DHHS Spring Information Session

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DHHS Spring Information Session

• Presented By
• Jenny Siemers, Allison Harris, Heather Zimmerman
  and Cara Cornell

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Please Feel Free to Ask Questions During our
Presentation!
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Agenda

• DHHS website
• Proposal changes
• Rebudgeting
• Carryforward
• NTPs on NCRs

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Objectives

• DHHS Website
• To show the new and fresh look of the website
  specific to DHHS/CDC accounts
• To identify where to find information that might
  be needed by the business office staff
• Proposal Changes
• To locate the new forms being used for proposals
• To identify how changes affect modular budgets
  with subcontracts
• To define when the new forms must be used
• Continued

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Objectives

• Rebudgeting
• To clearly define FDP and when Purdue became an
  FDP member
• To define what being an FDP member means to DHHS
• To familiarize others with FDP grid and how to
  read the grid
• Carryforward
• To define when funds must be requested and when
  they can automatically be moved to the next year
• To identify implications on how we set up awards
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  Continued

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Objectives

• NTPs on NCRs
• To define the purpose of putting the
  non-competing renewals on NTP
• To identify how to determine what accounts will
  go on NTP

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DHHS Website

• http//www.purdue.edu/sps/sponsors/dhhs/index.html
  

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Proposal Changes

• PHS 398 for New and Competing Applications
  revised 9/04.
• Notable changes
• Slight Form changes.
• Clarified font and format.
• New policy on Direct cost Limitations
  consortium/contractual FA.
• http//grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NO
  T-OD-05-006.html
• Continued

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Proposal Changes

• PHS 2590 for Non-Competing Progress Reports
  revised 9/04.
• Notable changes
• Slight Form changes
• Clarified font and format.
• Clarified SNAP questions.
• http//grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NO
  T-OD-05-007.html
• Continued

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Proposal Changes

• New forms are now available and will be accepted
  immediately.
• All applications must use the new forms by May 1,
  2005.

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Rebudgeting FDP

• FDP is the Federal Demonstration Partnership.
• Purdue became a member on October 1, 2002.
• Awards made prior to this date may not be under
  FDP, check your award information.
• Continued

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Rebudgeting FDP

• Members include educational institutions and
  federal agencies, DHHS is included.
• Provides a standard set of terms and conditions
  related to prior approval requirements.
• http//www.purdue.edu/sps/accountmgmt/priorapprova
  l/paguidelines.html

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Carryforward

• Requires Sponsor Approval
• Centers (P50, P60, P30)
• Cooperative Agreements (U)
• Training Grants (T)
• Non-Fast Track Phase I SBIR STTR (R43 R41)
• Clinical Trials
• Continued

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Carryforward

• Automatic Carryforward
• Awards using SNAP
• Must indicate on progress report if the estimated
  unobligated balance is greater than 25 of
  current years total approved budget
• Awards under expanded authorities and NOT SNAP

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NTPs on NCRs

• The purpose of putting NCRs on a Purdue-backed
  NTP is to be more proactive on the NCR accounts.
• To determine what accounts will be going on NTP,
  we will be running a brio query to find out what
  projects end during that month
• Continued.

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NTPs on NCRs

• We will check SPTS and the Commons to see if
  there are pending NCRs in those two systems
• Once it is determined an NCR is going to be
  placed on NTP, we will contact the department
  concerning minors, etc.

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Contacts
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Thank you for attending!