August 2004

Proposals and Awards

October 1 -- MAJOR Proposal Deadline! Some of the agencies that have an October 1 deadline are listed below. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) American Association of Critical Care Nurses American Association for Dental Research American Cancer Society (ACS) American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) American Diabetes Association (ADA) American Lung Association Burroughs Wellcome Fund Centers for Disease Control Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Helene Fuld Health Trust Leukemia & Lymphoma Society March of Dimes National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC) National Institute of Justice National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Science Foundation (NSF) National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) National Multiple Sclerosis Society Pfizer, Inc. PhRMA Research Corporation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Whitehall Foundation U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Defense U.S. Department of Justice

Sponsored Program Development

R&SP Announces Oct 15 Internal Funding Deadline and Revised Guidelines International Development Fund (IDF): The IDF grant was developed to enhance the international focus of the IUPUI academic mission. Ideally, the IDF grant serves as venture capital to stimulate additional funding for international activities from extramural sources, which provide indirect costs recovery in the areas of research, teaching, and/or service. Overseas Sabbatical/Project Study (OSPS): IUPUI's International Strategic Plan calls for increased collaboration with international partner institutions. The OSPS grant is being made available to support continued development of relationships in line with campus initiatives. OPD Announces Oct 15 Internal Funding Deadline and Revised Terms of Eligibility Grant-in-Aid for Special Populations Grant-in-Aid for Academic Staff Development: Funding of up to $1000 is available to provide support for professional development and training that is related to roles and responsibilities at the university. Grant-in-Aid for Associate (Part-time) Faculty and Lecturer Development: Funding of up to $1000 is available for professional development, including participation in scholarly meetings. Grant-in-Aid for Women Faculty Development: Funding of up to $3000 is available to support activities for career advancement and enhancement for women faculty. General Grant-in-Aid Grant-in-Aid for Research: Seed monies of up to $3000 can be requested to start up or supplement ongoing research projects. The goal is to provide funds that permit the testing of an idea that holds potential for support through external funding. Grant-in-Aid for Teaching: Funding of up to $3000 is available to support expenses connected with large course redesign projects or other teaching development activities requiring extra resources. Grant-in-Aid for Service: Funding of up to $3000 is available to support work that promotes relationships between IUPUI and the Indianapolis community or contributes to professional associations in the disciplines. Gateway (Special Focus) Course Grant This grant provides support for efforts to understand and improve student learning in Gateway courses. (A list of these courses is available at http://opd.iupui.edu/special/Gateway/gatewaycourses.htm.) Project areas include: Best Practices Team Planning and Travel Civic Engagement/Integration of Community Resources Development Dissemination Gateway and Beyond Inquiry Integrator Student Learning Measurement PRAC (Program Review and Assessment Committee) Grants for IUPUI This committee funds grants that promise innovative approaches or improved practice in assessment and/or program review. PRAC invites groups or individuals to submit proposals for initiatives that support the continued development of school/departmental assessment plans that focus on enhancing student learning and/or assessment of program effectiveness in connection with preparing the self-study for program review.

Human Subjects

New SOP Under Development to Clarify Specimen-Banking Protocols and the IRB Requirements HIPAA requires that subjects be provided with specific information regarding the future use of their specimens if their samples are identifiable and such information is typically shared via the informed consent statement for the research project. (For studies which involve de-identified specimens, this issue does not apply. De-identified specimens may be used for broader purposes with appropriate IRB approval.) For example, in a cancer study, subjects might be told in the informed consent that their specimens will be used “in relation to future research about cancer” and this would be HIPAA-compliant. In contrast, The Common Rule allows for subjects to be given a generic statement regarding what might be done with their specimens. Using the same above example, The Common Rule would allow that subjects be told in an informed consent that their samples will be used “in relation to future research about cancer and other unspecified projects.” Therefore, a disconnect exists between what HIPAA and The Common Rule require. In cases of biomedical research, IUPUI and Clarian are obviously bound by the HIPAA regulations and since these regulations are stricter than what is prescribed by The Common Rule for such studies, IUPUI and Clarian IRBs must be compliant with HIPAA requirements. Thus, the IUPUI and Clarian IRBs require that for studies which involve the banking of identifiable samples, subjects must either be given “specific” information about what their samples might be used for in the future or they must be provided a subsequent informed consent when new uses are proposed with their samples that have not been previously described to them in an informed consent statement. As a side note, for research involving specimens from deceased individuals, HIPAA allows that such specimens may be used for any purpose as long as the investigator can document that the individual is deceased. An exempt research application, however, will need to be submitted for IRB acceptance in order to proceed with the use. A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is forthcoming which will provide more specific guidance for investigators regarding the conduct of such studies at IUPUI/Clarian. Watch the R&SP Communicator (http://www.iupui.edu/~resgrad/newsletter.htm) for developing information.

What's New

Registration Now Open for the Oct 18 Grant Writing Workshop Rather than offer what is typically presented (little more than how to fill out forms and conform to instructions) the grant writing seminar emphasizes idea development, how to write for reviewers and tips and strategies. The program design is both educational and entertaining. Discussions, practical exercises, morning, afternoon and lunch breaks, and a detailed handout ensure that participants will find this an effective and informative program. To view the program brochure and register, go to http://cme.medicine.iu.edu/courses/grantwriting/default.htm.

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