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September 17, 2019

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Draft FDA Guidance…

in regards to diversity in clinical trials With Dr. Wesley Byerly

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Fringe Benefits

FY20 Fringe benefit rates for Faculty and UHP:

• In dollar terms: $2M of the $33.2M allocated to UCH by the State for deficit mitigation

was used to buy down the Faculty and UHP rates for FY20 only.

• Real money in grants to advance work, not money to be saved or rolled over.

USE IT OR LOSE IT?

• How did this infusion benefit the research mission of UCH?
• An opportunity to demonstrate with facts how lower fringe costs increases UCH

productivity.

• Send schwager@uchc.edu how you made use of these funds.
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Pool Proposed Final Faculty 45.5% 40.9% UHP 71.5% 59.9%

Fringe Benefits – Cont.

Information to help you anticipate the FB relief funds

• Example of information available:
• Dollars will accumulate as each pay period posts
• When is a re-budget necessary?
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Use of Research Labs

• What is External Entity use of Research lab space
• r equipment?
• Why is facility use by an external entity

problematic?

• What do I do if asked about allocating space to an

external entity?

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UConn Health OVPR Costs

Training Updates

• CRA Study Group - meets weekly
• NIH Book Club – once a month
• SPA Series – Minutes, Moments, Meetings, and

Movies

• Introduction to Research Administration
• NCURA Videos on the Website
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Pre-Award Updates

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Website

Quick Facts

New IPR Form

First Stop for all ?s

Pre-Award Updates

SPS adheres to an efficient, trackable request processing method where each request is logged in and assigned appropriately. To ensure the best possible service, please remember:

• All transactions must be accompanied by an IPAS or IPR.
• Send all IPAS, IPR, and contract documents to sps@uchc.edu,

not just your project officer.

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Pre-Award Updates

• Change to the timeline for streamline route:
• SPS requires a streamline route 5 days prior to submission (previously 3 days).
• Final applications are due noon the day prior to the sponsor’s deadline.
• This information is included on the Quick Facts sheet on the SPS website.
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NIH reminds applicants and recipients:

• other support includes all resources made available to a

researcher in support of and/or related to all of their research endeavors,

• regardless of whether or not they have monetary value and
• regardless of whether or not they are based at the

institution the researcher identifies for the current grant

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-19-114.html

NIH Update – Other Support

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Lab space, materials and staff available to you at other institutions

NIH Update – Other Support

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Gifts directly used to subsidize expenses related to your NIH-funded project (other gifts do not need to be disclosed) Visiting faculty, scholars, post-docs or scientists supported from foreign resources who are participating in your NIH project Grants and contracts through

• ther institutions, including

foreign countries regardless of whether or not you are receiving salary or similar compensation Start-up funds received from entities

• ther than UCONN

Affiliations (even if described as honorary or adjunct) with foreign entities or governments, including talent programs

In addition to UConn Sponsored Projects, documentation includes:

NIH Update – HFT Use

Human Fetal Tissue Use Applications that propose HFT:

• Must include a justification within the Research Strategy
• Use a detailed budget with additional information in the

budget justification Prior approval is required before use if HFT is not included and approved in the proposal

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-19-128.html

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ORCID iD

ORCID iD SOON TO BE REQUIRED

• NIH, CDC, and AHRQ will begin requiring an ORCID iD (Open

Researcher and Contributor Identification) linked to eRA Commons account.

• iD will be required for individuals supported by training

fellowship, career development and other research education awards.

• xTrain appointments WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED if potential

appointees do not have an ORCID iD linked to their eRA personal profile – effective OCTOBER 1, 2019.

• Will apply to individual fellowship and career development

applications submitted for receipt dates on or after January 25, 2020.

• NIH encourages everyone from graduate students to senior

scientists to register for an ORCID account and link it to their eRA Commons personal profile

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Post-Award Updates

Sponsor Invoicing email change: This information is included on the Quick Facts.

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grantaward@uchc.edu

dlarkin@uchc.edu

Post-Award Updates-Cost Transfers

Requires Director Level Approval

• Over 90 Days
• >$5,000

Be proactive, work with PI to review all charges, including payroll, regularly

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Post-Award Updates

New Team Structure in SPS!

• SPS reviewed workloads and shuffled some

department assignments

• Each department is assigned an SPS contact for

Proposals, Fund Setup, and Financial Reporting

• Check out the website for your team contact

information

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Policy Updates

Sponsored Award Closeouts Effort on Sponsored Program Activities Governing and Cost Accounting Standards Cost Sharing

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Next SPA and Questions

Have a question or topic you would like covered at the SPA Meetings?

Email brenda.lowther@uchc.edu October 15, 2019 ARB Large November 19, 2019 ARB Large December 17, 2019 ARB Large January 14, 2020 ARB Large February 18, 2020 ARB Large March 17, 2020 ARB Large April 14, 2020 TBD May 19, 2020 TBD All meetings are at 10:30 am

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