NIH Model Organism Sharing Policy

New eIS Goes Live November 2, 2004

The School of Medicine (SOM) plans to go live with the new electronic Information Sheet (eIS) for grants and contract applications and administrative actions beginning November 2, 2004. The eIS will replace the current SOM information sheet as of November 1st and the current SOM information sheet will no longer be accepted.

SOM to Launch eSNAP - January 2005

The electronic Streamlined Non-competing Award Process (eSNAP), is a component of the NIH eRA Commons. This new eSNAP system allows extramural grantee institutions to submit an electronic version of a Type 5 (non-competitive) progress report to the grants management community via a web interface. Principal Investigators will be able to complete progress reports directly via eSNAP. The NIH will request Institutional approval of human subjects, use of animals, significant rebudgeting, etc. by a separate process.

The School of Medicine Office of Research Administration plans to begin use of eSNAP submission in January 2005. Training will be available for Principal Investigators (PI's), a PI designee, Departmental and Divisional users, and Signing Officials and will be announced in the November issue of Research WebNotes.

NIH Loan Repayment Programs - Now Accepting Applications

The NIH is now accepting applications for its five Loan Repayment Programs.

National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) can repay up to $35,000 a year of qualified educational debt for health professionals pursuing careers in clinical, pediatric, contraception and infertility, or health disparities research. The programs also provide coverage for Federal and state tax liabilities.

Applicants must:

• Have a doctoral-level degree
• Devote 50% or more of their time (20 hours per week based on a 40 hour work week) to nonprofit- or government-funded research
• Have educational debt equaling at least 20% of their institutional base salary
• Obtain a commitment of not less than two years of research appointment (fellow or faculty or a combination) from the department and school of the certifying official, and
• Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or U.S. national
  

All applications for 2005 awards must be submitted by December 15, 2004.

Visit www.lrp.nih.gov for further information and to apply online.

When applying online, you will need to list an “Authorized Institutional Representative” to certify your application. Please list Michael B. Amey (mamey@jhmi.edu) as the representative for the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Those applicants leaving Hopkins for appointments elsewhere beginning July 1, 2005 should obtain certification from their future institution.

In order for Mr. Amey to certify your application, your department must email Amanda Gibson (agibson8@jhmi.edu) the following information:

Confirmation of the departmental commitment for at least a 2-year appointment (from July 2005). This period can be any combination of fellowship or faculty appointments.
The current base compensation the applicant receives from JHU in stipends and/or salary at the time of the application.

New Rate Agreement for Indirect Costs and Fringe Benefits

A new rate agreement recently went into effect. To see the new rates, click here: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Research/handbook/appendixc.html

New Office of Research Administration (ORA) Contact List and Departmental Assignments

The ORA contact list located at http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Research/handbook/
appendixa.html has been updated as of October 1.

Responsibilities for departments have been redistributed among our staff. To view the new ORA departmental assignment list, check here: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/
Research/handbook/ORA%20Departmental%20Assignments

Clinician Scientist Career Development Awards

The Clinician Scientist Award (CSA) promotes research career development of young faculty physicians by providing awards up to $65,000 in salary and fringe benefits for up to two years. Allocations from this fund are based on a competitive internal application process, which is tied closely to concurrent efforts to obtain external support of research. To be eligible, an applicant must have an M.D. degree and a full-time faculty appointment in the School of Medicine by the award start date, and a commitment from his/her department to protect at least 75% of effort for research. Applicants should work with their department administrator to complete the application and obtain departmental support. The deadline for the fall cycle of the Clinician Scientist Career Development Award is Monday, November 1, 2004, 5:00 P.M. Additional information and complete application instructions are posted on the CSA web page: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.
org/Research/handbook/csaawards.html.

If you have any questions regarding this award, please contact Michelle Linehan in the Office of Research Administration at 955-8937 or mlinehan@jhmi.edu.

Research Patient Care Rates for Clinical Trials

The blended rate payment percentage for outstanding non-GCRC research patient care receivables for calendar year 2004 is available here: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/
Research/Resources/ResearchPatientCareRates.html

NIH Announces New Address for Centralized Receipt of Progress Reports Due On/After October 1, 2004

Effective with non-competing progress reports due on/after October 1, 2004, NIH is centralizing receipt and initial processing of all NIH non-competing progress reports.

The new centralized mailing address for all NIH Institutes/Centers (IC) is now:

Division of Extramural Activities Support, OER
National Institutes of Health
6705 Rockledge Drive, Room 2207, MSC 7987
Bethesda, MD 20892-7987 (for regular or US Postal Service Express mail)
Bethesda, MD 20817 (for other courier/express mail delivery only)

Phone Number: (301) 594-6584

Reminders:

1. This new business process affects only non-competing progress reports currently mailed directly to NIH ICs. It does NOT change the Center for Scientific Review mailing address used for all new and competing grants nor that process.
2. This change is only for progress reports received by NIH ICs. Progress reports for grants to other DHHS agencies that use the PHS2590 or the 416-9 should continue to use the mailing addresses noted for those agencies.
   

For additional information, check here: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-04-063.html

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