In-House Research Resources

1. In-House Research Resources 6/10/2014 SERIES 4, SESSION 5 OF AAPLS APPLICANTS & ADMINISTRATORS PREAWARD LUNCHEON SERIES

2. In-House Resources • Discussing several types of resources to aid in finding, and retaining research dollars • These resources are offered by or managed by the OVPR or Provosts office • Resources include: • Seed Grant Funding • Lewis-Burke Associates • Responsible Conduct of Research Courses

3. Seed Grant Funding

4. Why Seed Grant Funding Matters • Designed to get promising ideas off the ground • Help researchers build preliminary data and lead to future extramural research funding • Seed Grants also help to facilitate new collaborations and multidisciplinary research • This is especially important as extramural funding availability has declined

5. Internal Opportunities • Tufts Collaborates! • Tufts Innovates! • CTSI Pilot Funding • Faculty Research Awards Committee (FRAC) – A&S and Engineering Only • Russo Family Charitable Foundation Trust – TUSM Only

6. Tufts Collaborates! • Designed to support preliminary phases of interdisciplinary cutting-edge work • Past winners based on all three Tufts Campuses • Proposal evaluations for 4th funding cycle completed, annual competition usually announced in January • Funding amounts from $500 to $50,000 • Program contact: Dr. Kirby Johnson, collaborates@tufts.edu • http://provost.tufts.edu/teaching-research/seed-grants-for-teaching-and-research/tufts-collaborates/

7. Tufts Innovates! • 2014 competition recently closed, held annually and usually announced in January • Funding amounts from $500 to $50,000 • Designed to fund imaginative ideas to enhance learning and teaching, including interdisciplinary approaches that integrate research • Proposals must demonstrate innovative and creative ideas for enhancing student learning at Tufts • Proposals that incorporate educational technology are highly encouraged • Program contact: Jennifer Noyes, innovates@tufts.edu • http://provost.tufts.edu/teaching-research/seed-grants-for-teaching-and-research/tufts-innovates/

8. Others Tufts CTSI Pilot Studies Program • Funds new collaborations of multidisciplinary teams/growth of ideas • http://www.tuftsctsi.org/Funding-Opportunities/Tufts-CTSI-Pilot-Studies-Program.aspx?c=130422231602303887 Russo Family Charitable Foundation Trust • Funds work that will lead to an NIH proposal with dual PIs. • Funding between $15,000 and $20,000 with no salary • Open to TUSM, projects must include 1 or more Sackler faculty • Proposal Contact: mary.broderick@tufts.edu Faculty Research Awards Committee (FRAC) • A&S and Engineering only. $5,000 or less. • http://ase.tufts.edu/frac

9. Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)

10. Why RCR Training Matters • Funding agencies such as NSF and NIH require training in RCR for some members of a research team • For NIH, RCR training is required for all NIH-funded trainees (F, T, and D awards), those with career development awards (K awards), and those with dissertation grants • For NIH, policy also applies to “any other NIH-funded programs supporting research training, career development, or research education” if RCR-training requirement is specified in RFA • For NSF, RCR training is required for NSF-funded undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers

11. Online Training • Online training may meet NSF requirements • Does not meet NIH requirements, which specifically state that online training alone is not sufficient • Once training is completed, each individual must keep a copy of his/her certificate of completion • Principal Investigators are required to retain a copy of education certificates for all research team members; these documents are subject to audit

12. In-Person Training • The RCR course offered by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) meets the requirements of both NSF and NIH RCR training • The course is open to anyone who needs the certification for their NIH or NSF grant funding • Preference will be given to those who need the course for funding requirements, but the course is open to the general research community as space allows

13. In-Person Training, continued • OVPR-Organized Training is typically offered on both the Medford and Boston campuses in the spring and fall • The course involves six two hour sessions led by Tufts Faculty and Staff, touching on all required topics. • Contact RCR@tufts.edu for enrollment information

14. Lewis-Burke Associates

15. What is Lewis-Burke? • Lewis-Burke Associates is a full service government relations firm, specializing in institutions of higher education and other research and education organizations • Tufts University has contracted with Lewis-Burke to assist with optimizing federal research funding opportunities • Lewis-Burke can provide on-the-ground updates from Washington about funding agency priorities

16. How to Work with Lewis-Burke Lewis-Burke works with deans, faculty members and staff to: • Identify and interact with potential funding agencies • Prepare for shifts in federal funding programs • Organize visits to Washington, D.C. to bring Tufts’ research to the attention of federal policy makers • Respond to requests for informational documents on federal research and education funding agencies and related areas

17. Lewis-Burke Updates • Weekly: • Tufts Washington Update • Federal Budget Analysis • Research Funding Policy Updates • Monthly • Health Policy Newsletter • Earth and Environmental Sciences Federal Updat • Quarterly Security Policy Newsletter • For an example of each of these updates, or to be put on the Lewis-Burke e-list for a particular update, contact Barbara Booras at Barbara.Booras@tufts.edu

18. How to Get in Touch • The Lewis-Burke firm has a team of associates with areas of expertise who specialize in certain agencies. To view a list of Lewis-Burke staff available to work with Tufts visit http://viceprovost.tufts.edu/news-events/news/lewis-burke-associates/ • Lewis-Burke makes visits to the Tufts campus and meets with interested deans, faculty and staff. • To be put in touch with Lewis-Burke or to make an on campus appointment, please contact Barbara Booras at Barbara.Booras@tufts.edu

19. Questions?