Electronic Sponsored Research Administration e SRA Stacey Blue

Electronic Sponsored Research Administration (e. SRA) Stacey Blue & Cynthia Sylvester Office of Sponsored Projects & Industry Partnerships 1 Office of Sponsored Projects & Industry Partnerships

What is e. SRA? • Electronic Sponsored Research Administration system. • It will replace RAPID for proposals. • It provides system-to-system submission of applications to Grants. gov. 2 Office of Sponsored Projects & Industry Partnerships

What is e. SRA? • It will provide a tool for award and contract administration not currently available in RAPID, which is primarily a financial system. • Will integrate with FMS for financial management. • Will integrate with the Budget Planning System for proposal development. 3 Office of Sponsored Projects & Industry Partnerships

What is e. SRA? • LBNL purchased 4 modules from Huron for improved electronic processing. –IRB went live this spring –Grants • Phase I went live in June 2011 for NIH SF 424 applications • Completion scheduled for fiscal year 2012. –IACUC to go live spring 2012 –COI to follow IACUC 4 Office of Sponsored Projects & Industry Partnerships

e. SRA Project Roles Your Primary Contacts: • Stacey Blue – Business Systems Analyst – e. SRA Help (Technical and Systems), Interface with Huron • Cynthia Sylvester – OSPIP Functional Lead – e. SRA Help (Functional), Help Text & Training • Linda Nowell – Administrator – e. SRA Help (Sponsors), OSPIP website 5 Office of Sponsored Projects & Industry Partnerships

Sequence of Development • NIH SF 424 (R 01, R 21, R 03) - completed • Federal SF 424 – DOD – NASA – NIH Fellowships • Unfunded Users • Federal Paper Submissions • Non-Federal (including Federal Flow-Thru) • DOE M&O Contractors • CRADAs • Gifts Office of Sponsored Projects & Industry Partnerships 6

e. SRA Full Life Cycle • Proposal Preparation & Submission • Pre-Award Just-in-Time Information & Negotiations • Award Integration with FMS • Post Award Management –Terms & Conditions –Reporting –Incremental and Supplemental Funding –Changes • Closeouts 7 Office of Sponsored Projects & Industry Partnerships

Automated Features • e. SRA proposal creates the SF 424 • Performs Grants. gov validations BEFORE submission • Automated routing & notifications • Electronic routing and approvals • Future integration with the Budget Planning System 8 Office of Sponsored Projects & Industry Partnerships

A Look at a Proposal How to Access the Grants Module From an LBNL computer: http: //goapp/ospip 9 Office of Sponsored Projects & Industry Partnerships

What’s Next? • Written training being developed. • Training in Sept for Oct NIH SF 424 applications. –We will come to your division for the training. –Let e. SRAHelp@lbl. gov know if you will have proposals and need training. • OSPIP web page for e. SRA Information • Focus Groups to gather input from the LBNL community. 10 Office of Sponsored Projects & Industry Partnerships

Subject Matter Expert Focus Groups • Gather input from subject matter experts • 2 -hour meeting for input • Feedback session Focus Group Currently Scheduled: • Federal Pre-Award Processes • Making Awards (push to FMS) • Federal Award Data • Federal Post-Award Processes 11 Office of Sponsored Projects & Industry Partnerships

Subject Matter Expert Focus Groups To volunteer focus groups: contact Cynthia Sylvester or Stacey Blue e. SRAHelp@lbl. gov 12 Office of Sponsored Projects & Industry Partnerships