1. Randolph Hall Vice President of Research
Systems for Research
Randolph Hall
Vice President of Research

2. Scope
Support all steps surrounding obtaining and managing research funding.
Assure that all necessary approvals are obtained, and that research ethics reviews are completed efficiently
Automate financial management
Recognize responsibility of Principal Investigator for all aspects of conducting research

3. Philosophy Digitize research administrative processes
Data sharing and transparency
Automate integrations across applications
Defined roles and defined authorities
Single portal: TARA, Total Access for Research Administration

4. How to Get Funding?
Find solicitation, write innovative and responsive proposal
Research admin creates budget from your specifications and program rules
Proposal is submitted into KC, with questions answered by admin and by you for approvals/reviews/validation/submission to sponsor
Notice of award or “just in time notification”
Validation of all applicable regulator approvals/training
Award establishment (DCG)
Account establishment (SPA) get started
Do the work – spend funds

5. TARA Components Grants/Award management: Ethics & Compliance Systems
Pre-award
Post-award
Ethics & Compliance Systems
Financials surrounding awards
Investigators only interact with some of these systems
In some cases, research administrators, are primary users

6. TARA Access

7. Log In

8. Portal

9. Role of Each TARA System
Kuali Coeus: proposal submission, approvals, award establishment, negotiation tracking, linked with “Cayuse” for system-system validation and submission
iStar (IRB, IACUC, Radiation Safety, Bio Safety): submission of protocols, review, tracking
diSClose: submission of conflict of interest information, review, management
Sophia: tech transfer: invention disclosure, MTAs, licensing, patenting
CORES: billing for use of shared labs

10. more eCert: effort certification
FIPS: financial projections (new system being developed)
Wizehive: internal proposal submission and review
TARA Reports: summary reports of research activity
OnCore: clinical trial management

11. Other Major Systems
Kuali Financial System: Account management, financial transactions
Workday: personnel management, human resources, payroll

12. Training

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