The Biomedical Research Environment and Sponsored Programs Administration Development (BRE-SPAD) Program aims to promote broad participation in the biomedical research ecosystem by supporting resource limited organizations to conduct research, enhance the research environment, and increase sponsored programs administration capacity.This program intends to support eligible, domestic organizations with limited research resources and few biomedical doctoral students.

Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-24-268. Assistance Listing: 93.121,93.213,93.242,93.273,93.279,93.310,93.846,93.853,93.859,93.866,93.867. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ED,HL. Award Amount: Up to $500K per award.

PAR-24-268: Biomedical Research Environment and Sponsored Programs Administration Development (BRE-SPAD) Program (UC2- Clinical Trial Not Allowed) This funding opportunity was updated to align with agency priorities. Carefully reread the full funding opportunity and make any needed adjustments to your application prior to submission. Department of Health and Human Services Part 1.

Overview Information Participating Organization(s) National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) Components of Participating Organizations National Institute of General Medical Sciences ( NIGMS ) National Eye Institute ( NEI ) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism ( NIAAA ) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases ( NIAMS ) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research ( NIDCR ) National Institute on Drug Abuse ( NIDA ) National Institute of Mental Health ( NIMH ) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health ( NCCIH ) All applications to this funding opportunity announcement should fall within the mission of the Institutes/Centers.

The following NIH Offices may co-fund applications assigned to those Institutes/Centers.

Office of Data Science Strategy ( ODSS ) Funding Opportunity Title Biomedical Research Environment & Sponsored Programs Administration Development (BRE-SPAD) Program (UC2- Clinical Trial Not Allowed) UC2 High Impact Research and Research Infrastructure Cooperative Agreement Programs March 31, 2025 - This funding opportunity was updated to align with agency priorities.

Carefully reread the full funding opportunity and make any needed adjustments to your application prior to submission. December 06, 2024 - Notice of Virtual Question & Answer Office Hours for Biomedical Research Environment & Sponsored Programs Administration Development (BRE-SPAD) Program Applicants. See Notice NOT-GM-25-010 .

November 15, 2024 - Notice of Change to First Application Due Date for PAR-24-268 "Biomedical Research Environment & Sponsored Programs Administration Development (BRE-SPAD) Program (UC2- Clinical Trial Not Allowed)". See Notice NOT-GM-25-010 .

November 4, 2024 - Notice of Informational Webinar for PAR-24-268 "Biomedical Research Environment & Sponsored Programs Administration Development (BRE-SPAD) Program (UC2- Clinical Trial Not Allowed)". See Notice NOT-GM-25-007 . April 4, 2024 - Overview of Grant Application and Review Changes for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2025.

See Notice NOT-OD-24-084 . August 31, 2022 - Implementation Changes for Genomic Data Sharing Plans Included with Applications Due on or after January 25, 2023. See Notice NOT-OD-22-198 .

August 5, 2022 - Implementation Details for the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. See Notice NOT-OD-22-189 . Funding Opportunity Number (FON) Companion Funding Opportunity Only one application per organization is allowed.

See Section III. 3. Additional Information on Eligibility.

Assistance Listing Number(s) 93. 859, 93. 867, 93.

273, 93. 242, 93. 213, 93.

121, 93. 846, 93. 279, 93.

310, 93. 853, 93. 866 Funding Opportunity Purpose The Biomedical Research Environment & Sponsored Programs Administration Development (BRE-SPAD) Program aims to support resource-limited institutions to conduct research, enhance their research environments, and increase sponsored programs administration capacity.

Open Date (Earliest Submission Date) Dates in bold and italics reflect changes per NOT-GM-25-010 Application Due Dates Review and Award Cycles New Renewal / Resubmission / Revision (as allowed) AIDS - New/Renewal/Resubmission/Revision, as allowed Scientific Merit Review Advisory Council Review Earliest Start Date February 19, 2025 Not Applicable Not Applicable July 2025 October 2025 December 2025 January 27, 2026 Not Applicable Not Applicable July 2026 October 2026 December 2026 January 27, 2027 Not Applicable Not Applicable July 2027 October 2027 December 2027 All applications are due by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.

Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date.

Required Application Instructions It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the Research (R) Instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide , except where instructed to do otherwise (in this NOFO or in a Notice from NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts ). Conformance to all requirements (both in the Application Guide and the NOFO) is required and strictly enforced.

Applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV. When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions. Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.

There are several options available to submit your application through Grants. gov to NIH and Department of Health and Human Services partners. You must use one of these submission options to access the application forms for this opportunity.

Use the NIH ASSIST system to prepare, submit and track your application online. Use an institutional system-to-system (S2S) solution to prepare and submit your application to Grants. gov and eRA Commons to track your application.

Check with your institutional officials regarding availability. Workspace to prepare and submit your application and eRA Commons to track your application. Part 1.

Overview Information Part 2. Full Text of Announcement Section I. Notice of Funding Opportunity Description Section II.

Award Information Section III. Eligibility Information Section IV. Application and Submission Information Section V.

Application Review Information Section VI. Award Administration Information Section VII. Agency Contacts Section VIII.

Other Information Part 2. Full Text of Announcement Section I. Notice of Funding Opportunity Description Resource-limited institutions (RLIs) have lower research capacity, creating obstacles to research and research training for both faculty and students such as limited access to research facilities, equipment, and supplies as well as less time to engage in research because of competing professional or educational demands.

The Biomedical Research Environment & Sponsored Program Administration Development (BRE-SPAD) program aims to support RLIs with few to no biomedical research doctoral students to conduct research, enhance the research environment, and increase sponsored programs administration capacity.

By supporting research capacity building at RLIs, the BRE-SPAD program will broaden the pool of faculty conducting biomedical research and the organizational settings where NIH-funded research is performed. The BRE-SPAD program is intended to support the development of biomedical research capacity.

The biomedical research enterprise includes a range of research, including basic science, behavioral, social science, as well as translational and clinical research, and will be described hereafter as biomedical research . The BRE-SPAD program aims to support the needs of organizations that are in different stages of biomedical research capacity building. The BRE-SPAD program will support activities in the following areas (1-3).

All applications should propose plans in at least two of the funding areas listed below: Sponsored Programs Administration Development: For activities to increase sponsored programs administration capabilities, including staff, resources, training, policy development and other activities related to grants, contracts, activities to increase organizational funds available for research, and technology transfer.

Research Environment: For activities to cultivate growth in research and research education activities. Example activities include, but are not limited to, faculty grant writing training, student research training activities, course-based research development, research symposia, and research oversight policies and implementation.

Pilot Research Project Program: For the development of a program to administer internal pilot research project funding to faculty conducting biomedical research with the goal of generating preliminary data to enhance the competitiveness of securing external research funding. For more information see Section VI.

NIH anticipates the following organizations may be involved in the BRE-SPAD program: Applicant organization is the organization submitting the BRE-SPAD application. The applicant organization is also considered to be a participating organization and should propose to receive developmental funds described above and must meet eligibility criteria as defined in Section III.

Optional additional participating organization(s) work with the applicant organization and propose to receive developmental funding in at least one of the funding areas above. All additional participating organizations must meet eligibility criteria as defined in Section III. Only one member organization of a group of participating organizations serves as the applicant organization .

Optional partner organization(s) will collaborate with the participating organization(s) to provide expertise and services. If partner organization(s) do not meet the eligibility criteria as defined in Section III, they may not receive funding to develop capacity in the three areas above, but may receive consulting or service fees, for example.

Applications among multiple participating organizations are encouraged and may promote sharing of research administration functions, personnel, electronic systems, or forming alliances to organize central offices such as Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs).

If multiple participating organizations are proposed, all participating organizations should benefit from the BRE-SPAD program. Eligible organizations are expected to propose plans for at least two of the funding areas based on the needs identified in an organizational assessment (see Research Strategy section below). Synergy and overlap across the three funding areas are allowed and encouraged, if applicable.

BRE-SPAD programs are expected to assemble a team of individuals who will promote lasting change at the participating organization(s). This team should include organizational leaders, administrators, and biomedical research faculty, experienced mentors, and knowledgeable steering committee members.

The award may be renewed once, for a maximum of up to 10 years of funding per organization; however renewal applications are not guaranteed funding and are dependent upon successful outcomes.

BRE-SPAD funding may help organizations become more competitive for further biomedical funding such as NIH Research Enhancement Award (R15) , Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Program, Instrumentation Grant for Resource-Limited Institutions (RLI-S10) , or programs from other funding agencies. BRE-SPAD Funding Priorities: All prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact a Scientific/Research Contact(s) (see Part 2.

Section VII. Agency Contacts) in advance of preparing and submitting an application. The following applications will be considered low priority for funding, even if other aspects review favorably.

Low priority applications include those that: Fail to demonstrate that there will be sufficient faculty or staff time for research, mentoring of student researchers, grant writing, or student activities. Propose to fund ongoing activities currently supported through organizational funds. BRE-SPAD is intended to build capacity that would not be possible without the funds, not to free up organizational funds.

See Section VIII. Other Information for award authorities and regulations. Section II.

Award Information Cooperative Agreement: A financial assistance mechanism used when there will be substantial Federal scientific or programmatic involvement. Substantial involvement means that, after award, NIH scientific or program staff will assist, guide, coordinate, or participate in project activities. See Section VI.

2 for additional information about the substantial involvement for this NOFO. Application Types Allowed The OER Glossary and the How to Apply Application Guide provide details on these application types. Only those application types listed here are allowed for this NOFO.

Not Allowed: Only accepting applications that do not propose clinical trials. Need help determining whether you are doing a clinical trial? Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the number of meritorious applications submitted.

Application budgets for direct costs should not exceed $500,000/year. The maximum project period is five years. The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period.

NIH grants policies as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made from this NOFO. Section III.

Eligibility Information Higher Education Institutions Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education Private Institutions of Higher Education Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education) Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education) Multiple Resource-Limited Institutions (RLIs) may collaborate in a BRE-SPAD program, but there must be a single organization that will submit the application known as the applicant organization .

An RLI is defined as a: Historically Black College or University (HBCU) (see 20 U.S.C. 1061(2)), OR Tribal entity defined as: A federally recognized AI/AN Tribe, as defined under 25 U.S.C. 1603(14); or A Tribal college or university, a Tribal health program, or a Tribal organization as defined under 25 U.S.C.

1603 (24), (25), and (26), respectively; or A consortium of two or more of those Tribal entities.

OR Non-HBCU or non-Tribal entity with the following: At the time of the application, have not received support from the NIH totaling more than $6 million per year (in both direct and F&A/indirect costs) in 4 of the last 7 fiscal years, excluding C06, S10 and all G activity codes, calculated using NIH RePORTER ; AND Have awarded five or fewer biomedical research doctorates (Ph. D.

s) on average per year in the most recent five years of data reported in publicly-available NSF NCSES data (for example, the earned doctorates by major field of study including biological sciences, health sciences, chemistry, and biological/biomedical sciences within engineering). Refer to the BRE-SPAD webpage for assistance determining eligibility.

Applicant organizations must address eligibility for each participating organization in the Organizational Eligibility and Commitment Letter (see Section IV). The application must be submitted by an eligible organization with a unique entity identifier (UEI) and a unique NIH eRA Institutional Profile File (IPF) number.

For organizations with multiple campuses (for example, main, satellite), eligibility can be considered for an individual campus only if a UEI and a unique NIH eRA IPF number are established for the individual campus . For organizations that use one UEI or NIH IPF number for multiple campuses, eligibility is determined for the campuses together.

Sponsored programs or research development associations can be applicant organizations provided other BRE-SPAD eligibility criteria are met.

However, if such organizations apply, any funds requested cannot go towards development of the professional association, but must go toward building research capacity at one or more organizations of higher education that meet the NIH funding level and doctoral degree conferment, or HBCU, Tribal entity status eligibility criteria above.

Partner organizations (See Section I) are defined as organizations that will not receive development funding in the three BRE-SPAD areas (Sponsored Programs Administration Development, Research Environment, Pilot Research Project Program) thus they do not need to meet the eligibility criteria defined for BRE-SPAD participating organizations. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement , are not allowed. Applicant organizations must complete and maintain the following registrations as described in the How to Apply- Application Guide to be eligible to apply for or receive an award.

All registrations must be completed prior to the application being submitted. Registration can take 6 weeks or more, so applicants should begin the registration process as soon as possible. Failure to complete registrations in advance of a due date is not a valid reason for a late submission, please reference the NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 2.

3. 9. 2 Electronically Submitted Applications for additional information.

System for Award Management (SAM) – Applicants must complete and maintain an active registration, which requires renewal at least annually . The renewal process may require as much time as the initial registration. SAM registration includes the assignment of a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code for domestic organizations which have not already been assigned a CAGE Code.

NATO Commercial and Government Entity (NCAGE) Code – Foreign organizations must obtain an NCAGE code (in lieu of a CAGE code) in order to register in SAM. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) - A UEI is issued as part of the SAM. gov registration process.

The same UEI must be used for all registrations, as well as on the grant application. eRA Commons - Once the unique organization identifier is established, organizations can register with eRA Commons in tandem with completing their Grants. gov registrations; all registrations must be in place by time of submission.

eRA Commons requires organizations to identify at least one Signing Official (SO) and at least one Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) account in order to submit an application. Grants. gov – Applicants must have an active SAM registration in order to complete the Grants.

gov registration. Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PD(s)/PI(s)) All PD(s)/PI(s) must have an eRA Commons account. PD(s)/PI(s) should work with their organizational officials to either create a new account or to affiliate their existing account with the applicant organization in eRA Commons.

If the PD/PI is also the organizational Signing Official, they must have two distinct eRA Commons accounts, one for each role. Obtaining an eRA Commons account can take up to 2 weeks.

Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator) Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with their organization to develop an application for support.

For institutions/organizations proposing multiple PDs/PIs, visit the Multiple Program Director/Principal Investigator Policy and submission details in the Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Component of the How to Apply-Application Guide. All PDs/PIs should be assigned the "PD/PI" role. The role of "Co-PD/PI" is not currently used by NIH or other PHS agencies to designate a multiple PD/PI application.

Do not use the role of "Co-PD/PI. ” The contact PD/PI must be from the applicant organization. The contact PD/PI is expected to have a full-time appointment at the applicant organization unless extremely well-justified.

If the full-time status of the contact PD/PI changes after the award, the applicant organization must obtain prior program approval to appoint a new PD/PI or request a deviation from the full-time rule. Each participating organization(s) that is an organization of higher education should have at least one PD/PI that is an academic administrator (for example, Chair, Dean, Provost).

For applicants that are not organizations of higher education, a PD/PI in a leadership position, as defined by the applicant organization, is required. This NOFO does not require cost sharing as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 1. 2 Definition of Terms .

3. Additional Information on Eligibility The NIH will not accept duplicate or highly overlapping applications under review at the same time, per NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 2. 3.

7. 4 Submission of Resubmission Application . This means that the NIH will not accept: A new (A0) application that is submitted before issuance of the summary statement from the review of an overlapping new (A0) or resubmission (A1) application.

A resubmission (A1) application that is submitted before issuance of the summary statement from the review of the previous new (A0) application. An application that has substantial overlap with another application pending appeal of initial peer review (see NIH Grants Policy Statement 2. 3.

9. 4 Similar, Essentially Identical, or Identical Applications ). An applicant organization can only hold one BRE-SPAD award at a time, but may simultaneously participate in BRE-SPAD programs awarded to other organizations.

Section IV. Application and Submission Information 1. Requesting an Application Package The application forms package specific to this opportunity must be accessed through ASSIST, Grants.

gov Workspace or an institutional system-to-system solution. Links to apply using ASSIST or Grants. gov Workspace are available in Part 1 of this NOFO.

See your administrative office for instructions if you plan to use an institutional system-to-system solution. 2. Content and Form of Application Submission It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the Research (R) Instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide except where instructed in this notice of funding opportunity to do otherwise.

Conformance to the requirements in the Application Guide is required and strictly enforced. Applications that are out of compliance with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.

Page limitations described in the How to Apply- Application Guide and the Table of Page Limits must be followed, with the following exception: The Research Strategy is limited to 30 pages, however the 30-page maximum is designed for applications requesting support in all three funding areas . Applicants are not required to submit a 30-page Research Strategy, especially if not applying for all three areas of support.

Instructions for Application Submission The following section supplements the instructions found in the How to Apply- Application Guide and should be used for preparing an application to this NOFO. All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed.

Descriptive Title of Applicant's Project: Use the format “BRE-SPAD at [name of applicant organization]” SF424(R&R) Project/Performance Site Locations All instructions in the How to Apply- Application Guide must be followed. SF424(R&R) Other Project Information All instructions in the How to Apply- Application Guide must be followed.

SF424(R&R) Senior/Key Person Profile All instructions in the How to Apply- Application Guide must be followed. All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed with the following modifications: There is an expectation that the organization(s) will fully support any requested positions beyond the BRE-SPAD funding period.

Examples of other personnel include academic and sponsored programs administrators, student interns in sponsored programs offices or other such relevant areas, research and administrative support personnel (for example, to order supplies, prepare research materials), up to one-month personnel time for the required BRE-SPAD PD/PI mentors (see Section IV, Research Strategy), research-teaching postdocs to help with teaching load and research, hiring of adjunct instructors or others to offset teaching load, and other personnel time needed to develop curriculum, resources, new policies and procedures and implement award activities.

Wages to support students in any capacity can only go to individuals enrolled full-time at the recipient organization(s). There is an expectation that the organization(s) will fully support any requested positions when the BRE-SPAD funding period ends. Total funding requested for equipment is not limited, however, only up to $75,000 can be requested towards any single piece of equipment.

Requests for general use equipment (for example, autoclaves, hoods, refrigerator) that will be broadly shared are allowed. Single-user equipment can be requested within post-award Pilot Research Project funding only, which is not detailed in this application. Single-user equipment is defined as items for which at least 75% of the total time used is from a single research team.

The travel budget should include PD(s)/PI(s) attendance at an annual BRE-SPAD or equivalent meeting (see the Cooperative Agreement Section below).

Examples of potential travel costs include student and faculty travel to biomedical research conferences (excluding travel for potential Pilot Research Project funding activities), BRE-SPAD PD/PI mentor travel (to the applicant organizations and/or relevant events), invited speakers, and competency-based training at professional society conferences or other venues (for example, National Council of University Research Administrators, National Organization of Research Development Professionals).

E. Participant/Trainee Support Costs Not Applicable. Funding for trainee stipends or tuition is not allowed.

Wage compensation for students involved in biomedical research can be requested in post-award Pilot Research Project funding, as applicable. For Section 1. Materials and Supplies: Allowable costs for BRE-SPAD include, but are not limited to, support for the following types of activities.

Research supplies for individual faculty research projects and student researchers should be requested in post-award Pilot Research Project funding. Research supplies for broader or general use purposes, such as course-based research, may be requested in this application. Equipment service contract costs for up to 5 years may be included in the budget but must be paid during the period of the award.

Development and implementation of research training materials and services. Development and implementation of pre-award and post-award policies, processes and services. Development of communications and information systems (such as websites, grants management systems, and databases).

The development of systems to enhance regulatory compliance. The development of activities that enhance faculty competitiveness for accessing external research support or organizational research environment.

Non-travel-based competency-based training for research administrators/grant managers to ensure that staff have the requisite knowledge and skills to provide efficient pre- and post-award services throughout the life cycle of the research award. Travel-based training is listed above. For Section 7.

Alterations and Renovations If requesting items that are normally treated as F&A costs (for example, general office supplies) as direct costs, the applicant must provide a strong justification in the Budget Justification section for those items and demonstrate that the cost is commensurate with the benefit that a particular item will have on the associated component.

Failure to adequately justify such costs will likely result in their deletion from the requested budget. All instructions in the How to Apply-Application Guide must be followed. PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement All instructions in the How to Apply- Application Guide must be followed.

All instructions in the How to Apply- Application Guide must be followed, with the following additional instructions: Specific Aims: Include Specific Aims for the BRE-SPAD funding areas sought (Sponsored Programs Administration Development, Research Environment, Pilot Research Project Program). Applicants are not required to apply to all funding areas.

Include goals for and a description of activities planned in each funding area proposed. Describe the sustainable impact the aim(s) will have on the participating organization(s). Research Strategy : For the Research Strategy section, do not use the “Content” instructions in the application guide for Significance, Innovation, and Approach.

Instead, applications must include information in the required sections below (1-11), unless indicated as optional. Applications should include the names of the headings below to organize the Research Strategy. 1.

Organizational Assessment: All applications should address each section of the Organizational Assessment for the funding areas sought using the following instructions (1a-1b). Applicants are encouraged to be brief and include the information in tables or bullets. 1a.

Organizational Overview: Describe each participating organization, for example, size and relevant historical mission. Please note that the race, ethnicity, or sex of an institution’s current students and faculty will not be considered in the application review process or when making funding decisions.

For organizations of higher education, the organizational overview should also include the following (applicants are encouraged to visit the BRE-SPAD webpage for more detailed instructions on locating the data): Percentage of all undergraduate students currently supported by Pell grants (see also IPEDS ). Current numbers of students pursuing biomedical research related baccalaureate degrees and master’s degrees.

Explanation of the faculty research, teaching, and service responsibilities. Describe how teaching load is determined. Include existing incentives, programs, or structures to support faculty participation in biomedical research.

Describe outcomes of any NIH research capacity-building, construction, or infrastructure funding that the organization has received over the past 10 years (at minimum). 1b.

Biomedical Research Environment: For the participating organization(s), briefly describe: Faculty and student participation in biomedical research, including any research structures/programs such as summer programs, mentored research, or course-based research and collaborations, if applicable. The research culture and environment, such as seminars, research events, policies, research development services, and research resources.

Modes of faculty and/or student input into research policies. Sponsored programs personnel and services. Number of external biomedical grants or contracts submitted and funded in the past five years.

2. Need for the Proposed Programming: Describe organizational barriers to increasing biomedical research capacity that will be addressed with the funding. For example, include potential reasons that faculty and/or student participation in biomedical research are limited, challenges with applying to external funding, or barriers in post-award management, particularly for federal funds.

Describe the need for funding to conduct the proposed activities in the context of the current organizational resources and priorities. 3. Impact on Contributing to the Biomedical Research Workforce: Applications should describe the following: How the proposed program aligns with the goal of promoting a strong biomedical research workforce.

The current and proposed recruitment efforts to reach prospective students and faculty. Expand on areas of success and areas for improvement. Plans to increase the interest and persistence of students and faculty.

Plans to track student and faculty success in biomedical research and how the data will capture potential differences in outcomes. If baseline data are available, they may be included. 4.

Innovation: For BRE-SPAD, innovation is the creation or adaptation of sustainable and effective processes or products to increase faculty research and sponsored programs administration development, cultivation of biomedical research environment, enhancement of biomedical research activities, and/or advancement of student biomedical research training or activities.

Innovative programs have different, expanded, or significantly more impactful offerings than what is currently available at the participating organization(s). Proposing to continue previous, or currently supported activities are considered less innovative. Briefly explain how the proposed plans are innovative.

5. Goals: State the primary goals for the proposed plans. These should be specific, measurable, and obtainable.

Include goals for each of the BRE-SPAD funding areas sought in the application (Pilot Research, Research Environment, and/or Sponsored Programs Administration Development). Describe how the proposed plans will advance overall biomedical research capacity goals at realistic rates, tailored to the participating organization(s). 6.

Funding Area(s): Applications should include at least two of the BRE-SPAD funding areas below (6a-6c). Note that funding areas not proposed here could be included in future renewal applications. 6a.

Sponsored Programs Administration Development Funding: Applications may propose activities to enhance sponsored programs administration development (such as pre- and post-award functions, contracts, fundraising practices, or technology transfer) by including, for example, descriptions of the following potential areas: Partnerships.

Describe planned partnerships, including any participating and partner organizations, to share sponsored research administration functions, such as regional alliances for central offices (IRBs, IACUCs, etc.), shared personnel, electronic research administration systems, or other resources. Sponsored programs personnel.

Hiring or contracting of sponsored programs personnel or services is allowed if justified and with an appropriate sustainability plan (see below). Describe and justify any new personnel to be hired. For organizations proposing to share sponsored programs personnel, provide the hiring organization with primary responsibility for the personnel and the reporting hierarchy.

Include the logistics of personnel time, division of labor, and potentially competing priorities for each organization. Sponsored program internship program. If including a sponsored program internships, describe the planned activities and methods for determining the success of the program.

Staff training. Describe proposed personnel training activities, including courses, meetings, workshops, or consultant interactions. Training topics may include, pre- and post-award functions, policies and procedures, compliance, electronic research administration, indirect cost rate negotiation.

Technology. Describe any need for and plans to acquire electronic research administration systems. For multi-organizational shared technology plans, include a brief description of the sharing agreement.

Updates to policies and procedures. Describe any plans for revising or creating internal policies and procedures. Sustainability plans.

Participating organizations should describe plans to sustain the enhancements to sponsored program administration functions after potential BRE-SPAD funding ends. These plans should pay particular attention to how any staff hired using BRE-SPAD funds will be supported, as well as how new contracts and