Collaboration: NIH and the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Mobility Program Jason Howell Gina Talbott Victoria Rubinstein
Objectives 1. Understand the size and scope of the NIH IPA program. 2. Know the average cost of implementing an IPA at NIH. 3. Understand how collaborating with outside organizations through the IPA program helps NIH meet its mission. April 2018 IPAs at NIH 2
What is an IPA? Develop New Tech Generate Ideas Transfer Information Strengthen Resources Fill Skills Gaps Gain Experience April 2018 IPAs at NIH 3
How many are there? 62 April 2018 IPAs at NIH 4
What are they doing? Collaborating with NIH Studying cell lines from Consulting on new investigators to apply immunocompromised approaches for therapy cardiac MRI advances to patients who fail to in mental illness pediatric MR imaging control viral infections Collating data collected Helping to integrate under protocols on clinical aspects of ADHD heritable disorders of with genetic findings connective tissue April 2018 IPAs at NIH 5
Where do they come from? April 2018 6
Who participates? April 2018 IPAs at NIH 7
What does it cost? $52,000 36% April 2018 IPAs at NIH 8
Who does what? Outside Institute/Center OHR OFM Organization • Negotiates IPA terms • Issues NIH IPA Policy • Negotiates terms of • Obligates funds with outside agreement with IC organization • Reviews and certifies • Assigns “NBS” number paperwork • Provides information to to IPA Reimbursable • Prepares paperwork certify organization Agreement • Conducts additional • Obtains ethics clearance fact-finding, when • Provides invoices to • Receives invoices for and other signatures necessary NIH reimbursement payments • Reviews invoices and • Certifies non-profit org. • Updates NIH of changes forwards to OFM or terminations • Schedules payments • Processes SF-50 actions April 2018 IPAs at NIH 9
How long can they last? Federal Employee Non-Federal Employee Up to 2 years at a time; can be Up to 2 years at a time; can be extended extended No maximum career limit Maximum career limit of 6 years Break in service requirement April 2018 IPAs at NIH 10
What do the Institutes/Centers think? 100% agree that IPAs meet their IC’s goals. 100% agree that IPAs bridge skill(s) gap(s). 100% agree that they will use IPAs in the future. April 2018 IPAs at NIH 11
Resources • For additional information please visit: • Executive Order 11589, April 1, 1971, The Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 • 5 CFR Part 334, Temporary Assignment of Employees Between Federal Agencies, States, and Local, and Indian Tribal Governments, Institutions of Higher Education, and other Eligible Organizations - https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title5- vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title5-vol1-part334.pdf • NIH Intergovernmental Personnel Act Delegations of Authorities - http://www.delegations.nih.gov/DOADetails.aspx?id=2002 • NIH IPA Manual Chapter - https://policymanual.nih.gov/2300-334-1 • HHS Instruction 300-3 Detail and Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignments - https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/asa/ohr/hr-library/300-3/index.html April 2018 IPAs at NIH 12
NIH/OHR/Compensation and Policy Division Contact Information Jason Howell howelljm@mail.nih.gov 301-451-1329 Victoria Rubinstein rubinsteinv@mail.nih.gov 301-594-1463 Gina Talbott talbottgm@mail.nih.gov 301-443-3520 IPAs at NIH April 2018 13
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