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RFA-RM-19-003 Research Office Support and Readiness Best Practices and Lessons Learned Cory Brown Senior Research Administrator The University of Texas at El Paso You Want to Apply Where do you start? Read the RFA in full; more than

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RFA-RM-19-003

Research Office Support and Readiness Best Practices and Lessons Learned Cory Brown Senior Research Administrator The University of Texas at El Paso

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You Want to Apply… Where do you start?

  • Read the RFA in full; more than once!
  • Highlight key and important parts
  • Mark dates in your calendar
  • Set goals/timelines
  • GO TO YOUR RESEARCH OFFICE!!!
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  • The earlier you talk to your Research Office the better
  • Not all research offices are created equally
  • They are there to help you succeed and guide you

through a successful submission process.

  • Ask questions! It’s ok to now know everything about the

submission process.

  • Ask your research office
  • Ask NIH
  • Reach out to colleagues

What can your Research Office do?

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  • Do you and your institution have the necessary access to

submit proposals?

  • ASSIST
  • Grants.gov
  • eRA Commons
  • DUNS number
  • SAM.gov registration

What can your Research Office do?

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  • Who has the credentials to start and submit your online

application?

  • Who is responsible for filling in the information

requested and uploading documents?

  • Once the application process has been initiated online

you can edit, delete, upload as often as necessary – prior to submission

Start the Online Application

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  • Sit down with your Research Office and create a checklist
  • Who is responsible for what actions?
  • How does everything fit with the deadline?
  • Who is responsible for uploading each item?

Checklists

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  • The best way to avoid a last minute submission is to set

internal deadlines and stick to them

  • Suggest a week before
  • Last minute submissions are risky

Set Internal Deadlines

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  • The best way to know what you can afford and what you

cannot afford

  • Know what is allowable and what is not
  • This can help define the scope of work based on what

you can afford to do

  • Budget Justification – explain what you are using the

funds for; don’t just repeat the numbers. Budget + Objectives need to Balance

Draft a Budget

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  • Make a plan for submission

and stick to it; submit EARLY!

  • Check your errors and

warnings carefully

  • Always verify the submission

in eRA Commons

Time to SUBMIT!

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Questions?