1. Welcome March 2010 SPONSORED PROJECTS INFORMATION NETWORK

2. SPIN Meeting Agenda Post-Award Education Program (PEP) and Other Educational Opportunities  Nancy Duncan, Quality Standards Manager, Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) Effort Update  Nancy Duncan, Quality Standards Manager, SPA SPA Hot Topics  James Trotter, Director, SPA

3. SPIN Meeting Agenda RGC Hot Topics  Jesse Null, Manager, Research Grants & Contracts (RGC) Meeting RGC’s Service Level Understanding (SLU)  Deb Golden-Eppelein, Director, RGC NIH Update  Deb Golden-Eppelein, Director, RGC

4. PEP and Other Educational Opportunities Nancy Duncan Quality Standards Manager, SPA

5. Upcoming PEP Courses Training Grants and Fellowships Basics Thursday, March 18 2-4pm, SoN 358 Clinical Trials I (Pre-award) Tuesday, March 23 2-4pm, SoN 358 Clinical Trials II (Post-award) Thursday, March 25 2-4pm, SoN 358

6. Upcoming PEP Courses Enrollment in each course is limited to 25 to allow for more open discussion and one-on-one interaction. Watch for email announcements, typically two to three weeks in advance, opening courses to preregistration and publicizing dates, times and locations. For more information, please visit the ‘Education’ page on the SPA website: http://www.ohsu.edu/research/rda/spa/spatraining.sht ml http://www.ohsu.edu/research/rda/spa/spatraining.sht ml Questions? Please email SPA Education at spaedu@ohsu.edu spaedu@ohsu.edu

7. Other Educational Opportunities! NIH Proposal Format Change Classes http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/research/administration/researc h-funding-development/classes-workshops/more- workshops.cfm http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/research/administration/researc h-funding-development/classes-workshops/more- workshops.cfm  Hosted by Research Funding & Development  Jan-May 2010  Investigators Should Bring Their Grant to Discuss  Register: funding@ohsu.edufunding@ohsu.edu

8. Other Educational Opportunities! National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)  Fundamentals of Sponsored Projects Administration  April 12-14  Portland Hilton http://www.ncura.edu/content/educational_program s/workshops/fundamentals/index.php http://www.ncura.edu/content/educational_program s/workshops/fundamentals/index.php NIH Regional Seminar  June 23-25  Portland Marriot Waterfront http://grants.nih.gov/grants/Portland_2010/index.html

9. Effort Update Nancy Duncan Quality Standards Manager, SPA

10. Effort Update Please review the effort packet to be sure that all employees working on federal sponsored projects receive an effort statement. Due Date to SPA is 4/19/2010 Questions? Contact Amber Roberts 4x6984 or email SPA Effort Coordinator (spaeffrt@ohsu.edu)

11. SPA Hot Topics James Trotter Director, SPA

12. SPA Hot Topics New Award Analysis Supervisor is Pat Cloteaux The ARRA awards are split alphabetically amongst the 2 supervisors  Pat Cloteaux handles ACAD-NEUS  Katherine Stark handles OBGY-VOLL SPA Forms Reminder: please use the posted forms as there are fewer signature requirements.

13. SPA Hot Topics New Oracle Grants Accounting (OGA) Expenditure Type  “GR-Shipping Charges” under expenditure category GR-Services & Fees – is now available for use. Please begin using this expenditure type. It will be replacing GR-Freight & Moving that will be disabled for use as of 6/30/2010. X-Train

14. RGC Hot Topics Jesse Null Manager, RGC

15. RGC Hot Topics Staff Update – New GCA filling vacant position  Elizabeth (Liz) Johnsen started Feb. 22nd - we will do a department re-distribution in April/May  Maria Chitsaz will start on 3/22 in a temporary GCA position Grants.gov  Continue using Adobe for applications  Hope to upgrade in the next month but upgrade is not yet scheduled

16. RGC Hot Topics PPQ  Use the most current version of the PPQ  You may be asked to redo the PPQ if you are using an old version http://www.ohsu.edu/research/rda/forms.shtml#ap

17. Meeting RGC’s Service Level Understanding (SLU) Deb Golden-Eppelein Director, RGC

18. SLU SLU data since 10/1/09  41% - Met the SLU  03% - Met the 10 days/not final science  46% - Did not meet the SLU  10% - 24 hrs of deadline

19. SLU What components of the application are required in order to meet the SLU?  PPQ PPQ  Application guidelines/Funding Opportunity #  Institutional Compliance Documentation (Infection Agent Questionnaire, rDNA Classification form, Cost-Sharing Agreement, VA PPQ)  Subcontract budget and application materials  Application components (including final budget, budget justification and all associated administrative forms)  Draft of Research Plan/Science

20. SLU SLU timelines for applications to be submitted to RGC prior to the deadline:  Routine Grants, Subcontract Proposals and Paper Non-Competing Renewals: 10 business days (with draft research plan)  Complex Grants and Contract Proposals: 15 business days (with draft research plan)  Final packet ready for submission: 3 business days prior to deadline  eSNAP 6 business days prior to deadline

21. SLU http://www.ohsu.edu/research/rda/rgc/index.shtml Proposal Development – Application Process http://www.ohsu.edu/research/rda/rgc/propdev.shtml http://www.ohsu.edu/research/rda/rgc/propdev.shtml

22. NIH Update Deb Golden-Eppelein Director, RGC

23. NIH Update Clarification on the Extended Error Correction Window and Format of the Research Strategy Section for Restructured Applications Intended for Due Dates on or After January 25, 2010 (NOT-OD-10-050) National Institutes of Health http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD- 10-050.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD- 10-050.html

24. NIH Update Clarification of SF424 (R&R) Application Instructions for Resubmissions of Revision and Renewal Applications (NOT-OD-10-052) National Institutes of Health http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD- 10-052.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD- 10-052.html

25. NIH Update Members of Commons Working Group to begin looking at NIH grant transfer process. OHSU is represented in this group, please send your comments and suggestions to Deb Golden-Eppelein.

26. Please email your follow-up questions to: spaedu@ohsu.edu Follow-up Questions?

27. The next SPIN meeting will be: April 15, 2010 at 9:30am in UHS 8B-60 Mark your calendar!