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The Office of Research

CRC Grant Writing Workshop

15 May 2013

W. Ross Ellington, Associate VP for Research & Greenberg Professor of Biological Science

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• Encourage and facilitate our faculty’s efforts to obtain sponsored research funding

• Provide all the needed support prior to (pre-award) and after (post-award) receipt of external funding

• Protect and commercialize FSU’s intellectual property.

• Broaden the awareness of FSU’s research and creative talents locally and beyond

• Nurture and support research and creative activities across the disciplines (includes internal grant programs [$1.8M], matching for grants, support for core facilities [$300K/yr for the HPC] and start-up share for faculty hires)

Mission of the Office of Research

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• The writing of proposals is a great intellectual exercise as it provides focus and crystallizes ideas

• Often catalyzes collaborations within and outside of the University

• Provides peer-reviewed validation of the quality of your scholarship and recognition in the community

• Provides freedom, flexibility and resources to pursue your research and dreams

• Supports students- a) shortens time to degree and b) frees up E&G resources to support additional students or other activities

Why apply for external funding?

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Office of Research- Where We Fit In

IESESASC

NHMFL

HPMI

FCAAP

CAPS FSUCML

Leg. Affairs

Legal Counsel

Human Subjects

Communications SRS

Tech Transfer

LAR

FSURF

Vice President Research

VP Finance

SRAS

EH&S

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President

Research Units

FFI FCI

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Office of the VP for Research

2nd and 3rd floors of Westcott North

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Organization of the Office of the Research

Office of the VP for Research (Second and third floor suites, Westcott North)

• VP for Research- Gary Ostrander• Associate VP- Ross Ellington• Assistant VP- Olivia Pope; administration,

compliance and finance• Assistant VP- John Fraser; tech transfer

and intellectual property

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Organization of the Office of the ResearchOffice of the VP for Research cont.

• Legal Counsel • Federal Relations• Information and Publications• CRC

Staff listing

(http://www.research.fsu.edu/directory/vpstaff.html )

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Organization of the Office of the Research

Sponsored Research Services (SRS)

Sponsored Research Accounting Services (SRAS)

874 Traditions Way; Student Services Bldg

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Organization of the Office of the Research

Sponsored Research Services• Greg Thompson, Director• Federal and State contracts and grants• Handles all pre-award and annual grant

increment functions• Facilitates submission of proposals• Staff are assigned to different funding agencies

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Organization of the Office of the Research

Sponsored Research Accounting Services• Roberta McManus, Director• Federal and State awards• Post-award functions• Accounting• Approves expenditures >$1,000• Compliance with Federal regulations

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Organization of the Office of the ResearchFSURF Buildings (SW Campus): FSU Research Foundation, Human Subjects and Office of Intellectual Property Development & Commercialization

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Organization of the Office of the ResearchFSU Research Foundation (Bldg A)• Holly Newell, Director/CFO [office in Westcott]• Grants and contracts other than those from

Federal and State Agencies• Fulfills both pre- and post-award functions• Manages a large fund portfolio based on

license and other revenues• Involved in research building construction and

maintenance

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Organization of the Office of the Research

Human Subjects Committee (IRB= Institutional Review Board) (Bldg B)

• IRB consists of ~20 faculty and several members from the local community

• Evaluates ~1,700 protocols per year• Submission of proposals is electronic• Turn-around time is reasonably rapid• ~10% exempt; ~40% expedited

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Organization of the Office of the Research

Technology Transfer (Bldg B)• Protects intellectual property by evaluating the

wording of agreements, contracts and grants• Facilitates the filing and protecting of patents• Bridges the gap between the bench and the

private sector• Administers two grant programs- one providing

funds for equipment and the other for facilitation of commercialization of IP.

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Organization of the Office of the ResearchOther units under the Office of Research

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory

(Turkey Point)

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Organization of the Office of the ResearchOther units under the Office of Research

• Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS)

• Applied Superconductivity Center (ASC)

• Institute for Energy Systems, Economics & Sustainability (IESES)

• High Performance Materials Institute (HPMI)

• Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP)

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Organization of the Office of the ResearchOther units under the Office of Research

• Future Fuels Institute (FFI)

• Florida Climate Institute (FCI)

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Organization of the Office of the ResearchOther units under the Office of Research

• Laboratory Animal Resources (LAR)

IACUC (Inst. Animal Care & Use Committee)

BAC (Biomedical Advisory Committee)

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Summary

• The Office of Research is here to serve you

• We are responsive to concerns and criticisms

• Our funding base is derived from the indirect cost revenues generated by your grants and contracts

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Schedule for the Workshop

9:05-9:45 Where to Look for Funding (Beth Hodges)9:45-10:00 Break10:00 -noon• Proposal Development & Submission Procedures (Julie

Wammack)• Award Process– Negotiation & Acceptance (Russell Lentz)• Post Award Activities & Effort Reporting (Roberta McManus)• FSU Research Foundation (Amy Starkey)• Top 10 Things that Can and Do Go Wrong at the Departmental

Level (Russell Lentz)• Technical Reports, Data Retention & Wrap Up (Ross Ellington) Noon-1:00 Lunch and Poster Awards1:00-2:30 Break-out session

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Questions??