Grants Bulletin

February 27, 2013

Limited Submissions

• U.S. Department of Energy – Solar Utility Networks - Replicable Innovations in Solar Energy (SUNRISE) – March 1
• U.S. Department of State – Programs to Support Legal Socialization Reform in Armenia and Georgia  – March 5
• U.S. Department of State – Expanding Citizen-Government Dialogue – March 6
• U.S. Department of Justice – OVW Fiscal Year 2013 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program – March 6
• U.S. Department of Energy – Physics of Reliability: Evaluating Design Insights for Component Technologies in Solar (PREDICTS) – March 6
• Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet – Department for Energy Development and Independence 2013-2014 Energy Research – March 7

To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.

NIH Operation Plan in the Event of a Sequestration

Notice Number: NOT-OD-13-043
Release Date: February 21, 2013
Related Announcements: NOT-OD-13-002
Issued by National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The NIH continues to operate under a Continuing Resolution as described in NOT-OD-13-002, and therefore all non-competing continuation awards are currently being funded at a level below that indicated on the most recent Notice of Award (generally up to 90% of the previously committed level). Final levels of FY 2013 funding may be reduced by a sequestration. Despite the potential for reduced funding, the NIH remains committed to our mission to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.    

Should a sequestration occur, NIH likely will reduce the final FY 2013 funding levels of non-competing continuation grants and expects to make fewer competing awards to allow the agency to meet the available budget allocation. Although each NIH Institute and Center (IC) will assess allocations within their portfolio to maximize the scientific impact, non-competing continuation awards that have already been made may be restored above the current level as described in NOT-OD-13-002 but likely will not reach the full FY 2013 commitment level described in the Notice of Award. Finally, in the event of a sequestration, NIH ICs will announce their respective approaches to meeting the new budget level.

Inquiries: Questions regarding adjustments applied to individual grant awards may be directed to the Grants Management Specialist identified on the Notice of Award.

2013 CCTS Spring Conference “Building Teams for Translational Science” – April 8

Now accepting registrations and abstracts for the 2013 Center for Clinical and Translational Science Spring Conference on Monday, April 8, 2013, at the Lexington Convention Center.

Held in conjunction with:

• Community Faculty / Kentucky Practice-Based Research Networks Collaborative
• 29th Annual Spring Neuroscience Research Day (BGSFN)
• College of Dentistry Research Day
• College of Public Health Research Day

For more information go to: http://www.ccts.uky.edu/Events/CCTSConference_ahs.aspx

Deadlines:

• Mentor Award Nominations (March 1)
• Abstract Submission (March 15)
• Conference Registration (March 29)

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February 20, 2013

Limited Submissions

• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) –Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Knowledge to Practice Program (HRSA-13-197) and MCH Navigator Program (HRSA-13-262)– February 25
• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) – Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions – February 28
• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) – Annual Program Statement (APS) for Microbicide Research, Development, and Introduction, Round 2 – February 28
  
• U.S. Department of State –Youth Ambassadors Program with South America – February 28
• Neilsen, Craig H. Foundation — Quality of Life Grants — March 5

To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.

Changes to Public Access Policy Compliance Efforts Apply to Awards with Start Dates on or after July 1, 2013

Notice Number: NOT-OD-13-042

Issued by National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Purpose: For non-competing continuation grant awards with a start date of July 1, 2013 or beyond:

1. NIH will delay processing of an award if publications arising from it are not in compliance with the NIH public access policy.
2. Investigators will need to use My NCBI to enter papers onto progress reports. Papers can be associated electronically using the RPPR, or included in the PHS 2590 using the My NCBI generated PDF report.

Please see NOT-OD-12-160 for more details.

Please direct all inquiries to:

Office of Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
1 Center Drive, Room 144
Bethesda, MD 20892-0152
Email: PublicAccess@nih.gov
Website: http://publicaccess.nih.gov

“Teach-Back” Informed Consent Training - March 21

Seminar and Hands-On Workshop by visiting expert, Dartmouth Assistant Provost Elizabeth Bankert
Thursday, March 21

Part One: Clinical Research Update: Giving Research Partcipants Their VOICE (1 credit hour)
Methods, tools and enhancements to achieve effective and valid informed consent
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Hospital Pavilion A Auditorium

Part Two: Hands-On Work Shop (2 credit hours)
Role play and practice using the teach-back technique
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wethington Commons Room

Register for one session or both! To reserve your place, please register online http://j.mp/X4VGym

Co-sponsored by:

• Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
• Center for Clinical & Translational Science (CCTS)
• Markey Cancer Center (MCC)
  

For questions contact Belinda Smith (belinda.smith@uky.edu, 859-323-2446) or Ryan Vicini (rlvici2@uky.edu, 859-323-8545)

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February 13, 2013

Limited Submissions

• NIAMS — Skin Diseases Research Core Centers (P30) — February 28
• RGK Foundation Grants — Education, Community, and Medicine/Health — April 8
• National Institutes of Health — High-End Instrumentation — May 3

To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.

Pizza & Proposals: “Adaptive Clinical Trials” and “Open Consultation with BERD Members”– February 25

Monday, February 25
CCTS Conference Room (C315 Chandler Medical Center)

11 am – 12 pm
Adaptive Clinical Trials
Dr. Kert Viele, Statistical Scientist, Berry Consultants

Over the past decade adaptive clinical trial designs have become an extremely “hot” area in the medical industry. Come and learn what they are and if they might be a good fit for you.

12 pm – 1 pm
Open Consultation with BERD (Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design) Members

For the most efficient consultation, please indicate on your RSVP your need for consultation and give a short description of your project. BERD members will be available for consultation on study design, data analysis, statistical software questions, proposal development and/or writing.

RSVP to Catherine Starnes (catherine.starnes@uky.edu) by February 22.

Annual Financial Disclosures Required in March

The University of Kentucky “Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research” (AR 7:2) policy has always mirrored federal regulations. The AR has been revised recently to incorporate changes to Public Health Service (PHS) regulation that became effective in August 2012. The UK policy is applicable to all investigators, but was implemented for PHS-funded investigators last fall.   

To ease the administrative burden on investigators, UK has developed an on-line Financial Disclosure Statement which will be completed annually (in March of each year) rather than with each proposal. Disclosure must be made by each investigator, defined as anyone “responsible for the design, conduct or reporting of research or other sponsored activity” regardless of his or her title. It is important to note that disclosure must be made prior to submission of a proposal.     

All investigators on active sponsored projects will be asked to complete the Financial Disclosure Statement during the month of March. In order to bring all investigators into the same annual cycle, PHS investigators will also complete the disclosure during the month of March. Those who have not completed the on-line training module will be asked to do that as well.

Acquisition of a new financial interest requires an updated disclosure statement. An investigator will certify on the Internal Approval Form that his/her disclosure is up to date.

Each investigator must comply with the revised policy in order to remain eligible to submit proposals and receive awards. 

Key changes in the new regulations:

• An investigator must disclose financial interests related to his or her institutional responsibilities; amounts are aggregated for the investigator, spouse and dependent children
• For a publicly traded entity, remuneration and equity interest exceeding $5000 in value received in the past 12 months must be disclosed
• For a non-publicly traded entity, remuneration exceeding $5000 in value received in the past 12 months, must be disclosed; any equity interest must be disclosed
• Certain income is excluded, such as remuneration through UK and income or equity in mutual funds and UK retirement programs
• An institutional official is responsible for determining if a financial interest is related to an investigator’s research and if it a conflict of interest; the official may confer with the investigator
• Training is required before expenditure of grant funds and every four years thereafter

Applicable to PHS-funded investigators only:

• Travel reimbursed or paid directly by most entities other than UK, must be disclosed
• Certain information pertaining to the financial conflicts of interests of key personnel on PHS-funded projects must be posted to a public website
• Financial conflicts of interest must be managed and reported to PHS before expenditure of grant funds may occur
• In the case of non-compliance, the institution must conduct a retrospective review
• A subrecipient must either have a policy that complies with PHS policy or its investigators must comply with UK’s policy

Resources:

• Revised AR 7:2  http://www.uky.edu/regs/Administrative/ar7.2.htm
• Training module slides http://www.research.uky.edu/ospa/info/docs/FinancialDisclosureandCOIEducation.pdf  The module is a brief  powerpoint slide presentation which provides an overview of the policy.
  NOTE: to receive the required credit for training, it must be taken through MyUK Employee Self-Service. Instructions:  http://www.research.uky.edu/ospa/info/docs/Instructions%20for%20FCOI%20Education%20Course.pdf
• PHS Federal Register revised policy http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/coi/fcoi_final_rule.pdf
• National Science Foundation policy http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf13001/aag_4.jsp
• More information is available at this OSPA site  http://www.research.uky.edu/ospa/coi.html

If you have questions about the regulations or the training and forms, please contact Deborah Davis, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, 257-8311, ddavis@uky.edu

2013 CCTS Spring Conference “Building Teams for Translational Science” – April 8

Now accepting registrations and abstracts for the 2013 Center for Clinical and Translational Science Spring Conference on Monday, April 8, 2013, at the Lexington Convention Center.

Held in conjunction with:

• Community Faculty / Kentucky Practice-Based Research Networks Collaborative
• 29th Annual Spring Neuroscience Research Day (BGSFN)
• College of Dentistry Research Day
• College of Public Health Research Day

For more information go to: http://www.ccts.uky.edu/Events/CCTSConference_ahs.aspx

Deadlines:

• Mentor Award Nominations (March 1)
• Abstract Submission (March 15)
• Conference Registration (March 29)

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February 7, 2013

Limited Submissions

• National Endowment for the Arts — Grants for Arts Projects FY 2014 — February 15
• HRSA — Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Training Program — February 25
• NSF — George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Operations FY 2015–FY 2019 — February 25

To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.

"The Integration of Ultraviolet Germicidal Energy Fields in Hospital HVAC Systems" — February 15

UK College of Public Health's Special Research Seminar will feature a lecture by Rita M. Ryan, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital on February 15 from noon to 1 pm in Room 014, CTW Building. Lunch will be provided to all who rsvp to Lynda Charles at lcharles@uky.edu.

"Regulation of Vascular Adhesion" — February 20

UK College of Medicine Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series & Alpha Omega Alpha Groves Memorial MD/PhD Program Student Research Symposium will host a lecture featuring Mark Ginsburg, MD, Director, Physician Scientist Training Program Department of Medicine at University of California, San Diego on February 20 from noon to 1 pm in Pavilion A Auditorium. For more information, contact Therese Stearns at therese.stearns@uky.edu.

NIH High-End Instrumentation and Required Information for Letter of Institutional Commitment - May 3

The NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) has announced the High-End Instrumentation Grant program for major research equipment costing at least $750,000. ORIP intends to commit approximately $20 million in FY2014 to fund approximately 10 to 15 new awards. The NIH deadline is September 13, 2013.

To review the complete announcement, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-101.html.

The guidelines require significant institutional support and the Office of the Vice President for Research must address these requests in a letter of institutional commitment.

Researchers interested in submitting a proposal to the High-End Instrumentation Grant program are asked to submit the following information electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Friday, May 3, 2013:

• Name and department of PI
• Instrument requested and approximate cost
• Proposed user group (a minimum of 3 NIH-funded investigators is required)
• If the instrument is intended to be part of an existing service core (recharge center), identify which one; if a new recharge center is being proposed, provide proposed name and location
• A detailed financial plan for long-term operation and maintenance of the instrument. Pertinent data on user charges, salaries of technical support personnel, maintenance contracts, instrument upgrades, shop charges and other expenses should be included. Specify the sources and amounts of additional needed funds.
• Letter from the PI’s Dean indicating support for the instrumentation and the value to the College’s strategic plan/mission.

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.) Potential applicants can contact the Office of the Vice President for Research to discuss financial aspects of running a cost-recovery core facility if they need more information.

To identify NIH-funded investigators, researchers may contact the Proposal Development Office (PDO@uky.edu) or search SPIFi, the database of UK funded projects at http://www.research.uky.edu/ospa/info/spifi.html.

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February 5, 2013

Limited Submissions

• Department of Transportation — Small Business Transportation Resource Center Program — February 7
• U.S. Department of State — Democracy, Human Rights, and Rule of Law in Vietnam — February 11
• U.S. Department of State — Supporting Democracy, Human Rights, and Citizen Engagement in Burma — February 11
• U.S. Department of State — Strengthening Economic Advocacy throughout the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Region — February 12

To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.

UK Alzheimer Disease Center — Call for Applications

Applications will be accepted and reviewed according to the following schedule:

Call for Applications	Letter of Intent Deadline	PI selected for Full Application Notification	Full Application Receipt Deadline	Funding Decision
January 25, 2013	February 18, 2013 (5:00 pm)	February 28, 2013	April 1, 2013 (5:00 pm)	April 22, 2013

The successful applicant may be in any scientific discipline within the UK system. Applicants should target their research proposal toward increasing understanding of the mechanisms underlying Aging and/or AD and/or the clinical management of, or risks for, AD and associated dementias.

Basic science proposals with a focus on translational research relevant to AD are strongly encouraged and of particular interest. Clinical proposals that investigate risk factors, prevention, preclinical AD, caregiving, minority populations, dementia with movement disorders, cognitive processes, and neuroimaging are also encouraged.

A one-page letter of intent in PDF-format should be submitted to Peter Nelson at peter.nelson@uky.edu. For more information, email Peter or call 859-257-1412 ext 254.