Voucher (micro-grant) Program

Voucher (micro-grant) Program is sponsored by University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR). This program helps defray the cost of UMB fee-for-service cores, assisting investigators in generating preliminary data for grant applications or peer-reviewed publications.

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--> The ICTR Voucher Program is intended to help the researcher generate pilot data needed for extramural grant applications/peer-reviewed publications. Services that may be eligible for voucher support include those listed at GCRC and CIBR Cores of Services and HS/HSL Data Visualization services .

The Voucher Program CANNOT support services listed on the ICTR Investigator Resources webpage, with sole exception of the Drug Discovery and Development services. Award notification occurs approximately 6-8 weeks after the application deadline. Note from T4's documentation: In versions prior to 8.

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Up to $5000 in voucher support may be awarded for no more than two (2) UMB Campus Core Services listed on CIBR's webpage . The application must include signed, written quotes from a UMB Campus Core service provider. BIORESCO purchases on the Voucher award are limited to no more than $2500.

CANNOT be used to obtain be used to obtain Biostatistics, Informatics, Community-Collaboration, and Dissemination & Implementation . These services are available through the ICTR Cores of Service . The voucher award must be exhausted within 12 months of the award date.

After 12 months, the remaining voucher award will be returned to the ICTR. Applications involving human subjects research or research involving live vertebrae animals cannot be forwarded to reviewers without the IRB or IACUC decision letter. The applicant must be the PI of the IRB or IACUC protocol.

Limited to one voucher award per IRB # or IACUC #. Limited to one voucher award per faculty per 12 months (i.e., 12 months following the award date of the last voucher). Cannot be requested to offset expenses in a grant application.

Cannot have an open voucher award (e.g., unspent funds). Cannot be encumbered for future use or transferred to another project, researcher, or expense. Cannot be used to pay salary support that is not already included in a UMB cost center's fee schedule.

Additional voucher applications are not permitted for the purpose of building on/strengthening a project that has already been supported by a voucher. Voucher supported projects cannot have overlapping aims/outcomes. Questions?

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1. --> First - Request the Voucher Application through the electronic ICTR Resource Request Form (developed in REDCap) UMBC and UMCP Faculty MUST submit a Non-UMB Faculty for a link to the ICTR Resource Request . Complete the ICTR Resource Request.

Only the PI of the IRB/IACUC protocol specific to the project that will be supported by the voucher is required is permitted to complete the request. The IRB protocol and approval/determination letter or IACUC approval letter specific to the project must be uploaded The request for the Voucher Application is near the end of the ICTR Resource Request form after the list of ICTR cores of service.

Remember, the Voucher Program is for UMB Cores of services found on Center for Innovative Biomedical Resources (CIBR) website. T he Voucher cannot be used for ICTR services, such as biostatistics, informatics, community collaboration, etc., or for external vendors.

Once submitted, your ICTR resource request will be forwarded to the ICTR Navigator for review and for further processing within 1-2 business days after your request was submitted (as noted by its timestamp). If your request appears eligible for voucher support, you will receive a REDCap email with a link to your Voucher Application. Second - Complete and Submit the Voucher Application.

Abstract (limit to 300 words) How the voucher will extend existing funding, if applicable. Impact the ICTR Voucher will have on the research. Timeline of milestones/activities (voucher award should be used within 12 months) Budget - Note the core(s) providing the service (limit 2), description of services, and quoted amounts.

A total exceeding $5000 will require a description of how the cost exceeding the Voucher cap will be supported, e.g. department funds, etc.). Quote(s) - Upload PDF of current, written quote(s) from the UMB Core(s) providing the planned service(s) Biosketch - Upload applicant biosketch Use the " Save and Return Later " feature at the bottom of the application to save as you go or to return later to complete.

Once submitted, the application is reviewed by the Voucher Program Liaison for completeness and then forwarded to the Voucher Committee for review. Applications submitted near the deadline without the required supporting documents risk being rolled over to the next deadline to allow time for you to modify your application. For questions regarding application guidelines, please contact the ICTR Navigator ( ICTR-navigator@umaryland.

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Applications are scored on Scientific and Technical Merit and Budgeted Resources/Justification using a 9-point rating scale (1 being exceptional - 9 being poor) and receive a funding priority designation as well (Must Fund, Fund if sufficient funding available, and Not recommended for funding).

For researchers who have been awarded an ICTR Voucher in the past, additional elements about the prior award(s) are considered, such as spending/accounting issues, project not completed within 12 months, lack of strong metrics of success (grant applications, publications, and intellectual property disclosures), whether the UMB ICTR was acknowledged on successes as noted in the Voucher notice of award, etc. Note from T4's documentation: In versions prior to 8.

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