DHHS Spring Information Session Presented By: Jenny Siemers, Allison Harris, Heather Zimmerman and Cara Cornell

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Agenda DHHS website Proposal changes Rebudgeting Carryforward NTP’s on NCR’s

Objectives DHHS Website To show the new and fresh look of the website specific to DHHS/CDC accounts To identify where to find information that might be needed by the business office staff Proposal Changes To locate the new forms being used for proposals To identify how changes affect modular budgets with subcontracts To define when the new forms must be used Continued…

Objectives Rebudgeting To clearly define FDP and when Purdue became an FDP member To define what being an FDP member means to DHHS To familiarize others with FDP grid and how to read the grid Carryforward To define when funds must be requested and when they can automatically be moved to the next year To identify implications on how we set up awards Continued…

Objectives NTP’s on NCR’s To define the purpose of putting the non-competing renewals on NTP To identify how to determine what accounts will go on NTP

DHHS Website

Proposal Changes PHS 398 for New and Competing Applications revised 9/04.  Notable changes Slight Form changes. Clarified font and format. New policy on Direct cost Limitations – consortium/contractual F&A. Continued…

Proposal Changes PHS 2590 for Non-Competing Progress Reports revised 9/04.  Notable changes Slight Form changes Clarified font and format. Clarified SNAP questions. Continued…

Proposal Changes New forms are now available and will be accepted immediately. All applications must use the new forms by May 1, 2005.

Rebudgeting & FDP FDP is the Federal Demonstration Partnership. Purdue became a member on October 1, Awards made prior to this date may not be under FDP, check your award information. Continued…

Rebudgeting & FDP Members include educational institutions and federal agencies, DHHS is included. Provides a standard set of terms and conditions related to prior approval requirements. paguidelines.html

Carryforward Requires Sponsor Approval: –Centers (P50, P60, P30) –Cooperative Agreements (U) –Training Grants (T) –Non-Fast Track Phase I SBIR & STTR (R43 & R41) –Clinical Trials Continued…

Carryforward Automatic Carryforward –Awards using SNAP Must indicate on progress report if the estimated unobligated balance is greater than 25% of current year’s total approved budget –Awards under expanded authorities and NOT SNAP

NTP’s on NCR’s The purpose of putting NCR’s on a Purdue- backed NTP is to be more proactive on the NCR accounts. To determine what accounts will be going on NTP, we will be running a brio query to find out what projects end during that month Continued….

NTP’s on NCR’s We will check SPTS and the Commons to see if there are pending NCR’s in those two systems Once it is determined an NCR is going to be placed on NTP, we will contact the department concerning minors, etc.

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