Introduction to Research Resources at UNL Module 1

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Today’s Agenda • Module objectives • Brief overview of NURAMP • Office of Research (ORED) structure and services • State and university policies and regulations governing

research • Federal policies governing research • NUgrant • Other learning opportunities

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Learning Objectives

. . . tap into UNL Office of Research services and resources

. . . find policies that govern research at the university, state and federal levels and how they apply to your work

. . . contact the correct office for assistance

At the end of this workshop you will be able to . . .

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nuramp (research administration management program)

Mission • Ensure that research at UNL

moves forward • Assure that research

complies with requirements • Maintain integrity and

credibility

Goals • Build a broad campus-wide

understanding of regulations, policies & procedures

• Improve researchers’access to important resources

• Strengthen internal controls • Provide support for UNL’s

$300 million research expenditures goal

Audience • Faculty engaged in research

and creative activity • Administrative staff who

support research • Graduate students and post

docs

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Why is nuramp important?

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Why is nuramp important?

Competition for funding

Rules and regulations

Accountability and productivity

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Why is nuramp important? Protections for human and animal subjects

Intellectual property rights

Export control limitations

Potential fines and penalties

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Office of Research – how do we fit in?

Facilitators

Protectors/enforcers

Partners with your colleges

Problem-solvers

Bridge to industry

Liaisons

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Nathan Meier Research Strategy

Ryan Anderson Industry Relations

Dan Duncan Nebraska Innovation

Campus (NIC)

Brad Roth NUtech Ventures

Prem S. Paul, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development

Steve Goddard Associate Vice

Chancellor

Sara Frizzell Research

Compliance Services (RCS)

Kelly Heath Institutional Animal Care

Program (IACP)

Mike Zeleny Associate Vice

Chancellor

Jeanne Wicks Sponsored Programs

(OSP)

Becky Zavala Research Finance

Tim Savage Research

Information Systems

Monica Norby Assistant Vice

Chancellor

Vicki Miller Research

Communications

Tisha Mullen Proposal

Development (OPD)

Chris Stoik Defense-Related

Initiatives

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Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)

Pre-award and post-award services

Proposal review & submission to external

sponsors

Award and contract negotiation and

acceptance / Subcontract negotiation

Effort reporting – Personnel Activity

Reports (PARs) Financial management and close-out of awards

Coordination of interactions with

sponsors and auditors

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Office of Proposal Development (OPD)

Offers assistance developing

competitive external grant proposals

Facilitates interdisciplinary and

multi-institutional grant proposals

Publishes Funding Announcements

Coordinates expert review opportunities

Manages limited submissions competitions

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Research Compliance Services (RCS)

Ensures compliance with rules regarding human protections

(IRB), biosafety (IBC) and radiation safety

Offers training in responsible conduct of

research (RCR)

Oversees interest and activity management

(IAM) to manage potential conflicts of

interest

Ensures compliance with export control

regulations

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Institutional Animal Care Program (IACP)

Ensures compliance with rules regarding use of

animals in teaching and research (IACUC)

Provides veterinary services and coordinates animal health care oversight on campus and in UNL’s

satellite facilities around the state

Provides support and training necessary to assure high quality care and use of

the university’s animals.

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NUtech Ventures

Promotes transfer of technologies into the commercial sector

Helps protect intellectual property through patents or

copyrights

Supports start-up companies

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Other ORED Services and Programs

Travel awards Internal research

funding opportunities

Financial services for internal funding

Recognition and publicity for major

awards

Special events (annual Research Fair, seminars)

Publications (annual report, Research News,

webpage)

National Strategic Research Institute

(NSRI)

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A quick quiz . . .

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Question 1: Who Ya Gonna Call? I have a question about a potential conflict of interest

that may affect my research. A. Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) B. Office of Proposal Development (OPD) C. Research Compliance Services (RCS) D. Institutional Animal Care Program (IACP) E. NUtech Ventures (NUtech) F. Vice Chancellor’s Office (VCRED)

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Question 2: Who Ya Gonna Call? I want to issue a subagreement from my grant.

A. Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) B. Office of Proposal Development (OPD) C. Research Compliance Services (RCS) D. Institutional Animal Care Program (IACP) E. NUtech Ventures (NUtech) F. Vice Chancellor’s Office (VCRED)

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Question 3: Who Ya Gonna Call? I think my research might result in a patentable

product. A. Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) B. Office of Proposal Development (OPD) C. Research Compliance Services (RCS) D. Institutional Animal Care Program (IACP) E. NUtech Ventures (NUtech) F. Vice Chancellor’s Office (VCRED)

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Question 4: Who Ya Gonna Call? I need help writing the narrative portion of my

proposal. A. Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) B. Office of Proposal Development (OPD) C. Research Compliance Services (RCS) D. Institutional Animal Care Program (IACP) E. NUtech Ventures (NUtech) F. Vice Chancellor’s Office (VCRED)

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Question 5: Who Ya Gonna Call? I might want to visit my program officer in Washington

DC – can I get travel funds? A. Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) B. Office of Proposal Development (OPD) C. Research Compliance Services (RCS) D. Institutional Animal Care Program (IACP) E. NUtech Ventures (NUtech) F. Vice Chancellor’s Office (VCRED)

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Question 6: Who Ya Gonna Call? I’m preparing a proposal budget and I have a question.

A. Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) B. Office of Proposal Development (OPD) C. Research Compliance Services (RCS) D. Institutional Animal Care Program (IACP) E. NUtech Ventures (NUtech) F. Vice Chancellor’s Office (VCRED)

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Question 7: Who Ya Gonna Call? I might need to use human subjects in my research.

A. Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) B. Office of Proposal Development (OPD) C. Research Compliance Services (RCS) D. Institutional Animal Care Program (IACP) E. NUtech Ventures (NUtech) F. Vice Chancellor’s Office (VCRED)

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Question 8: Who Ya Gonna Call? I need to complete a PAR form to report effort on a

sponsored project and I’m not sure how to do it. A. Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) B. Office of Proposal Development (OPD) C. Research Compliance Services (RCS) D. Institutional Animal Care Program (IACP) E. NUtech Ventures (NUtech) F. Vice Chancellor’s Office (VCRED)

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Question 9: Who Ya Gonna Call? A state auditor has contacted me with questions about

some expenditures on my grant. A. Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) B. Office of Proposal Development (OPD) C. Research Compliance Services (RCS) D. Institutional Animal Care Program (IACP) E. NUtech Ventures (NUtech) F. Vice Chancellor’s Office (VCRED)

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Question 10: Who Ya Gonna Call? I want to use mice in one of my research projects.

A. Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) B. Office of Proposal Development (OPD) C. Research Compliance Services (RCS) D. Institutional Animal Care Program (IACP) E. NUtech Ventures (NUtech) F. Vice Chancellor’s Office (VCRED)

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Office of Sponsored Programs http://research.unl.edu/sponsoredprograms

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Research policies and procedures http://research.unl.edu/research-policies-procedures

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University of Nebraska Policies and Procedures http://bf.unl.edu/NUPoliciesProceduresInfoLinks.shtml

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Other policies Board of Regents Policies and Bylaws

www.nebraska.edu/board/board_policies.shtml

State of Nebraska (financial) www.das.state.ne.us/accounting/nis/amcon.htm

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Research administration authorizations

Sponsored Programs • Proposal submission • Negotiation and

acceptance of grants and contracts

• Some material transfer and confidentiality agreements

NUtech Ventures • Licensing • Some material

transfer and confidentiality agreements

Research Compliance Services • Human subjects

protocols (IRB) • Conflict of interest

management plans • Export control and

technology control plans

Intitutional Animal Care

Program • Animal subjects

protocols (IACUC)

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Regulations governing federal research

OMB Uniform Guidance

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Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

• Used by federal agencies in contracting for supplies and services

• Codifies uniform policies for such acquisitions

• Some clauses undermine the university’s fundamental research exemption and subject us to onerous export controls

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Uniform Guidance (UG) Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles,

and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards

• Revises: A-21, A-110, A-133 • Combines with: A-102, A-89, A-87, A-122 • Effective: December 2014

Technical corrections are being considered and will be

Incorporated into the final guidance.

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Uniform Guidance Section 200.402-406

Factors affecting allowability of costs: necessary, reasonable, allocable,

allowable, and consistently applied

Section 200.420 - 475 General provisions for selected items of

cost

Section 200.413(c) Direct charging of administrative or

clerical staff salaries may be appropriate under certain conditions

Section 200.430

Compensation for personal services

A21 Sub-part E - Cost Principles

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Uniform Guidance

• A-110 has been incorporated throughout the UG - most notably in Section 200.300 - 200.345

• Procurement is included in this section – the guidance allowed for, and the university elected to defer implementation for one fiscal year.

A-110 - Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Other Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Non-Profit Organizations

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Uniform Guidance

A-133 - Audits of States, Local Governments and Non-Profit Organizations

• Internal controls originally in A-133 – now appear throughout the Uniform Guidance with greater emphasis

• For our fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 • Subrecipient monitoring moved to 200.330 – 200.332 – requires

additional certification, documented monitoring practices, and more active PI participation.

Moved to Subpart F (Section 200.500 – 200.521)

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Federal Web sites:

OMB Circulars: www.omb.gov

COFAR: https://cfo.gov/cofar/

CFR: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/ECFR?page=browse

FAR: http://www.acquisition.gov/far

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Federal Web sites: PART 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles,

and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=704835d27377ef5213a51c149de40cab&node=2:1.1.2.2.1&rgn=div5

Simpler approach: Go to http://www.ecfr.gov. Browse for Title 2, then select chapter II Office of Management and Budget Guidance Part 200

Uniform Guidance Crosswalks and Side-by-Side Comparison http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_docs

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NUgrant research administration system

https://nugrant.unl.edu/

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NUgrant home page

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• Secure web-based research administration system

• Developed by the UNL Office of Research

• Various modules allow for: • Routing external proposals • Tracking and managing sponsored projects and finding

archived records • Filing interest and activity management forms • Submitting IRB, IBC and IACUC

protocols • Entering internal competitions

NUgrant features

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NUgrant Basics: Proposal Routing

March 31, April 28, May 26 1-2:30 p.m. 152 Whittier Research Center Register at: http://research.unl.edu/nuramp/nugrant.shtml

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“Write Winning Grant Proposals”

Free day-long seminar March 20, 2015 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (breakfast and lunch included) Nebraska East Union Online registration is now closed. Contact Peg Filliez at pfilliez1@unl.edu or 402-472-3554 to inquire about late registration.

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NURAMP certificate program • All modules in current

workshop series • Three electives • Complete requirements within

two years

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NURAMP e-learning library

http://research.unl.edu/nuramp/nuramp-e-learning-library/ 10-to-15-minute narrated Power Point presentations

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Contact us Liz Banset 472-7003 ebanset1@unl.edu

Mike Behne 472-6323 mbehne1@unl.edu

Suzan Lund 472-1930 slund2@unl.edu

Jeanne Wicks 472-1825 jwicks2@unl.edu

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