The University of Texas at Austin

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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

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INTERESTING FACTS -- UT SYSTEM

15 component institutions

9 general academic universities

6 health institutions

4 medical schools

2 dental schools

9 nursing schools

Student Population

more than 170,000 students

more than 30,723 degrees awarded annually

UT System institutions account for:

34% of all bachelor’s degrees awarded by public institutions in Texas

38% of all graduate degrees

53% of all professional degrees

(e.g., law, pharmacy)

INTERESTING FACTSUT Austin

campus covers more than 350 acres research-intensive institution annual enrollment of > 48,000

students 25% of students enrolled in graduate

and professional programs 16 colleges awards the greatest number of

doctorate degrees of any university in the nation

one of the widest selections of study areas among major universities in the U.S.

students from all 50 states and about 120 foreign countries

2700 faculty members and 17,000 staff members

NSF R&D research

expenditures were $422 M, 72% growth since 1998

Total Research ExpendituresTotal Research ExpendituresTotal Research ExpendituresTotal Research Expenditures

422,000

382,393376,403

363,874

328,048

302,398

258,122

244,843

20052004200320022001200019991998

DOD48%

DOE7%

NIH19%

NSF16%

NASA

Other3%

DoEd2%

Federal64%

State12%

Industrial10%

Foundations3%

Other2%

Non-Profit9%

Funding Sources2004-2005

All Sources Federal Sources

Research Distribution among Academic Units

0102030405060708090

100110120130

Natural Sciences

EngineeringLiberal ArtsEducationPharmacy

Social WorkNursing

Communication

LBJ

BusinessArchitecture

Fine Arts

Law

Millions $

Research Support Units

Office of Sponsored ProjectsDr. Susan Sedwick, AVP & Director

Office of Technology CommercializationDr. Neil Iscoe, Director

Office of Research Support & ComplianceDr. Lisa Leiden, Director

Texas Center for Advanced ComputingDr. John (Jay) Boisseau, Director

Animal Resource Center (ARC)Dr. Glen Otto, Director

Applied Computational Engineering & SciencesDr. Kurt Bartelmehs, Coordinator

Funding ResourcesResearch AlertCommunity of ScienceEurekaHealth Research NetworkLimited SubmissionsInternal funding: RG, SRG, URF, Subventions

Office of the Vice President for Research http://www.utexas.edu/research/

Research Centers/Institutes

Applied Research Laboratories

Dr. Clark Penrod, Executive Director

Bureau of Economic Geology

Dr. Scott Tinker, Director

Center for Electromechanics

Dr. Robert Hebner, Director

Institute for Advanced Technology

Dr. Harry Fair, Director

Center for Agile Technology

Dr. David Brant, Director

IC2 Institute

Dr. John Sibley Butler, Director

Institute for Computational Engineering & Science

Dr. J. Tinsley Oden, AVP & Director

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Research Research Grant Grant

OpportunitiesOpportunitiesInstitutional & Institutional &

Local Local

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RESEARCH ALERTRESEARCH ALERThttp://www.utexas.edu/research/vp/alert/index.html

Research Prizes and HonorsResearch Prizes and Honors

News and InformationNews and Information

Quoted-UT Researchers in the NewsQuoted-UT Researchers in the News

Research OpportunitiesResearch Opportunities

Faculty HighlightsFaculty Highlights

Tim Green (timgreen@mail.utexas.edu)

UNIVERSITY GRANTSUNIVERSITY GRANTShttp://www.utexas.edu/research/vp/awards/

Office of VP Research Research Grant (RG, $6,000)

Special Research Grant (SRG, $750)

Undergraduate Research Fellowship (URF, $1,000)

Subvention Awards

Hamilton Book Awards

Limited Submissions

RESEARCH RESEARCH GRANTGRANT

$6000 for about 20applications

2006-2007 Research Grants

Deadline for submission: September 7, 2006

SPECIAL RESEARCH SPECIAL RESEARCH GRANTSGRANTS

$750

Applications may be

submitted September 1-

May 31

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPFELLOWSHIP

Sponsored by the University and the University Co-op Society

$1,000 per award

Applications due:September 28, 2006

February 13, 2007

SUBVENTIONSSUBVENTIONSSponsored by the University Co-op

Intended to offset book publishing costs

$2000-$5000 usual award

Ongoing competitions

Faculty authors (tenured and tenure-track faculty, senior lecturers and lecturers) and members of

the research staff (Code 1000)

LIMITED SUBMISSIONSLIMITED SUBMISSIONShttp://www.utexas.edu/research/vp/limited/

NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT)

Carnegie Scholars Program 

Hackerman Award in Chemical Research (Welch Foundation) 

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professors Grants

National Medal of Technology 

Searle Scholars

NSF Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT) & Nanoscale Exploratory Research (NER)

State of Texas Advance Research (Technology) Program

STATE/LOCAL GRANTSSTATE/LOCAL GRANTShttp://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/stategrants/

State ATP/ARP Texas Department of

Health Texas Education

Association Hogg Foundation Many other Texas

Foundations

http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/grantinfo.cfm

Grant OpportunitiesThe Technology Workforce Development Grant Program provides seed money that would enable institutions to expand enrollments in engineering and computer science programs.

TRAIL (Texas Records and Information Locator) provides information on funding programs administered by Texas state agencies.

The Advanced Research Program (ARP) and the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) were created by the Texas Legislature in 1987 as competitive, peer-reviewed grants programs to fund scientific and engineering research projects of faculty members at Texas higher education institutions. For additional information, see the ARP/ATP Web Site at http://www.ARPATP.com The Perkins Grants (formerly Workforce Education) area of the Community and Technical Colleges Division is responsible for administering federal grant funds for the purpose of improving workforce education. This includes the administration of Perkins basic grants, categorical grants and discretionary grants. It also includes cooperative administration of Tech-Prep, School-to-Work, and other inter-agency initiatives. The area also assists the Texas Workforce Commission and Council on Workforce concerning community and technical colleges.

Teacher Quality Grants provide money to institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations for teacher training.

Minority Health Research and Education Grant Program and the Nursing, Allied Health and Other Health-Related Education Grant Program were established by the 76th Legislature with proceeds from the Texas Tobacco Lawsuit Settlement. State Grants Team has information about other grant opportunities in the State of Texas. Texas Education Agency Grants & Contracts.

http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/funds.htm

Grants/Funding An Assessment of Bioterrorism Preparedness in Texas Hospitals TDH is announcing a Request for Proposals to conduct "An Assessment of Bioterrorism Preparedness in Texas Hospitals." The Application Due Date is…..on the Bioterrorism Web site. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Community Hospital Capital Improvement Fund Grants awarded every two years to small urban hospitals for capital improvements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Contract Management Section (CMS) Grants and contracts available from the Associateships for Family Health and Community Dynamics and Prevention Strategies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Contract Policy & Monitoring Division Downloadable forms, information about federal and state contract requirements, and information about TDH contracting process. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Contracts Over $100,000 Report of contractors who have executed a grant contract with TDH that exceeds $100,000.00. Most of these contracts are for the performance of client related public health services. This report is not inclusive of all TDH contracts which exceed $100,000.00. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Expenditures by County Texas 2001, 2000, 1999 and 1998 Expenditures by County from the Comptroller of Public Accounts Web site. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Funding Information Center Assistance in finding health grant/funding opportunities through Funding Alert announcements and resource library.------------------------------------------------------------------------

HIV/STD Grants and contracts available from the Bureau of HIV/STD Prevention. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

HUD Loan Guarantees for Hospitals Information on the application process for federal loan guarantees through HUD. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

School Health Program RFP The Associateship for Family Health, School Health Program is announcing a reposting of the FY2004 School Health Competitive Request for Proposals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tertiary Medical Care Program Program to provide funding to eligible hospitals for unreimbursed tertiary medical services.

programs that implement and evaluate innovative, culturally relevant projects that are designed to meet the broad mental health needs of Texans

http://www.hogg.utexas.edu/

• Improve access to mental health services• Promote organizational development• Strengthen academic curricula or training for mental health professionals• Develop or expand treatment models or service designs• Reduce stigma or promote public awareness of mental health issues• Advance culturally relevant services for diverse populations• Focus upon the needs of consumers, caregivers, and families of color

FEDERAL GRANTSFEDERAL GRANTSFY 2004 - 2005FY 2004 - 2005

Top Federal Sources

DOD - Navy $ 90.5M

NIH $ 50.1M

NSF $ 42.1M

Department of Energy $ 17.8M

NASA $ 11.9M

DOD - Army $ 11.8M

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NIH Roadmap

NEW PATHWAYS TO DISCOVERY Building Blocks, Biological Pathways, and Networks Molecular Libraries and Imaging Structural Biology Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Nanomedicine

RESEARCH TEAMS OF THE FUTURE High-Risk Research Interdisciplinary Research Public-Private Partnerships

RE-ENGINEERING THE CLINICAL RESEARCH ENTERPRISE

http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/index.asp

Total Applications Received By NIH

FY 2001--FY 2004NIH’s Center for Scientific Review (CSR) receives 80,000 applications per year.

Fiscal Year Total % Increase in 1 Year2001 43,554 --2002 50,341 16%2003 63,152 25%2004 68,749 9%

Data from CSR FY 2004 Annual Report

http://cms.csr.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/58C1D06F-72C8-485F-88BE-68566381A86C/7667/CSRAnnualReportFY2004.pdf

PROPOSAL WRITING INITIATIVEPROPOSAL WRITING INITIATIVE

Increase chances of research funding through centralized support Shorten the time it takes for junior faculty to obtain their first extramural

grants 2-year pilot project (involved 35 faculty from numerous disciplines) Plans for expanding to a more general grant-writing program “Boot camp” for grant-seeking researchers:

>> proposal writing workshops

>> mentor groups and speakers

>> resource on funding techniques and practices

>> technical assistance to researchers

>> editorial support Speakers — e.g., Dr. Anthony Coelho, Review Policy Officer in the

Office of Extramural Research Office of the Director at NIH

Elena V. Motaevmota@mail.utexas.edu

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The University of Texas at Austin

Imaging Research Center (fMRI)

Facilitate and support focused, long-term, basic and applied research

Support the development of innovative interdisciplinary educational programs

Cooperate with and participate in national

multi-site studies of cognition and motivation

Support investigation of the fundamental scientific and technological issues involved in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Provide technical assistance in the performance and interpretation of MRI data and the analysis, interpretation, and sharing of imaging data

Participating Institutions

UT Austin

Central Texas VA

UTMB Medical School (Galveston)

http://www.irc.utexas.edu/

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Grants ManagementGrants Management

Time and effort reporting

(UT System)

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Recent Penalties for Effort Reporting

(2002 - 2004)

Northwestern University $5.5M

Johns Hopkins University $2.5M

Resulted from whistleblowers “lured by big payouts they

can receive…”

Time & Effort ReportingTime & Effort Reporting

Typical Institutional Problems(Source: Report on Research

Compliance, May 2004 [Huron])

PIs/admin. do not have a good understanding of regulations

Misreporting institutional base salary on proposals

Not tracking proposed/ committed effort & comparing it to actual/certified effort

Personnel certifying effort reports do not have 1st hand knowledge of employee’s work

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Effort ReportingBest Practices• PIs should certify own

effort reports• Institutional tracking

systems to track committed effort & compare to actual effort

• Effort reporting educational systems

• Periodic review (internal audit)

• Review 100 percenters

Digital Research Data SecurityDigital Research Data Security

Best Practices

1. Review BPM 75 (http://www.utsystem.edu/bpm/75.htm)

2. Each Lead Researcher responsible for implementing BPM 75 for digital research data under that researcher’s control

3. The Information Security Office will provide support and guidance needed to implement BPM 75…consult departmental IT contact

4. Research staff report to Lead Researcher any concerns regarding security…Lead Researcher should take immediate action to ensure that the data are fully protected

5. Digital research data should be backed up at regular intervals (daily or at least monthly, depending upon the nature of the data) on secured sites (e.g., secured servers or alternate internal drives).

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Best Practices (cont’d.)

6. The Minimum Security Standards,not limited to:Anti-virus softwareSecurity patches

Strong passwordshttp://www.utexas.edu/computer/passwords/choose.html

6. Offices or labs that house digital research data must be secured

• Lead Researchers provide access only to authorized users

• For research involving human subjects, separate identifiers from the data

6. Discard data (e.g., disks, hard drives)

http://www.utexas.edu/its/policies/opsmanual/index.html#sec16

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Links to RFAs/PAsLinks to RFAs/PAs

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Delay of implementationDelay of implementation

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