Grants and Contracts

• Department of Pediatrics Submission Policy:
  All funding proposals must be complete, reviewed, and approved by the appropriate pediatric sections ten full business days prior to the sponsor's deadline (five full business days prior to the SPO deadline). Proposals submitted that do not contain all the required components are considered incomplete and may be returned to the PI or section for corrections.
• BRAIN Overview
• Proposal Types
• Proposal Requirements:

• BRAIN ESP2 proposals at a minimum should have the following attached to the proposal:

  What is considered a complete application?

  • Grant Instructions (RFA/PA)
  • Internal Budget (Excel worksheet)
  • Department of Pediatrics' Cost-Sharing Worksheet (See Cost Sharing section below for applicability)
  • Applicable FCOI-R assurances completed and submitted in the corresponding BRAIN ERCOI module
  • Completed Application - all the components of the application that will get submitted to the funding agency
• Proposal Due Dates:
  • NIH Standard Due Dates for Completing Applications
  • 2020 NIH Due Dates for the Department of Pediatrics

• Links
  • NIH Forms
  • NIH Table of Page Limits
• General Institutional Information for Funding Applications
• Sample SF 424 R01 Application with Pediatric Specific Information: The attached SF 424 sample application is for instructional purposes only.  This sample application provides:
  • Basic institutional and departmental information that should be included on all SF 424 applications submitted by investigators in the Department of Pediatrics
  • Sample Research & Related Budget Component and Modular Budget Component: Please note that only one budget component type should be used per application.  Please refer to the RFA or PA for information regarding the specific budget component to be used.
• External Sample Applications
  • Ten Steps to a Winning R01 Application
  • NIAID sample R01 Applications
  • NIAID sample R21 Applications
• Formatting Guidelines for NIH R01, R02 and R21 Applications

• Local Demographics (pediatrics, adult) - under development
• TMC Description - under development
• Baylor College of Medicine - under development
• RRO/CRC/IDS Resources Description

Helpful Hints - under development

What is Cost Sharing?

• Cost sharing represents that portion of the total project costs (direct or indirect) not borne by the sponsor.
• Types of Cost Sharing:
  • Voluntary - not required by sponsor as a condition of receiving an award
  • Mandatory - required by sponsor as a condition to receiving an award
• Requesting approval for cost sharing for the Department of Pediatrics requires the completion of the Cost Sharing Template
  • Must be approved and signed by section chief
  • Must provide a charge source from where the cost sharing expenses will be paid from
  • Must provide a thorough justification for the cost share
  • The completed cost sharing sheet approved by the section chief must be attached to the BRAIN proposal
  • Deparment reviewers are responsible for obtaining Departmental Chair's approval

• BCM Information for Incoming and Outgoing Sub-awards
• Letter of Intent Templates:
  • Letter of Intent from BCM to Primary Institution (BCM On Campus)
  • Letter of Intent from BCM to Primary Institution (Affiliated Institution TCH)
  • Letter of Intent from BCM to Primary Institution (CNRC)
  • Letter of Intent to BCM from Sub-award site

• NIH Progress Report Instructions
• NIH Progress Reports
  • Sponsored Programs Office RPPR Handout
• NIH Final Progress Reports
  • Completing the Closeout Process in the eRA Commons

• RRO Consultation Form
• RRO Feasibility Assessment Form - Including Investigational Pharmacy Services
• Pre-Review Industry Sponsored/Clinical Trial Agreement

• BCM Policy and Information
• Financial Interests in Research Manual
• FCOI-R Training:
  All personnel who plan on participating in a PHS or NSF funded research project and meet the definition of Investigator must complete online Research Conflict of Interest Training
  • FAQ and Guide to Accessing Online Training
  • CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative)
• FCOI-R Submission Process

Forms:

• Subrecipient/Collaborator Form - for non-BCM employees, which may include but is not limited to Co-Investigators, Collaborator Investigators, Significant Contributors, Coordinators, and Consultants who are paid or unpaid, and any other individual responsible for conducting, designing or reporting the research for which funding is sought.
• Subrecipient/Collaborator Institution Letter - Subrecipients, collaborators, etc. at other institutions may provide an institution letter stating that they have a conflict of interest policy that conforms to the requirements fo all applicable regulations, including, but not limited to those set forth in 45 CFR Part 94 and 42 CFR Part 50, Subpart F, and that within 30 days, the subrecipient institution will report to BCM as the primary awardee institution, any subrecipient's identified FCOI related to the award.
• Travel Document - Investigators must disclose the occurrence of any reimbursed or sponsored travel (i.e., that which is paid on behalf of the investigator and not reimbursed to the investigator so that the exact monetary value may not be readily available) related to the investigator's institutional responsibilities that has occurred within the year.

Check back for information.

• External Funding Sources
• Research Associateship Programs (The National Research Council of the National Academies)

• BCM Office of Research
• BCM Office of Sponsored Programs
• SPO Handbook
• Financial Interests in Research Manual