NIH GRANT PREPARATION WORKSHOP: A workshop for new investigators about putting together administrative portions of a grant and the NIH review panel. Thursday, September 17 2-4pm R-115 Presenters: Renna Lilly, BUSM Office of Proposal Development Sarah Yeboah, Office of Sponsored Programs Carter Cornwall, Study Section Reviewer *Investigators interested in attending interactive critique sessions for their grants are required to attend this workshop in order to be eligible for the sessions on: Wed 12/9 and Thurs 12/10.

BUSM Office of Proposal Development Planning Stages Contact sponsors to obtain background information, confirm eligibility criteria, and clarify guidelines/policies to ensure proposals prepared and submitted are administratively compliant and address programmatic priorities as described in funding announcement Proposal Development and Review Assist in the preparation of budgets and budget justifications Complete administrative components of application and internal documents Track all proposal tasks, including those assigned to collaborators at other institutions, to ensure that these tasks are completed and gathered in a timely manner to include in the application Review the final proposal to verify that all required components are complete, have been formatted correctly and adhere to sponsor guidelines Submit complete and final application to BU OSP for final review, approval, and submission

BUSM Departments, Sections and Centers Currently Supported by OPD Anatomy and Neurobiology Microbiology Arthritis Center NEIDL Biochemistry Neurology Biomedical Genetics Ophthalmology Biophysics & Physiology Ob/Gyn Cancer Center Pathology Computational Biomedicine Pharmacology CReM Psychiatry Endocrinology Pulmonary Center Framingham Heart Study Rheumatology Graduate Medical Sciences Vascular Biology

Tips to keep in mind when planning a submission 1. You are not alone-putting together a grant is a team effort PI: working/editing science, finalizing details with collaborators Dept Admin and/or OPD: developing budget, completing admin sections, completing/routing internal documents, uploading pieces into application, routing to OSP OSP: conducts final review and submission of application* *all applications for external funding need to be approved by OSP prior to submission 2. Plan ahead- At a minimum, BU OSP deadline is 5 business days for the complete application If planning to submit for the February 5th NIH deadline, the grant will need to be finalized by January 29th Do you have a subcontract? Consultants? Collaborators? Additional paperwork is required from them which takes time 3. Discuss your project with your Dept. chief/chair - They need to approve it before OSP can submit, especially if there is a proposed cost-share, require additional space….etc 4. Discuss your application with colleagues- They can be great resource for boiler plate information (resources, equipment, data sharing…etc) and help critique your science

BUSM Office of Proposal Development www.bumc.bu.edu/proposaldevelopment Housman Building, R703 Director: Renna Onario Lilly, MPH, CRA telephone: 617-638-4502 email: rolilly@bu.edu Associate: Kate Petcosky Associate: Chelsea Rathbun telephone: 617-638-5378 telephone: 617-638-4538 email: petcosky@bu.edu email: crathbun@bu.edu