Fogarty and NIH Updates

Jeanne McDermott andRhea HubbardFogarty International Center

Association of Research Administrators in AfricaNovember 4, 2010

Outline

• About Fogarty

• NIH and FIC Activities to Strengthen Research Administration

• MEPI and IEARDA programs

• NIH Grants Management Update

• Existing NIH Policy Reminders

• Useful Resources

Office of the DirectorOffice of the Director

National Instituteon Alcohol Abuseand Alcoholism

National Instituteon Alcohol Abuseand Alcoholism

National Instituteof Arthritis andMusculoskeletal

and Skin Diseases

National Instituteof Arthritis andMusculoskeletal

and Skin Diseases

National CancerInstitute

National CancerInstitute

National Instituteof Diabetes andDigestive and

Kidney Diseases

National Instituteof Diabetes andDigestive and

Kidney Diseases

National Instituteof Dental andCraniofacial

Research

National Instituteof Dental andCraniofacial

Research

National Instituteon Drug Abuse

National Instituteon Drug Abuse

National Instituteof Environmental Health Sciences

National Instituteof Environmental Health Sciences

National Instituteon Aging

National Instituteon Aging

National Instituteof Child Health

and HumanDevelopment

National Instituteof Child Health

and HumanDevelopment

National Institute onDeafness and Other

CommunicationDisorders

National Institute onDeafness and Other

CommunicationDisorders

National EyeInstitute

National EyeInstitute

National HumanGenome Research

Institute

National HumanGenome Research

Institute

National Heart,Lung, and Blood

Institute

National Heart,Lung, and Blood

Institute

National Instituteof Mental Health

National Instituteof Mental Health

National Instituteof NeurologicalDisorders and

Stroke

National Instituteof NeurologicalDisorders and

Stroke

National Instituteof General

Medical Sciences

National Instituteof General

Medical Sciences

National Instituteof Nursing Research

National Instituteof Nursing Research

National Libraryof Medicine

National Libraryof Medicine

Center for InformationTechnology

Center for InformationTechnology

Center for Scientific Review

Center for Scientific Review

National Centerfor Complementary

and AlternativeMedicine

National Centerfor Complementary

and AlternativeMedicine

National Instituteof Allergy and

Infectious Diseases

National Instituteof Allergy and

Infectious Diseases

National Centerfor ResearchResources

National Centerfor ResearchResources

Clinical Center

Clinical Center

National Center on Minority Health andHealth Disparities

National Center on Minority Health andHealth Disparities

National Institute of Biomedical Imagingand Bioengineering

National Institute of Biomedical Imagingand Bioengineering

FogartyInternational

Center

FogartyInternational

Center

National Institutes of Health

FIC - “Science for Global Health”

• Research and Research Training Grants• Focus in low-and middle income

countries• Expect collaborations & partnerships• Emphasis on institutions• Strong NIH partnerships• RT-On-going collaborative research

platform • RT-Variety of training for wide range of

professionals

Pathways to Global Health ResearchFIC Strategic Plan: 2008-2012

I. Mobilize the scientific community to address the shifting global burden of disease and disability.

II. Bridge the training gap in implementation research

III. Develop human capital to meet global health challenges

IV. Foster a sustainable research environment in low- and middle-income countries.

V. Build strategic alliances and partnerships in global health research and training.

Some ways to achieve Goal IV:Foster a sustainable research environment in

low- and middle-income countries

• Scientific expertise through research training grants

• International Research Ethics Education And Curriculum Development Award “Country Experts”

• Informatics for Global Health - research information management

Specific for research management

• IEARDA- NICHD program (G11)- FIC & NIAID (partners)

• Direct research and research training awards, including MEPI

• Through Research Administration Organizations

International Extramural Associates Research Development Award (IEARDA)

• To strengthen the research administrative infrastructure in sub-Saharan and Indian institutions

• Five year award to support research administrator at the applicant institution to obtain necessary knowledge and skills to refine and implement a infrastructure development plan

• Administered and funded through NICHD; FIC & NIAID partners

• Funding $50k year 1 and $35k year 2-4

IEARDA Awards to Date

• INDIA -Christian Medical College (2007) & YRC Care (2007)

• KENYA - Moi (2009) & Univ of Nairobi (2010)

• UGANDA- MU-JHU (2007) & JCRC (2010)

• SOUTH AFRICA - Stellenbosch (2007), Human Sciences Research Council (2009) & UCT (2010)

• MALAWI - University of Malawi (2008)

• TANZANIA - MUHAS (2009)

• ZAMBIA - University Teaching Hospital (2009)

• NIGERIA - University of Ibadan (2010)

More Information

• IEARDA program announcement website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-172.html

• visit visit NICHD website and click on EA PROGRAM: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/dsp

• Regina James is Program Officer

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Medical Education Partnership Awardshttp://www.fic.nih.gov/programs/training_grants/mepi/index.htm

• University of Botswana (Massero)

• Addis Ababa University (Derbrew)

• University of Nairobi (Kiarie)

• Universidade de Eduardo Mondlane-MZ (Noormahomed)

• University of Ibadan (Olaleye)

• University of KwaZulu-Natal (Lallo)

• Stellenbosch University (Nachega)

• Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (Ntabaye)

• Makerere University (Sewankambo)

• University of Zambia (Mulla)

• University of Zimbabwe (Hakim)

• Pilot- University of Malawi (Kumwenda)

• Pilot-Kwame Nkrumah Univ of S&T (Donkor)

Support for Research Administration through MEPI

Five percent of TDC to support research administration

• Research integrity

• Ethical review

• Financial management

• Grants management & administration, including how to search for, apply for, and administer grants to create a strong infrastructure to support research and grants at the institution

Medical Education Partnership (MEPI) Awards International Extramural Associates Research

Development (IEARDA) Awards

• University of Botswana (Massero)

• Addis Ababa University (Derbrew)

• University of Nairobi (Kiarie) IEARDA-M’Imunya

• Universidade de Eduardo Mondlane-MZ (Noormahomed)

• University of Ibadan (Olaleye) IEARDA -Owoaje

• University of KwaZulu-Natal (Lallo)

• Stellenbosch University (Nachega)-IEARDA - Horn

• Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (Ntabaye)

• Makerere University(Sewankambo)-IEARDA-Tumwijukye

• University of Zambia (Mulla)- IEARDA UTH-Chomba

• University of Zimbabwe (Hakim)

• Pilot- University of Malawi (Kumwenda)-IEARDA-GOMO

• Pilot-Kwame Nkrumah Univ of S&T (Donkor)

Research Administration Organizations

• Society of Research Administrators (SRA) International http://www.sra.com/

• Southern African Research & Innovation Management Ass (SARIMA) - http://www.sarima.co.za/

• West African Research & Innovation Management Ass (WARIMA)- http://www.warima.org/

• East African Research & Innovation Management Ass (EARIMA)

• Association of Research Administrators in Africa (ARAA)- http://araafrica.org/

• Others??

NIH Grants Management UpdateTransparency Act

• Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) www.ffata.org

• Old requirements DUNS for prime applicant/recipient Central Contractor Registration (CCR) for prime

applicant

NIH Grants Management UpdateTransparency Act cont.

• New Requirements DUNS number for subaward recipients Prime recipients required to maintain CCR at least

annually Subaward reporting for first tier subawards Executive Compensation Reporting for prime and first

tier subawards

• Effective for new awards made on or after 10/1/2010

NIH Management UpdateTransparency Act - Subaward Reporting

• Required for first-tier subawards over $25,000

• Effective for new awards made on or after 10/1/10

• Report due by end of month following the month the subaward was obligated

• Information is reported to the FFATA Subaward Reporting System (FSRS)

NIH Management UpdateGrants Policy Statement (GPS)

• Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement is now available: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-003.html

• GPS is effective for all awards issued with budget period start dates on/after 10/1/2010.

• Significant changes available: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2010/Significant_Changes_NIH_GPS_10_1_2010.doc

NIH Grants Management UpdateFederal Financial Report (FFR)

• The Federal Financial Report (FFR) SF 425 is replacing the Financial Status Reports (SF 269, SF 269A) in January

• Reports are required annually for foreign recipients to report grant expenditures

• Like the FSRs, FFRs must be submitted electronically through the eRA Commons by the person designated that role at your institution.

NIH Grants Management UpdateResearch Performance Progress Report (RPPR)

• Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) posted in Spring of 2010

• Report will replace PHS 2590

• OMB requires participating agencies to post implementation plans in January 2011

• NIH will implement in an electronic environment

Existing NIH Policy RemindersPublic Access Policy

• Public Access Policy ensures that the public has access to the published results of NIH funded projects. Policy requires that final peer-reviewed papers can be accessible to the public on PubMed Central (PMC).

• PMCID is a unique reference number or identifier that is assigned to every article that is accepted in PMC.

• PMCID must be referenced on annual and final progress reports.

Existing NIH Policy RemindersPublic Access Policy – PMCID vs. PMID

• PMID is a unique reference number for PubMed citations.

• PubMed is a database of citations and abstracts of articles from thousands of journals vs. PMC that offers free access to full-text journal articles.

• PMID : PMCID Converter website: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/pmctopmid

• It is the PMCID that needs to be listed

Existing NIH Policy RemindersPublic Access Policy - PubMed Abstract

Existing NIH Policy RemindersAudit Requirements

• Required for institutions that expended a total of $500,000 or more under one or more HHS awards (as a direct grantee and/or under a consortium) .

• Foreign institutions can choose one of two types of audits: Financial-related audit in accordance with the

Government Auditing Standards commonly known as the Yellow Book, or

an audit that meets the requirements of OMB Circular A-133

Existing NIH Policy RemindersInstitutional vs. NIH Policy

• Remember. Institutional policy can be more restrictive than NIH policy. If this is the case, then institutional policy trumps NIH policy.

• Institutional policies must be consistently applied regardless of the source of funding.

• If your institutional policy allows something that is not allowable under NIH policy, then you can not charge costs associated with those activities to the grant.

Useful Resources

• Office of Extramural Research (OER) Web Page http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm

• NIH OER Nexus http://grants.nih.gov/grants/nexus.htm

• NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts http://grants.nih.gov/grants/

get_connected.htm#listservs

Useful Resourcescont.

• RePORTER http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm

• NIH Public Access Page http://publicaccess.nih.gov/

• List of eRA Commons Registered Institutions http://era.nih.gov/userreports/ipf_com_org_list.cfm

Useful Resourcescont.

• Foreign Grants Information http://grants.nih.gov/grants/foreign/

• NIAID Foreign Grants Page http://funding.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/int/pages/

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Questions?Questions?

www.fic.nih.gov

IEARDA Components

• Initial orientation for IEA through distance learning component

• On-site assessment by NICHD staff to grantee institution

• 3-week residency for IEA at NIH to provide training on NIH processes and procedures and to acquire knowledge and skills to administer NIH grants

• Refinement of research infrastructure development plan while at NIH

• Funding to implement the plan• Evaluation of program outcomes

IEARDA Eligibility

• Institutions in sub-Saharan Africa or India• Three NIH grants (direct or sub-projects on US

award)• PI (aka International Extramural associate-IEA) is full

time research administrator, preferably with higher degree (PhD, MBA etc)

• Existing research administrative infrastructure in place

• Electronic connectivity and internet access• Institutional commitment (office space, time,

equipment, staff, sustainability plan, etc)