Cancer related research topics?
Answer this question ‘Yes’ for any proposal that involves research related to cancer. This information is compiled for the Arizona Cancer Center annual report.
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UAccess Research (UAR)
Live vertebrate animal subjects?
Answer this question ‘Yes’ if live vertebrate animals are involved in the proposal. A protocol must be submitted for approval to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) before an award is made, but not at the time of proposal.
IACUC oversees the university’s animal care and use programs. This unit ensures the humane and ethical treatment of the animals used in research, testing and education. IACUC reviews all requests to use vertebrate animals to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
Principal Investigators who plan to use animal subjects as a part of their research should contact a member of the IACUC early in the project design stage to determine appropriate species as models for research and appropriate procedures to be used in the course of research (from UHAP). Visit the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) program pages of the Research Support website for additional guidance.
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Human subjects?
Answer this question ‘Yes’ if human subjects are involved in the proposal. The University is required to safeguard human participants that are involved in research projects. For any project involving the use of human participants, a protocol must be submitted to the University’s Human Subject Protection Program (HSPP) and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for review and approval.
The HSPP and IRB ensure that Human Subjects rights and welfare are protected, the risk and potential benefits are weighed accurately, subject selection is fair and that the participants have an informed consent. Approval is required before any work with Human Subjects is initiated.
Visit the Human Subject Protection Program section of the Research Support website for additional guidance.
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COVID-19 Research?
This question was added to the UAccess Research (UAR) proposal in April 2020 to easily track and report on sponsored project proposals and awards related to COVID-19. Is the project scope of work related to COVID-19?
If you have any questions please contact sponsor@arizona.edu(link sends e-mail).
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Additional space, renovations, or mechanical changes needed?
When submitting a proposal that may require additional space, renovations, or enhancements to utilities (like electrical, plumbing, or mechanical systems), it is crucial for investigators to reach out to Planning, Design & Construction (PD&C) and/or Facilities Management (FM) three months prior to the submission deadline. Such projects can involve significant costs and require additional lead time. By consulting the appropriate units well in advance, investigators can obtain cost estimates to include in their proposal budget whenever possible, and/or request and obtain commitments for alternate sources of funding prior to proposal submission. This ensures that the necessary funds and approvals are in place when awards are received so they can be accepted without delay.
Answer this question Yes if additional space, renovations, or changes in electrical, mechanical, or plumbing systems will be needed to conduct the project.
When answered Yes, a Questionnaire for "Space, Renovation" will be created requiring answers to additional questions:
What is the proposed location of additional space, renovations, or changes in electrical, mechanical, or plumbing systems? Be specific to avoid proposal delays (e.g. building name, room, total square feet, potentially impacted utilities systems, estimated cost, etc.).
In the text box, provide a brief summary of the anticipated needs. Be specific to avoid proposal delays and at a minimum provide the following: building name, street address, and room number if applicable; total square feet; potentially impacted utilities systems; cost estimate for changes.
Is the full cost of space changes or renovations included in the proposal budget?
Answer this question Yes if you have obtained a cost estimate and the full costs of the estimate are included in the proposal budget.
Answer this question No if you have not included the full costs of the cost estimate in the proposal budget or you have not obtained a cost estimate.
If not, What is the source of funds for space costs not included int he proposal?
If you answered No to the preceding question, in the text box enter specific amount(s), account number(s), and department(s)/unit(s). Documentation of alternate approved source(s) of funds should be attached in the Attachments section of the UAccess Research proposal.
Additional, more detailed guidance on estimating square footage, identifying which unit a space is assigned to, obtaining renovation estimates, submitting space change requests, and more can be found here.
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Follow-on to Account No.
Enter the account number of a past sponsored project if the current proposal may be funded as a new and separate award but is the next phase or a continuation of the past project.
If you have any questions please contact sponsor@arizona.edu(link sends e-mail).
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Submitted proposal will go through competing review?
This data point will help campus units more accurately calculate proposal success or win rates. Units want to know what percentage of proposals that are reviewed and competitively scored against others for an open funding opportunity are ultimately funded.
Examples:
Answer 'Yes' if the proposed project...
- is an incoming subaward which is part of a proposal submission going in for review with the prime proposal at another institution
- will be reviewed and might or may not be awarded based on merit or a competition
Answer 'No' if the proposed project...
- if UArizona knows in advance that funding will be awarded, a funding decision has already been made and UArizona employs a certain person with unique expertise to accomplish project goals
- is a subaward from another institution that already received a prime award and UArizona is being asked to complete part of the work afterward
- will definitely be funded because UArizona has particular professional expertise
- is an administrative supplement that requires an application but funding is pre-approved
If you have any questions please contact sponsor@arizona.edu(link sends e-mail).
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How do I create a new Proposal Development document?
Click on Common Tasks in the left-hand navigation panel. Find the Proposal Development card and select Create Proposal.
See the Create and Save a New Proposal video for step-by-step instructions. Be aware that there are additional videos for completing each section of the Proposal Development document and submitting the proposal to routing for review, approval, and submission.
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When I use the Search Records feature, the search is returning very limited information or no information. Why is this happening?
There are a few potential explanations:
- You are searching for items you are not provisioned for. The Search Records feature only displays search results you have access to. You have access to items where you were the document initiator, you were included as personnel on the document, you were provided a specific viewer, editor, or aggregator role on the document, you are provisioned to view or approve documents for any of the included units, or you were added as an Ad Hoc with an Acknowledge, FYI, or Approve action. If you would like to see all search results, you will need to use the specific search functions for Awards, Negotiations, Institutional Proposals, Proposal Development, and Subawards in the Common Tasks section.
- Your search parameters are too narrow. You may need to broaden your search terms to capture additional items. The more search terms you combine (Lead Unit, PI, Title, Deadline Date, etc.), the narrower your results will be. By searching for broader categories, you will obtain more results.
- You are using an incorrect parameter for a given search term. You may need to look in the All Links section for the specific term to find out what possible parameters are and the specific spelling, spacing, and punctuation.
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Will we be able to create our own Institutional Proposals/Negotiations/Awards/Subawards?
No. Campus users may only create Proposal Development documents. Only Sponsored Projects, the Office of Research Contracts, and UAHS Contracts will be able to create Institutional Proposals, Negotiations, Awards and Subawards. You will receive an error message if you attempt to create any of these document types and do not have the appropriate provisioning.
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