Do you really know what you are in for when you sign a routing form?

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Do you really know what you are in for when you sign a routing form?University of ColoradoDenver | Anschutz Medical CampusBrown Bag Panel PresentationThursday, June 23, 2011

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Current Routing Form

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• Principal Investigator• School• Fiscal Manager/Fiscal Staff

Routing Form Header

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What are you going to do and when?

• Project/Budget Period• Type of Proposal• Type of Project

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Internally, the three “I’s” govern the approval process for most research activities

• IACUC• IRB• IBC• And also the

Radiation Safety Committee

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A vast array of regulatory

entities underpin the approvals in boxes 5, 6, 7, and 8a & 8bDOD, NIH,

CDC, and/or USDAAAALAC,

DOD, HHS, NIH, CDC,

and/or USDA

HHS, NIH, DEA, and

FDA

DOD, NRC, DOE, FBI and

State Regulators

DOD, HHS, NIH, CDC, FBI and/or

USDA

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Take-Aways

1. You do not need to be the subject matter expert in all of these areas.

2. Get to know your EHS staff and committee members

3. Committee approval could take several months – do Just-In-Time processes apply?

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When this box is checked on the routing form, there’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes down the hall from the Offices of Grants and Contracts at UC Denver – the Who, What, Where and When of COI!

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Postaward Certifications:

Effort Certified Over- Commitment

Direct Expenses Scope of Work Allocation University Policy

Cost Share Commitment

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Do you really know what it means to commit cost share?

How will you use the budget?

So you are going to be conducting a trial? Tell us about it!

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Confirmation of Salary

Capital Equipment

Subcontracts

Trainee Costs

F&A

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SIGN ON THE LINE!COMMITMENTS:

CHAIR OR DIRECTOR

DEAN

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

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Electronic Routing Process

PI/Administrator Authors Proposal

PI Approval

Department Chair Review/Approval

Dean of School/College Review/Approval

Grants & Contracts Review

• Steps inserted when required

• Rejections sent back to PI and/or Administrator for correction

• If updated, routing restarts with PI

• Grants & Contracts return proposal with no further routing required, regardless of updates needed

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Thank you!University of ColoradoDenver