• Ensure no outstanding charges• Programmatic/Technical reports submitted• Personnel Expirations– Notify project staff as soon as possible
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Summary
• Review your grant award with your Department or School for terms and conditions, awarded budget, discuss spending plan
• Review budget projects at least quarterly• Inform your administrator if you wish to change
to make changes to personnel effort, purchases, sub-awards, or need to transfer expenses
• Stay current on compliance requirements
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Questions?
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Thank you!
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Janet StoeckertDirector, Research Administration
Keck School of Medicine(323) 442-3568