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Sponsored Program Administration

March, 2018

AGENDA

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• IPR Form

• FCOI

• SPS Procedures for Fund Set Up – Banner

OVPR/SPS News and

Information

• Federal Executive Pay Scale Level II

• Research Involving Private Information or Biological Specimens

NIH News and Information

• Research.gov NSF News and

Information

• Grants.gov News and Information

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OVPR – IPR

PI Information

FCOI

If yes, must have FCOI disclosure on file at time of routing

PI info need not be entered again in this section

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OVPR - IPR Highlighted sections indicate changes from previous routing form

Definitions Proposal Type Program Type

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OVPR - IPR

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OVPR - IPR

Subaward Determination Guidance

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OVPR – SPS Pre Award

Information and Compliance Form For Subrecipients

Reminders: Required Documents:

Budget

Budget Justification

Scope of Work

F&A Rate Agreement

It is the department’s responsibility to forward these required documents to prime institution along any additional information the prime has requested (ex: biosketches, facilities and resources, etc).

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OVPR – SPS

CONGRATULATIONS ! You’ve received your Notice of Award --- Now what!

INTERNAL PROCESS FOR FUND SET UP – BANNER ENTRY

Department (Provides SPS):

Updated internal budget

IRB, IACUC, IBC protocol approval information

Initiates subaward agreement (if applicable to award) Sponsored Program Services:

Reviews award terms/conditions of award

Reviews updated budget

Forwards IACUC, IBC protocol information ALONG with the awarded project application to IACUC/IBC compliance personnel for review of congruence

IRB protocol approval letter – verifies Infoed log, sponsor, title of the awarded project to the protocol

Verifies FCOI disclosures/management plan for all individuals on project identified as “Responsible”

Per NIH Terms and Conditions of Awards it is an institutional responsibility to ensure that the research described in the application is congruent with any corresponding protocols approved by IRB, IACUC, IBC as applicable. Although you have an approved protocol/registration/authorization ; the institution is required to have the associated compliance office review the awarded project against the approved protocol/registration to ensure that everything stated in the application is covered by the protocol.

PHS

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Federal Executive Pay Scale

Effective January 7, 2018 Salary Limitation Executive Level II - $189,600 Notice Number: NOT-OD-18-137

NSF News and Information

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Beginning on April 30, 2018, NSF proposers can prepare and submit full, research non-collaborative proposals in Research.gov. Research.gov will run in parallel with FastLane proposal preparation and submission so proposers have the option to prepare and submit full, research non-collaborative proposals in Research.gov or in FastLane beginning April 30, 2018. In an effort to acclimate and collect preliminary feedback to this new technology, NSF will hold a previewing of the Research.gov proposal preparation functionality. This preview will continue until 8:00pm on April 27, 2018. This preview functionality will allow the research community user with a FastLane or Research.gov account to sample the proposal preparation features prior to the initial release scheduled for April 20, 2018. For IT system-related questions, contact the NSF Help Desk: 1-800-381-1532 or email: rgov@nsf.gov Additional Information

Research.gov

NSF News and Information

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NSF is enforcing policy changes and updated proposal compliance checks. • Standard Collaborators and Other Affiliations Template • Budget Justification Page Limit Increase • New Change of PI Request • New Other Request Type • New Award Abstract Text

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH

Conflict of Interest Awards Certification Workflow

3/12/18

A conflict of interest is a situation in which financial or other personal considerations have the potential to compromise or bias professional judgment and objectivity

Conflict of Interest

A conflict of interest exists when a primary interest or responsibility is (unduly) affected by a secondary interest or responsibility Ross McKinney, Jr, MD

The NIH is committed to preserving the public’s trust that the research supported by us is conducted without bias and with the highest scientific and ethical standards.

We believe that strengthening the existing regulations on managing financial conflicts of interest is key to assuring the public that NIH and the institutions we support are taking a rigorous approach to managing the essential relationships between the government, federally-funded research institutions, and the private sector

Require that each Investigator who is planning to

participate in the PHS-funded research disclose to the

Institution’s designated official(s) the Investigator’s

significant financial interests (and those of the Investigator’s

spouse and dependent children) no later than the time of

application for PHS funded research

§ 50.605 (e)(1) Management and reporting of financial conflicts of interest.

Require each Investigator who is participating in the

PHS-funded research to submit an updated disclosure of

significant financial interests at least annually, ….

§ 50.605 (e)(2) Management and reporting of financial conflicts of interest.

PHS Affiliated Physician Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FDA Food and Drug Administration

HRSA Health Resources and Services Adm.

IHS Indian Health Service

NIH National Institutes of Health

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adm.

Non-PHS Agencies

• Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR) • Alpha-1 Foundation • American Asthma Foundation • American Cancer Society (ACS) • American Heart Association (AHA) • American Lung Association (ALA) • Arthritis Foundation (AF) • CurePSP • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) • Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) • Susan G. Komen for the Cure • PCORI. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

No later than the time of application

Financial Disclosure

At least annually

Who Must Disclose?

• All faculty, staff and students responsible for the design, conduct or reporting of sponsored research and other sponsored projects are required to complete the electronic financial interest disclosure process.

Faculty

Staff

Students

Grants COI vetting

Investigators

and any other person, regardless of title or position, who is responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research

Grant Submission

InfoEd Login & NetID

https://login.uconn.edu

NetID https://netid.uconn.edu

NetID https://netid.uconn.edu

No current role

Created; no disclosure

No significant interests

Interests under review

Managed

Expired

Clinical review only

Created; no disclosure

Expired

No current role

Case Status What to Do

No current role

Inform individual to revise disclosure and answer “yes” to the research role. Clinical Review only

Created; No Disclosure Inform individual to submit a disclosure ASAP.

No significant interest

If last certified submission within 365 days No action needed (A current disclosure is on file)

Interest under review

Non-related interest

Managed

Expired Disclosure ASAP

Clinical Review only Revision to add researcher role

No current role No financial disclosure on record

Created; No Disclosure No financial disclosure on record

Expired Financial disclosure needed ASAP

On year two > 365 days (During the disclosure season)

Financial disclosure needed ASAP

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH

Annual Financial Disclosure Season

Coming soon

Get all your ducks in a row

Disclosure Season

• Anticipated Launch: April 2018

• Faculty will receive email and reminders encouraging them to disclose with links to login to InfoEd and the FCOI Module

• Encourage Faculty and other key grant personnel to disclose right away

• Throughout the season, you can lookup your personnel’s COI status

Any questions?

Support Contacts

Questions about Financial Interests Gus Fernandez-Wolff Kristen Tremblay

Office of the VP for Research

fcoi@uchc.edu

860-679-8125

860-679-3276

https://research.uchc.edu/rcs/fcoi/

Technical Issues Using the InfoEd FCOI Module

eRA Help Desk

Office of the VP for Research eRA-support@uconn.edu

860-486-7944

Desk Staffed Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM