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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: [email protected] Additional Information
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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
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 [email protected]
860-486-7944
Desk Staffed Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
