FRANCES HESS, CONTRACT SPECIALIST THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND PATIENCE

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FRANCES HESS, CONTRACT SPECIALISTTHANK YOU FOR
YOUR HELP AND PATIENCE!

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

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Research TeamHelen Gumm, Assistant Contract
Specialist Assistant Proposal Specialists
M.G. Broaddus and Vicky Covington

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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

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PRIORITIES - DECEMBER 2006

• NIH R01S and Grants.gov may be submitted
  1/5/07-1/29/07
• UNC FULL SUBMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED BY JANUARY 29.
• Resources
• OSR information on Grants.gov is located
  at http//research.unc.edu/osr/electronic/index
  .phpgrants_gov
• Parent PA with UNC institutional references
• SF424 budget template
• NIH Grants.gov Videocast of December 5
• Trainings
• December 20 (9 AM-12 PM)
• January 11 (1-4 PM)
• January 16 (9 AM 12 PM)

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OTHER SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

• NIH Expanded Authority
• No-cost Extensions
• Just-in-Time Submissions
• eSNAP Non-competing Continuations

TIPS Cross-references, identifiers Applicable
compliance updates (IRB, IACUC) Tracking,
monitoring, FRS, status RAMses attachments
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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 at
• http//research.unc.edu/osr/training/SF424/SF424T
  RAINING.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

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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