Sponsored Program Administration March, 2018 research.uconn.edu
AGENDA OVPR/SPS News and Information IPR Form FCOI SPS Procedures for Fund Set Up Banner NIH News and Information Federal Executive Pay Scale Level II Research Involving Private Information or Biological Specimens NSF News and Information Grants.gov News and Information Research.gov research.uconn.edu
OVPR IPR PI Information FCOI PI info need not be entered again in this section If yes, must have FCOI disclosure on file at time of routing research.uconn.edu
OVPR - IPR Highlighted sections indicate changes from previous routing form Definitions Proposal Type Program Type research.uconn.edu
OVPR - IPR research.uconn.edu
OVPR - IPR Subaward Determination Guidance research.uconn.edu
OVPR SPS Pre Award Information and Compliance Form For Subrecipients Required Documents: Reminders: 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). research.uconn.edu
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. research.uconn.edu
PHS Federal Executive Pay Scale Effective January 7, 2018 Salary Limitation Executive Level II - $189,600 Notice Number: NOT-OD-18-137 research.uconn.edu
NSF News and Information Research.gov 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.uconn.edu
NSF News and Information 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 research.uconn.edu
Conflict of Interest Awards Certification Workflow 3/12/18 OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH
Conflict of Interest 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
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
50.605 (e)(1) Management and reporting of financial conflicts of interest. 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)(2) 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,.
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
Case Status What to Do No current role Clinical Review only Created; No Disclosure Inform individual to revise disclosure and answer yes to the research role. Inform individual to submit a disclosure ASAP. No significant interest Interest under review Non-related interest If last certified submission within 365 days No action needed (A current disclosure is on file) 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
Annual Financial Disclosure Season Coming soon OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH
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 Technical Issues Using the InfoEd FCOI Module era Help Desk Office of the VP for Research era-support@uconn.edu Office of the VP for Research fcoi@uchc.edu 860-679-8125 860-679-3276 https://research.uchc.edu/rcs/fcoi/ 860-486-7944 Desk Staffed Monday Friday 8:00 AM 4:30 PM