WUSM RA Forum

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WUSM RA Forum March 2006 Grants Contracts
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NIH Update
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Beginning February 1, 2006, National Institute of
Health (NIH) will stop sending summary statements
and Peer Review Outcome letter to Principal
Investigators. Note As of December 13, 2005,
the National Cancer Institute is no longer
distributing Summary Statements and notification
of scores/percentiles. Therefore this info can
be accessed via NIH eRA Commons
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• Advantages to Registering in the NIH eRA Commons
• The NIH eRA Commons automatically alerts
  Principal Investigators by e-mail when a Summary
  Statement is released and is available for
  viewing, printing, or downloading
• Principal Investigators can access Summary
  Statement within about 8 weeks of the NIH
  Scientific Review Group (SRG) meeting and scores
  within about 5 working days after the meeting
  and
• The NIH eRA Commons improves consistency and
  timeliness of communication between NIH, PIs,
  and institutions during the grant application
  process.
• Registration in the NIH eRA Commons is required
  in order to submit grants electronically to NIH
  http//era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/preparing.htm
  

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• The following resources may be helpful when
  registering in the NIH eRA Commons
• Home Page for registration and updates
  https//commons.era.nih.gov/commons (choose
  Grantee Organization Registration)
• Frequently Asked Questions https//commons.era.n
  ih.gov/commons/faq.jsp
• NIH eRA Commoms Helpdesk 1-866-504-9552, or via
  e-mail commons_at_od.nih.gov
• Registered Institutions http//era.nih.gov/userr
  eports/ipf_com_org_list.cfm
• Support Page (Users Guide and more)
  http//era.nih.gov/commons/index.cfm

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Multiple Principal Investigators
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Why is NIH planning to allow multiple-PIs on
individual research awards? To maximize the
potential of team science efforts. Selection
of the multiple-PI versus single-PI option will
be the decision of the investigators and their
institutions To what specific type of research
efforts are the multiple-PI model aimed ? The
full range of such activities will be announced
by NIH at some point in the near future.
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Will it be piloted first before applying it more
broadly? NIH will make the multiple-PI option
available for applications submitted in response
to a selected group of Requests for Applications
(RFAs) or Program Announcements (PAs) in May or
June 2006. Why not restrict the model to only
those grants with direct costs exceeding
500K? Team science is not synonymous with large
science.
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Why not simply have applicants use the Program
Project Grant(PO1) mechanism instead of
developing this new model? The multiple-PI model
is not mechanism based How will Principal
Investigator (PI) be defined now? The presence
of more than one identified PI on an application
or award diminishes neither the responsibility
nor the accountability of any indivisual PI. For
applications designating multiple-PIs, a section
titled Leadership Plan must be included. The
administrative, technical, and scientific
responsibilities for each specific aim or
activity should be delineated for the PIs and
other members of the scientific team.
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Will there be a required minimum percent
effort? NO! However, as a PI of a research
project, a percentage of effort is required.
(See NIH Grant Policy Statement definition for
Key Personnel) Will there be a ceiling on the
number of PIs? No upper limit is currently
planned for the number of PIs Within the
Multiple-PI model, can we keep the
Co-Investigator (Co-PI) designation? NIH has
never formally recognized a Co-PI designation,
and this policy will continue.
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Can there be a Lead PI within the Multiple-PI
model? No, however there may be an identified
leader of components of the project and a
coordinator of the overall team. Without a
single, designated person in charge, how will
decisions be made? The NIH will ask for a
Leadership Plan to describe roles and areas of
responsibility of the named PIs, the process for
making decisions on scientific direction,
allocating resources, resolving disputes, and
other information related to the management of
the proposed team science project.
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What is the role of the Contact PI? Contact
PI. This person is responsible for
communication between the PIs and the NIH, but
serving as Contact PI confers no special roles or
responsibilities within the project team.
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To read more about Multiple PIs Go to
http//grants2.nih.gov/grants/multi_pi/
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eSubmissions Update
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Multiple Systems Working Together
Grants.gov the Federal governments single
on-line portal to find and apply for Federal
grant funding. Used by all 26 Federal
grant-making agencies. eRA Commons the NIH
electronic Research Administration system that
allows applicants/grantees to electronically
receive and transmit application and award
information. Used by NIH and other HHS components
Grants.gov The Federal governments single
on-line portal to find and apply for federal
grant funding. Used by all 26 Federal
grant-making agencies. NIH eRA Commons The NIH
electronic Research Administration system that
allows applicants/grantees to electronically
receive and transmit application and award
information. Used by NIH and other HHS
components NSF FastLane The research
administration business system that facilitates
the electronic exchange of information between
the National Science Foundation and its client
community- including researchers, reviewers,
research administrators, and others doing
business with NSF. Grants Budgeting- The W.U.
Research Administration Systems (RAS) component
that will provide a means to consolidate proposal
data and documents for the purpose of electronic
proposal submission to Federal Funding agencies
via Grants.gov.

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Grants.Gov Form Families SF-424 RR
Family Legacy SF-424 Family V1.0 SF-424
Individual Family SF-424 Mandatory Family SF-424
Short Organizational Family SF-424 Family
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SF 424 (R R) Family
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Expected Turnaround Times

• Grants.gov response to application submission -
  up to 2 business days
• NIH eRA Commons response to application
  submission - up to 2 business days
• Principal Investigator (PI) and Authorized
  Organization Representative (AOR)/Signing
  Official (SO) Verification of application -
  within 2 business days of availability in NIH eRA
  Commons

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Where to Go for Help

• Forms transition and questions on NIHs overall
  plan for electronic receipt
• NIH Grants Information
• Email grantsinfo_at_nih.gov
• NIH eRA Commons registration and post-submission
  questions on NIH eRA Commons functionality
• Support Page http//era.nih.gov/commons/index.cfm
  
• Help Desk
• Email commons_at_od.nih.gov
• Phone [phone] OR 301-402-7469
• Grants.gov registration and submission questions
• Grants.gov Customer Service
• Visit http//www.grants.gov/CustomerSupport

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GC Update
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As Announced by NIH on January 9,
2006 Non-competing awards for every Research
Project Grant will be awarded at a level of
97.65 of the amount indicated for the FY 2006
budget period in the Notice of Grant Award for
the previous budget year. The amounts indicated
for future budget periods will also be adjusted
by the same factor.
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SNAP Modular Grants Budgeting Document Lump
sum, or detailed direct cost budget - Per the
Notice of Grant Award (NGA) Recommended Amount
(Total Costs), with appropriate FA
rate/s Award Stage Funds will be budgeted
according to the Notice of Grant Award (NGA)
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SNAP - Non-Modular Grants Budgeting
Document Lump sum, or detailed direct cost budget
- Per the NGA Recommended Amount (Total Costs),
with appropriate FA rate/s Award Stage GC
will apply the budgetary cut to either BU 34 or
35 depending on which has the most money
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Non-SNAP - Non-Modular Grants Budgeting
Document Full, categorical, detailed budget - Per
the NGA Recommended Amount (Total Costs), with
appropriate FA rate/s Award Stage Funds will
be budgeted according to the Notice of Grant
Award (NGA)
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For Federal Non-competing continuation
applications, projects that have a competitive
start date before 7/1/98 rate 56 FA for the
life of the grant from 7/1/98- through 12/3/01
54 FA for the life of the grant from 12/4/01
through 6/30/04 53 FA for the life of the
grant beginning 7/1/04 new rates apply based on
chart below
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Scenario Budget period 1/1/06 through 12/31/06
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To find this sample Go to http//grantsandcontrac
ts.wustl.edu Click on Application
Process Click on NIH Sample Checklist with
Multiple FA Rates
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To print this form Go to http//grantsandcontract
s.wustl.edu Click on Application Process Click
on What to Submit to GC
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Research Involving Human Subject
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• Q. What steps does G C take when handling
• Multiple Project Proposals and Identical Tos ?
• If there is a discrepancy between the title,
  funding source, or PI of an IRB
• approved protocol and a grant application/award,
• G C will ask the department
• to complete the Certification of Grant Protocol
  Correspondence form

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• Q. What items does G C review on an IRB
  approval?
• A. G C reviews the following items
• PI (Principal Investigator)
• Title of Human Subject Protocol
• Type of protocol review (i.e. full board)
• Funding Source listed on Human Subject Protocol
• Approval Date of Human Subject Protocol

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• Q. What are the various options for handling
• multiple funding sources (i.e. AHA, MOD)?
• Whenever there is a discrepancy with
• a funding source G C
• will ask the department to complete the
• Certification of Grant Study Correspondence form

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• Q. The PIs human subjects research is in-concept
  only. Should the face page of the grant
  application say yes or no to human subjects?
• The face page should say yes to human subjects.
  Prior to funds being released the following form
  should be submitted to GC.

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Research Administration
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