WUSM RA Forum

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WUSM RA Forum March 2007 Grants Contracts
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NIH Update
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• NIH Update
• Implementation of NIH Fiscal Policy for
  Non-Competing Grant Awards FY 2007
• NOT-OD-07-049
• To implement the FY2007 fiscal guidance,
  non-competing research awards will be awarded at
  97.1 of the FY 2007 committed level.   
• Future year commitments also will be adjusted
  accordingly.
• Non-competing awards previously issued in FY
  2007 at reduced levels will be revised to restore
  funds to the level indicated above.
• This policy does not apply to Career Awards,
  SBIR/STTRs, and Ruth L. Kirschstein-National
  Research Service Award (NRSA)
• Individual Fellowships Institutional Training
  Grants.  

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NIH Update (cont.) SNAP Modular PDS
Document Lump sum, or detailed direct cost
budget - Per the Notice of Grant Award (NGA)
Recommended Amount (Total Costs), with
appropriate FA rate/s Award Stage Funds will
be budgeted according to the Notice of Grant
Award (NGA)
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NIH Update (cont.) SNAP - Non-Modular PDS
Document Lump sum, or detailed direct cost
budget - Per the NGA Recommended Amount (Total
Costs), with appropriate FA rate/s Award
Stage GC will apply the budgetary cut to either
BU 34 or 35 depending on which has the most money
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NIH Update (cont.) Non-SNAP - Non-Modular PDS
Document Full, categorical, detailed budget -
Per the NGA Recommended Amount (Total Costs),
with appropriate FA rate/s Award Stage Funds
will be budgeted according to the Notice of Grant
Award (NGA)
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NIH Update (cont.) For Federal Non-competing
continuation applications, projects that have a
competitive start date before 7/1/98 rate 56
FA for the life of the grant from 7/1/98-
through 12/3/01 54 FA for the life of the
grant from 12/4/01 through 6/30/04 53 FA for
the life of the grant beginning 7/1/04 new rates
apply based on chart below
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• NIH Update (cont.)
• Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY
  2007
• NOT-OD-07-050
• Joint Resolution (P.L. 110- 005) provides
  funding for the remainder of FY2007.  It also
  continues the bill language from FY 2006 under
  the same terms and conditions as were provided in
  the FY 2006 Appropriations Act (P.L. 109-149).
  Therefore, the FY2006 Legislative Mandates
  continue through  FY2007.
• FY 2006 Legislative Mandates that remain in
  effect are as follows
• (1) Continued Salary Limitation (Section 204)
• (2) Anti-Lobbying (Section 503)
• (3) Restriction on Distribution of Sterile
  Needles (Section 505)
• (4) Acknowledgment of Federal Funding (Section
  506)
• (5) Restriction on Abortions (Section 507)
• (6) Ban on Funding Human Embryo Research (Section
  509)
• (7) Limitation on Use of Funds for Promotion of
  Legalization of Controlled Substances (Section
  510)
• Note the provision for Purchase of American-Made
  Equipment and Products found in appropriations
  in previous years is not continued in FY2007.
  However, grantees are reminded that any purchases
  made with prior year funds (FY2004 and before)
  continue to be governed by that provision. See
  the Notice of Legislative Mandates for FY2004 for
  additional information on that provision, NIH
  Guide Notice NOT-OD-04-026.

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• NIH Update (cont.)
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service
  Award (NRSA) Stipend and Other Budgetary Levels
  Effective for Fiscal Year 2007
• NOT-OD-07-052
• The stipend levels for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
  Kirschstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate,
  predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees and fellows
  remain the same as in FY 2006.
• Training Related Expenses on Institutional
  Training Grants (including health insurance)
• Predoctoral Trainees 4,200 (previously
  2,200)
• Postdoctoral Trainees 7,850 (previously
  3,850)
• Institutional Allowance on Individual Fellows
  Sponsored by non-Federal Public, Private, and
  Non-Profit Institutions (Domestic Foreign,
  including health insurance)
• Predoctoral Fellows 4,200 (previously
  2,750)
• Postdoctoral Fellows 7,850 (previously
  7,000)

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GC Update
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• Human, Animal and JIT Templates
• Reminder
• The GC Web Site has templates that can be
  utilized by the departments to expedite the
  processing of paperwork through GC.
• Human Approval Forms
• Animal Approval Forms
• JIT Cover Letters

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Human Approval Letter
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Animal Approval Letter
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Cover Letter
JIT
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• REMINDER
• When Submitting items for signature to GC
• Two Copies are needed for
• Anything that needs to be signed by GC (eg.
  Face Page)
• Example NIH Paper Application We need two
  copies of the Face Page and one copy of
  everything else
• NOTE GC makes notes on the Face Page when
  checking it
• One Copy is needed for Everything else (eg.
  budget pages, resources)

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• BJHF Update
• Revised Applications and Instructions
• ORA Form 110 - Designated and General Funding
• ORA Form 310 - Clinical/Translational Research
  Grant
• New Form
• ORA Form 105 Progress Report Form
• Questions regarding applications and forms should
  be directed to BJHF personnel.

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• Upcoming Meetings and Conferences
• NCURA FRA VIII Conference
• People, Process, Perspective
• Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center
• Grapevine, TX (Dallas, TX)
• April 1 - 3, 2007
• http//www.ncura.edu/conferences/fra8/
• SRA Midwest Section Spring Meeting
• Trail of Discovery, Journey of Discovery
• The Intercontinental Kansas City at the Plaza
• Kansas City, MO
• April 28 - May 2, 2007
• http//www.srainternational.org/sra03/index.cfm
• NCURA Region IV/III Joint Spring Meeting
• The Rhythm of the Future in Research
  Administration
• Renaissance Nashville

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Questions