So you want to submit a grant proposal at Temple

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So you want to submit a grant proposal at Temple

• Kenneth J. Soprano, Ph.D.
• Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
• Office of Research Sponsored Projects
  Administration
• Main and Health Science Campus
• Temple University

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Agenda

• Who we are
• Where we are
• Useful information and resources
• Your responsibility as PI
• How the Research Office Will Help You

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Who We Are

• Kenneth J. Soprano- Vice President for Research
  and Graduate Studies
• Kenneth N. Geller- Associate Vice President for
  Research/HSC
• Antonio M. Goncalves- Associate Vice Provost for
  Research/ Technology Transfer
• Robert Gage- Associate Vice Provost for
  Research/State Relations, Interdisciplinary
  Research
• John Aybar-Director, Strategic Initiatives/Corpora
  te Relations, Interdisciplinary Research
• Robert OMalley-Director, Electronic Grants
  Administration Project (ERA_at_TU)
• William Hirschhorn, Director, Clinical Trials
  OfficeDevelopment /monitoring Clinical Trial
  Protocols, Preparation of contracts/subcontracts
• Chevonne Nash- Director, Post Doctoral Fellows
  Office

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Who We Are-Main Campus

• Elaine Willis-Stemley 1-7459
• Administration Manager, Coordinator
• Eleanor M. Cicinsky 1-8691-Director, PreAward,
  SPA
• Electronic Submissions, Proposal Resources,
  Grant Proposal Budgets, Continuations, Renewals,
  Award setup, Extensions etc.
• Richard W. Smith 1-3560
• Proposal and Budget Development
• Roseanne Wallin 1-7454-Director, Contract Admin.
• Federal, State and Local Contracts, Contract
  Proposals Subcontracts

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Who We Are-HSC Campus

• Kathleen Millard- 2-3391
• Grants Administration Manager, HSC - Electronic
  submissions, Proposal resources, Grant proposals,
  continuations, renewals, award setup
• Delores Sullivan- 2-8388
• Director, Post-Award ,SPA
• Richard Throm 2-9757
• Program Manager Coordinator for the IRB
• Aaron Plante- 2-4482
• Coordinator, IACUC IBC

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Where We Are

• Main Campus-Room 406, University Services
  Building
• (083-45)
• Health Sciences Center 3rd Floor Hudson
  Building (555-00)
• On the web at http//www.research.temple.edu
• Fax 1-7486 (Main) 2-8387 (HSC)
• Send general inquiries or comments to
  ovpr_at_temple.edu

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Useful information and resources

• SPA Web site www.research.temple.edu/spa/index.ht
  ml
• Community of Science - www.cos.com
• Federal Register announcements
• Federal Grants and Contracts Weekly
• Development Office
• Health Sciences Library
• NSF Fastlane www.fastlane.nsf.gov
• NIH Electronic Research Administration
  www.era.nih.gov

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Your Responsibility as a PI

• Contact Department Chair and/or Dean and
  Department Business Manager early in proposal
  preparation process - particularly if matching
  resources, release time, space, et cetera are
  issues
• Prepare Sponsored Projects Approval Form (SPAF)
  obtain signatures through the Dean
• Have proposal arrive in Sponsored Projects Office
  ten(10) working days prior to deadline
• If necessary, prepare protocols for Animal Use,
  Human Subjects and Biohazards.

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How Sponsored Projects Will Help You

• Distribution Center for grant related material
• Provide Budget Advice
• Assist in preparation of Proposal Forms and/or
  provide administrative information
• Institutional Representative for proposal
  submittals
• Negotiate Awards
• Assist with set up and submission of electronic
  proposals - e.g. NSF Fastlane, DOD, NIH etc.
• Prepare subcontracts
• Obtain reviews and appropriate signatures on all
  contracts and subcontracts

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Direct Research Support Provided by OVPR

• Internal Grants
• Junior Faculty
• Bridge Program
• Untenured Presidential Summer Research
  Fellowships
• Tobacco Money Interdisciplinary/Collaborative
  Projects

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University Research Incentive Program

• Indirect Cost Distribution
• 55 University
• 45 Re-invested for Research
• 10 Investigator
• 10 Dean
• 16.5 Department
• 6.5 Vice President for Research
• 2 Infrastructure

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Other Support Provided by OVPR

• Conferences and Workshops
• Community of Science (COS) Membership
• Web links to Granting Agency Newsletters,
  RFAs/RFPs
• Information on support services (Biostatistics,
  Survey Research, Shared Resources/Equipment
• Post Doctoral Fellows
• TU-SPAN Monthly Newsletter
• TU-SPAN Listserv Subscription
  http//listserv.temple.edu look for TU-SPAN

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Summary

• We are here to help
• Thanks