Volume 4 Number 41.......ORA News Online.......Week Ending 02/14/03

 

DONT FORGET


COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

UF RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROFESSORSHIP

The college of medicine has been invited to nominate five tenured faculty with a distinguished current record of research for the University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship Program for 2003.

These are three-year term professorships that provide $5,000 annual salary supplement and a $3,000 grant to support research in year one. Associate and Full Professors who are tenured and have been on the UF faculty for at least five years are eligible.

The iInternal deadline for nominations to the Office for Research Affairs is February 21, 2003.

Nominations must include:
1. Supporting letter from the Department Chair
2. A one page statement by the candidate
3. Curriculum vitae

For details regarding the program and nomination of candidates Click Here. (Posted 02/14/03)

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: COLLEGE OF MEDICINE RESEARCH DAY

The College of Medicine Annual Research Day will be held on Friday, April 11, 2003.

A highlight of this event is the presentation of Research Posters by the Faculty. Traditionally, this has served to showcase the ongoing research in the College of Medicine and foster interaction among faculty, fellows and students.

We invite you to participate by presenting your research in a poster-session between 12:00 p.m. - 2: 30 p.m. on April 11, 2003. In anticipation of an impressive attendance, we will hold the poster displays in the Shands Hospital Atrium, the Founder's Gallery and the new Health Professions, Nursing and Pharmacy Building. Lunch will be served.

Please send information on your presentation(s)
by Friday, March 7, 2003.

1. Name(s) of the Author(s)
2. Department Afiiliation
3. Title of the Abstract
4. Full Abstract sent as an attachment

This information should be sent to:
Sandra Smith
Office for Research Affairs
snsmith@dean.med.ufl.edu
Tel: 392-5398
Fax: 392-7427 (Posted 02/14/03)

 

INTRAMURAL FUNDING

PA FOOTE CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Perry A. Foote Program in Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics seeks proposals from University of Florida faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students for small grants to support the development of new research projects.

The purpose of the Program is to support the development of research at the University of Florida and SHANDS HealthCare in Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics. The Program seeks to accomplish this goal by supporting the development of proposals likely to attract outside funding in the future.

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For the purposes of this call for proposals, "health outcomes " are defined as the end result of the provision of health services to patients and their families, and include a broad range of phenomena, from morbidity and death, to health status and functional status, to patient satisfaction and health related quality of life. "Pharmacoeconomics" takes a comparative approach to outcomes and costs of drug therapy, taking into consideration description and analysis of costs of drug therapy and its sequels. Common methods used are cost-minimization, cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness and cost- utility analysis.

Eligibility
All faculty, staff and graduate students in the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Shands Health System are eligible for the grants program. Other personnel can be included on an application, but the principal investigator with overall responsibility for the project must be a clinician, faculty member, graduate student, or post-doctoral fellow.

Any graduate student enrolled in a program in any of the Colleges mentioned is eligible to apply. Students must be able to demonstrate potential for making substantial progress on their thesis or dissertation, and must have the written endorsement of a faculty advisor or the Department's chair.


Awards: Three grants for a maximum of $10,000 each are available for faculty, and three grants for a maximum of $5,000 each are available for graduate students. No indirect costs are required.

Award funds may be used for data collection and analysis of any type, or for interventions, or for other resources for the completion of the project. Award funds may not be used to pay for clinical patient care, purchase of computer hardware, faculty salary or for travel to conferences. Award winners agree to submit a progress report after twelve months. Funds are not transferable, and should be drawn before the due date f the final report. Award recipients will be notified by Tuesday, May 20, 2003.

Submission Deadline: Friday, April 18th, 2003, by 5:00 p.m.

The Grant Application Package should include the following:

* Cover Page, with title and full contact information for the principal investigator,

* DSR-1 Form (Sponsored Projects Approval Form),

* Abstract of 300 words or less,

* Scientific Plan of 10 pages or less, no author information, double spaced, font size 10-12 pt., references additional;

* Biosketch of 2 pages for the principal investigator and key personnel,

* Budget and budget justification,

* IRB approval (confirmation of approval or evidence of application).

Submit four copies of the application package by April 18th, 2003, to:
College of Pharmacy,
Dept. of Pharmacy Health Care Administration
Re: P.A. Foote Small Grants Program
PO Box 100496, University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0496

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the program director, Abraham G. Hartzema, Ph.D., Perry A. Foote Eminent Scholar Chair in Health Outcomes Research and Pharmacoeconomics, at (352) 392- 5270 or by e-mail at hartzema@cop.ufl.edu, to discuss their ideas before submitting an application. (Posted 02/14/03)


WHAT'S NEW?


HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

As part of the Research Administration Training Series, the Health Science Center Colleges and DSR will offer the following courses for the Pre-Award Module.

Proposal Preparation, Processing and Review - HSC Staff ONLY- April 23, 10:00 am - 12 noon in HPNP, Rm G316

Participants will be prepared to assist faulty in completing the proposal package, be knowledgeable in reading and interpreting guidelines, and will be cognizant of the university's processing requirements. They will be able to use the web to access current information regarding changes in preparation and submission processes.

Building Budgets That Survive the Real World - HSC Staff ONLY, April 24: 8:30 -10:30 in HPNP, Rm G316

Participants will be able to construct an effective project/program budget utilizing their knowledge of federal, state, and university requirements and will be able to determine how costs may be appropriately applied, transferred, and modified using these same criteria. Cost sharing also will be discussed. They will understand how to access additional information to identify accurate costs and will be able to utilize the web to maintain currency in regulatory changes affecting budget processes.

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These courses are designed specifically for HSC Grant Administrators and Faculty, and should be taken in leiu of the general class. Registration will open in mid March.

For questions: cindyw@dean.med.ufl.edu
(Posted 02/14/03)

DIVISION OF SPONSORED RESEARCH

MARCH 1 DEADLINE

Proposal processing services will be provided on site at the UF Health Science Center by DSR for the March 1 NIH deadline. DSR staff will be available in Room P1-102 on the following day and times:

* Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 8:30 a.m.-12 Noon & 1:00-4:30 p.m.

Complete proposal review service will be provided, including the authorized institutional signature. Please bring the original proposal plus one (1) complete copy for DSR records. Without this record copy, the authorized signature may not be provided on site. Proposals will be released back to the Principal Investigator or his/her representative for mailing.

The central Proposal Processing Office, 2nd Floor Grinter Hall, will be staffed and open for business as usual -- 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. -- on these days.

Questions may be directed to the Proposal Processing Office at 392-9267 (Posted 02/14/03)


IN THE NEWS



NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

SALARY LIMITATION ON GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS UNDER THE CURRENT CONTINUING RESOLUTION


The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Appropriation Act for FY 2002, Public Law 107-116, restricts the amount of direct salary of an individual under an NIH grant or cooperative agreement (hereafter referred to as a grant) or applicable contract to Executive Level I of the Federal Executive Pay scale. HHS continues to operate on a continuing resolution (CR) through February 20, 2003. The CR applies tthe terms of the FY 2002 appropriations into the period covered by the CR. The Executive Level I annual salary rate is $166,700 for the period January 1 through December 31, 2002. Effective January 1, 2003, the Executive Level I salary level increased to $171,900. When the final FY 2003 Appropriation is enacted, we will publish our annual NIH Guide Notice on the legislative mandates included therein with additional information on the salary cap.

The new Salary Cap should be budgeted on all new, supplements, and competive renewals.

For the full version of these annoucements, go to NOTICE: NOT-OD-03-027 of the February 14, 2003 issue of the NIH Guide. (Posted 02/14/03)




REMINDER TO APPLICANTS ABOUT REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE OTHER SUPPORT INFORMATION

NIH requires submission of complete and up-to-date "other support" information before an award can be made. Other support includes all financial resources, whether Federal, non-Federal, commercial or institutional, available in direct support of an individual's research endeavors, including but not limited to research grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and/or institutional awards. Training awards, prizes, or gifts are not included. Applicants should not include information on other support in the PHS 398 competitive grant application submission, but should be prepared to follow "just-in-time" procedures to submit current other support information upon the request of NIH Institute/Center staff when the application is under consideration for funding. Grantees must also report any changes in other support as a part of the annual progress report.

. For the full version of these annoucements, go to NOTICE: NOT-OD-03-029 of the February 14, 2003 issue of the NIH Guide. (Posted 02/14/03)



NEW
FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES


For funding opportunities annouced by Research and Graduate Programs FYI http://rgp.ufl.edu/fyi/

     

New NIH notices, requests for applications and program announcements can be found at NIH Notice




INTERNAL
DEADLINES


Certain agencies announce Requests for Applications that limit the number of proposals that can be submitted by the University. In these instances, the Office for Research Affairs will post an internal deadline for interested faculty to submit a Letter of Intent to the Office for Research Affairs.

If there are more applicants interested in submitting a proposal than the agency's guidelines allow for, an internal review process will be coordinated by ORA. ORA will only coordinate the requests that are specifically for health related projects. RGP will coordinate all other requests. There is not always a candidate who applies for an award. If you are interested in a funding opportunity and the internal deadline has passed, check with ORA to see if this opportunity is still available.

     

Upcoming Internal Deadline

Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation is accepting proposals for the Innovative/Translational Cancer Research program. Applications are due to ORA for an internal competition by February 14, 2003. Only one application from each institution will be accepted. (Posted 02/14/03)

The American Geriatrics Society is accepting proposals for the 2003 Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GESR) program. Applications are due to ORA for an internal competition by February 28, 2003. Only one application from a department will be accepted. (Posted 02/14/03)


Contact Dr. Madsen with questions related to funding opporunities or internal competitions.


CONFERENCES WORKSHOPS

The National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) 2003 Video Workshop Series is coming to the University of Florida, courtesy of Research and Graduate Programs, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Medicine, the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, the Office of Engineering Research, and Contracts and Grants.
NCURA has designed this four-part series for anyone involved in Research Administration who is concerned about strengthening their skills, increasing their knowledge, and keeping current with agency-wide requirements. Each video conference is a live broadcast and will feature a toll-free line so that audience members can pose questions to the panel.

The workshop series is free and registration is not required, so please join us and take advantage of these valuable training opportunities:

     

Workshop 1: ''''Subawards and Subcontracts: A Workshop Primer on Managing Collaborative Projects'''' - MARCH 4 - 11:30 am - 3:30 pm - Room L-107 Marston Science Library

Workshop 2: ''''Exploring the Lifecycle of Costs: Budget to Audit'''' - JUNE 24 - 11:30 am - 3:30 pm - Location: TBA

Workshop 3: ''''A Primer on Intellectual Property for the Research Administrator'''' - SEPTEMBER 16 - 11:30 am - 3:30 pm - Location: TBA

Workshop 4: ''''A-110 for Departmental Administrators'''' - Date/Time/Location: TBA [This will be a video-taped session of the January 27 live broadcast.

Complete workshop descriptions can be found at: http://www.ncura.edu/conferences/videoseries/2003/info.pdf

If you have questions, please contact Chris Moore, UF Division of Sponsored Research, 392-3516 or csmoore@ufl.edu (Posted 02/14/03)



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