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The Office of Research

The Office of Research. CRC Grant Writing Workshop 30 April 2009 W. Ross Ellington, Associate VP for Research & Greenberg Professor of Biological Science. Mission of the Office of Research. Encourage and facilitate our faculty’s efforts to obtain sponsored research funding

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The Office of Research

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  1. The Office of Research CRC Grant Writing Workshop 30 April 2009 W. Ross Ellington, Associate VP for Research & Greenberg Professor of Biological Science

  2. Mission of the Office of Research • Encourage and facilitate our faculty’s efforts to obtain sponsored research funding • Provide all the needed support prior to (pre-award) and after (post-award) receipt of external funding • Protect and commercialize FSU’s intellectual property. • Broaden the awareness of FSU’s research and creative talents locally and beyond • Nurture and support research and creative activities across the disciplines (includes internal grant programs [$1.8M], matching for grants, support for core facilities [$300K/yr for the HPC] and start-up share for faculty hires)

  3. VP Univ. Relat. FSU Fndt. Office of Research- Where We Fit In IESES

  4. Office of the VP for Research Suite 109 Westcott

  5. Organization of the Office of the Research Office of the VP for Research (109 Westcott) • VP for Research- Kirby Kemper • Associate VP- Ross Ellington • Assistant VP- Olivia Pope; administration, compliance and finance • Assistant VP- John Fraser; tech transfer and intellectual property

  6. Organization of the Office of the Research Office of the VP for Research cont. • Legal Counsel • Federal Relations • Information and Publications • CRC Staff listing (http://www.research.fsu.edu/directory/vpstaff.html )

  7. Organization of the Office of the Research Sponsored Research Services (SRS) Sponsored Research Accounting Services (SRAS) FSU Research Foundation (FSURF) 874 Traditions Way; Student Services Bldg

  8. Organization of the Office of the Research Sponsored Research Services • Greg Thompson, Director • Federal and State contracts and grants • Handles all pre-award and annual grant increment functions • Facilitates submission of proposals • Staff are assigned to different funding agencies

  9. Organization of the Office of the Research Sponsored Research Accounting Services • Pete Derham, Director • Federal and State awards • Post-award functions • Accounting • Approves expenditures >$1,000 • Compliance with Federal regulations

  10. Organization of the Office of the Research FSU Research Foundation • Holly Newell, Director/CFO • Grants and contracts other than those from Federal and State Agencies • Fulfills both pre- and post-award functions • Manages a large fund portfolio based on license and other revenues • Involved in research building construction and maintenance

  11. Organization of the Office of the Research FSURF Bldg B (Innovation Park): Human Subjects and Technology Transfer

  12. Organization of the Office of the Research Human Subjects Committee (IRB= Institutional Review Board) • IRB consists of ~15 faculty and several members from the local community • Evaluates ~1,100 protocols per year • Submission of proposals is electronic • Turn-around time is reasonably rapid • ~10% exempt; ~40% expedited

  13. Organization of the Office of the Research Technology Transfer • Protects intellectual property by evaluating the wording of agreements, contracts and grants • Facilitates the filing and protecting of patents • Bridges the gap between the bench and the private sector • Administers two grant programs- one providing funds for equipment and the other for facilitation of commercialization of IP.

  14. Organization of the Office of the Research Other units under the Office of Research National High Magnetic Field Laboratory FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory (Turkey Point)

  15. Organization of the Office of the Research Other units under the Office of Research • Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) • Applied Superconductivity Center • Institute for Energy Systems, Economics & Sustainability (IESES) • Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP) • Laboratory Animal Resources (LAR) • IACUC (Inst. Animal Care & Use Committee) • BAC (Biomedical Advisory Committee)

  16. Summary • The Office of Research is here to serve you • We are responsive to concerns and criticisms • Our funding base is derived from the indirect cost revenues generated by your grants and contracts

  17. Morning Schedule for the Workshop 8:45-9:05 Overview of the OVPR (Ross Ellington) 9:05-9:45 Where to Look for Funding (Beth Hodges) 9:45-10:00 Break 10:00 -11:40 • Proposal Development & Submission Procedures (Brian Barton) • Award Process– Negotiation & Acceptance (Russell Lentz) • Post Award Activities & Effort Reporting (Judy Hefren) • FSU Research Foundation (Holly Newell) • Top 10 Things that Can and Do Go Wrong at the Departmental Level (Greg Thompson) 11:40-noon Technical Reports & Wrap Up & Questions (Ross Ellington)

  18. Questions??

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