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The Process

http:/ / inbre.uams.edu/

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INBRE Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)

https:/ / inbre.uams.edu/ funding-opportunities/

 INBRE Funding period May 1 –April 30  INBRE RF

As released early Autumn

 Open to permanent tenure-track faculty at PUIs  Research Grant Funding Opportunities:  Summer Research Grants (SRGs) – up to $26,500 in directs, 100%

effort for period 2.3 months

 Collaborative Projects – up to $40,000 in direct costs up to 12-

month period, money split between PUI Lead & Collaborator

 Small Instrumentation Awards - up to $20,000  Research Development Awards – up to $100,000/ year direct costs,

2 year 8 month period, start date of May 1, 2020 – Dec 30, 2022 (next due date TBA- summer 2022)

S ubmitting Y

• ur Proposal

 Proposals submitted as a single PDF by the Signing Official

• f your institution

 S

igning Official assures us that the proposal has been routed correctly through your institution

 S

igning Official also assumes the . . . obligations imposed

by the Federal laws, requirements, and conditions for a grant or grant application, including the applicable Federal regulations.

 All grants submitted to : INBREapplication@

uams.edu

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The Review Process

 Outlined in the FOA for the INBREs  Peer Review Process  External Advisory Committee  National Institute of General Medical S

ciences (NIGMS )

 Each proposal has 2 reviewers, a primary

reviewer and a secondary reviewer

 Each proposal is discussed and ranked

The Form Pages

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NIH 398 Forms https:/ / grants.nih.gov/ grants/ forms.htm

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Form Pages

 Form Page 1: Face Page  Form Page 2: S

ummary, Relevance, Proj ect/ Performance S ites, S enior/ Key Personnel, Other S ignificant Contributors, and Human Embryonic S tem Cells

 Form Page 3: Research Grant Table of Contents  Form Page 4: Detailed Budget for Initial Budget Period  Form Page 5: Only use for multi-year proj ects  Resources Format Page: Follow the 398 form

instructions (4 questions that need to be addressed)

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 Checklist Form Page: Program Income & F&A  Biographical Sketch: for Proj ect Leader, mentor

and any other key personnel listed in the proposal

 Continuation Format Page: Use for your research

plan

 Other Support Format Page  Copies of forms for Human Subjects and Clinical

Trails Information

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 Register for an eRA Commons User Name  Check all boxes on Face Page  Biosketch Personal S

tatement – important for each biosketch to include language that is specific to the proposed proj ect

S

• me things to remember . . .

Developing Y

• ur Budget – Form Page 4

Effort Calendar Months (12 x 50% = 6 cal months) Academic Months (9 x 25% = 2.25 acad months) S ummer Months (2.3 x 100% = 2.3 summer months) Salary Basic Formula for salary determination (base salary/ appt months) x effort = S alary request ($50,000/ 9) * 2.25 = $12,500 allowable salary recovery Fringe Benefits HR or your sponsored programs office will typically have a base fringe rate usually between 25%

• 31%
• f salary

Students S tudent salaries determined by campus norms S tipends are typically considered Other Costs and not listed under personnel

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Developing Y

• ur Budget continued

Equipment Any asset purchase over $5,000 Supplies Average $1,000/ month for each full time employee Provide enough detail so reviewers know you have thought about the proj ect and what you will need to accomplish your aims. Travel (Miles x 0.42) x # of trips expected to make (reg. + per diem + airfare + lodging) x # of travelers Other Costs Animal Per Diems Equipment Maintenance Core Facility Usage Publications Costs Facilities & Administrative Costs These go to the institution & are determined by your institution’s agreement with DHS In addition to the allowable direct costs $100,000 Direct Costs + $32,000 F&A = $132,000 Total Costs

Developing Y

• ur Budget

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Formatting

 NIH has specific text-formatting specifications,

https:/ / grants.nih.gov/ grants/ how-to-apply-application- guide/ format-and-write/ format-attachments.htm

 Font size: must be 11 points or larger  Type density: no more than 15 characters per linear inch  Line spacing: must be no more than 6 lines per vertical inch  Text color: no restriction, but black is highly recommended  Arial  Georgia  Helvetica  Palatino Linotype

Questions

Caroline Miller Robinson Office: 501-526-6503 E-Mail: CMillerRobinson@ uams.edu