# Presentation: 722851

##  BRIDGES TECHNICAL                      WORKSHOPGRANTS MANAGEMENT

-   Lori Burge
-     Grants Management Specialist
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences

## New BRIDGES to the Baccalaureate Program

|  |  | Current/New PAR |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Submission style |  | Electronic-Grants.Gov SF424 |
| Project Period |  | Up to 5 years |
| Receipt Date 2009 |  | January 22 and September 18 |
| Number of Trainees |  | Minimum 4 from each partner institution  |
| Length of Training |  | Up to 2 years |

##     Features (cont’d)

| Just-in-Time Concepts |  | Used (Other Support, IRB, IACCU submitted to eRA Commons) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Budget Format |  | Categorical |
| Number of Institutions |  | Maximum 4 |
| Salary for Scholars |  | $12 an hour max/level comparable to that of other students employed in similar activities  |
| Total Direct Costs |  | No limit |

## New Features - BRIDGES

- Support for students:
- for Baccalaureate up to 10 hours a week during the academic year and 40 hours a week during summer research internship
- Per new guide notice each institution may participate in more than one Bridges partnership if justified
- http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-GM-07-116.html

## New Features (cont’d)

- Students must be Matriculated _full-time_.
- Salary support:
- for the PD to administer the program is limited to a max of 2.4 person months
- for a program coordinator at the partnering institutions should not exceed 1.8 person months
- Equipment costs are limited to a maximum of** **$25,000 per project period
- Research supplies for Bridges students (not to exceed $1,000/student/year)

## Allowable Costs

- Personnel
- Must be itemized in sections A and B of the Research and Related Budget
- Limited administrative and clerical salary costs associated distinctly with the Bridges program that are not normally provided by the institution when justified
- Salary support for the PD to administer the Bridges program is limited to a maximum of 2.4 person months (i.e., 20% of a calendar year)
- Salary support for a program coordinator at the partnering institutions should not exceed 1.8 person months (i.e., 15% of a calendar year)

## Allowable Costs Cont..

- Consultant costs
- If evaluator is an employee of an institution within the consortium the cost must be included in the category of key personnel salary and listed in person months
- Supplies and equipment
- Travel for key persons
- Limited tuition costs of participating faculty (from two year institution) to take one advanced course per year at the four year partner institution

## All requested costs

- All must be justified as specifically required by the proposed research education program and must not duplicate items generally available for same purpose at the applicant institution
- Items must be itemized in appropriate sections on 424 forms, section C (Equipment), D (Travel) and F (Other Direct Costs) of Research & Related Budget
***PLEASE JUSTIFY ALL COSTS CLEARLY OR REVIEW MAY NOT ALLOW THEM***

**Notes:**
Duplicated items such as items that are already requested and paid for through a RISE program.

## Participants Allowable Costs

- Must be itemized in section B (other Personnel) of Research & Related Budget
- Students may be supported with salary/wages at the associate degree institution for up to two years provided their progress toward the AA degree is satisfactory

## Participant Terms & Conditions on Notice of Award

- For compensation the following conditions must be met:
- The student must belong to the targeted groups/populations, must be a U.S. citizen or non-citizen national or permanent resident and must be matriculated full-time in associate degree programs in biomedical or behavioral science fields at the partner community college
- The student must be performing necessary work relevant to the proposed program
- There is an employer-employee relationship between the student and the institution (NO STIPENDS)
- The total compensation is reasonable for the work performed
- The institution provides compensation for all students under similar circumstances, regardless of the source of support for the activity

## Unallowable Costs

- Costs for students not matriculated full-time at the partner associate degree-granting institution
- Salary support for students who have completed the associate degree
- If mentoring and other activities with students are considered a regular part of an individuals academic duties these would not be an allowable costs from Bridge grant funds

## Unallowable Costs Cont..

- Student tuition
- Foreign Travel
- Alterations and renovations
- Housing, food, books, recruitment costs incentives to encourage or motivate students (such as laptops, internet subscriptions)

**Notes:**
No Pizza Parties

## BRIDGES Requirements& Modified Expanded Authorities

- Institutional grant.
- F&A Rate is 8%.
- Annual Progress Reports.
- Participants/students are paid hourly wages.
_**No Stipends Allowed**_
**  ****(students are paid      ****	****salaries/wages)**

- Modified Expanded Authorities
_**Financial Status Reports (FSRs) required annually.**_
_**No automatic carryover of unexpended funds.**_

**Notes:**
Explain the roll of the Commons for FSR submission and 1st No Cost Extension.  Explain that only unobligated funds from the current year may be used in a NCE.

## Modified Expanded Authorities No Cost Extensions

- 1st No Cost Extension (NCE) may be requested through the eRA Commons.
- Only unexpended funds from the current year may be used in a NCE (no prior year funds)
- Only students already participating in the current Bridges program may continue in a NCE
- No new students may be added to the Bridges program during a NCE

## Personnel on 424 Forms

- For Bridge grants all students must be listed under personnel in block B
- DO NOT add students in block E under Participant/Trainee Support Costs

## Add Students to B Other Personnel

## Inclusion Enrollment Report

- If you mark YES to Human Subjects on the BRIDGES application then the 424 format will expect the applicant to complete and provide the Target Inclusion Enrollment Report.
- For the Study Title add Bridges to the Baccalaureate and add zeros in all the total fields.
- If the application is marked NO to Human Subject involvement then no action is needed on the Target Inclusion Enrollment Report

## Targeted/Planned Enrollment Table

## For More Information Contact Your Grants Management Specialist

- Robert Altieri _[altierir@nigms.nih.gov](mailto:altierir@nigms.nih.gov)_
- Irina Alva-Weinstein _[alvair@nigms.nih.gov](mailto:alvair@nigms.nih.gov)_
- Michael Mace _[macem@nigms.nih.gov](mailto:macem@nigms.nih.gov)_
- Justin Rosenzweig _[rosenzwj@nigms.nih.gov](mailto:rosenzwj@nigms.nih.gov)_
- Lori Burge  burgel@nigms.nih.gov