DHHS Terms and Conditions
Awards
Personnel
Effort and More!
Potpourri
100
This is when the acceptance of the terms and conditions of an NIH NoA occurs.
What is when funds are drawn down?
100
This type of fund allows investigators to begin work and post expenses after having received written confirmation from a sponsor that an award is forthcoming.
What is an advanced account?
100
An EDC cannot be approved for an NIH T32 trainee until the statement of appointment is submitted through this NIH system.
What is xTrain?
100
The number of times a year Partners hospitals certify effort.
What is twice?
100
Employee Data Changes on sponsored research funds sometimes/always/it depends, require a detailed justification.
What is always?
200
Expenses charged to a sponsored research award must be, allowable, allocable, consistent and this.
What is reasonable?
200
This is the risk that is associated with the setup/use of an advanced account.
What is the award may not be realized and the department will be responsible of any expenses incurred
200
NIH Prior approval is required for a 25% or greater effort reduction for these individuals.
Who is the PI and anyone else named key personnel on a NoA?
200
This is the leading characteristic of a true fund deficit.
What is expenses exceed all anticipated revenue?
200
This hospital was rank number 1 in the US News and World Report 2014-15 Honor Roll for overall best hospital.
What is the Mayo Clinic? (MGH #2 and BWH #9)
300
This is the individual at the NIH who provides written approval for requests needing prior approval.
Who is the Grants Management Specialist?
300
This type of account is set up for discretionary research spending from either internal or external funds.
What is a Research Sundry account?
300
This individual is always considered key personnel on a research project.
Who is the PI?
300
This Partners office is responsible for the review and negotiation of non-clinical research industry awards.
What is Innovation? Previously known as Research Ventures and Licensing (RVL)
300
In overall volume, mice, rats and this animal are used in Partners hospitals for medical research.
What is zebrafish?
400
For most NIH award closeouts, these 3 reports are required.
What are the Final Progress Report, the Final FSR and the Final Invention Statement?
400
This is the number of BUSINESS days the Post Award Grant Administrator has to set up a new award.
What is 15?
400
These individuals must submit a Conflict of Interest disclosure.
Who are the PI and those named by the PI as those contributing to the design, conduct or reporting (DCR).
400
The royalty distribution for inventions developed under a sponsored research agreement are divided as 25% to the hospital, 25% to PI, 25% to the department, and 25% to this.
What is?
400
Within 2 percentage points, the percentage of the ~$21.5B research funding Partners hospitals (MGH, BWH, Spaulding, and McLean) received from NIH in FY2014.
What is 3.2%?
500
NIH requires this when adding a new domestic subcontractor that does not significantly change a typical grant's scope of work.
What is nothing?
500
These individuals are responsible for ensuring a project's IRB/IACUC is/are approved, developing a subcontract’s SOW/budget, and changing a scope of work.
Who is the PI with assistance from the DA?
500
For leaves of absences on an NIH T32 exceeding 90 days (including maternity leaves), this NIH document is required to be submitted via xTrain.
What is a Termination Notice?
500
Within two days, the number of business days the General Ledger normally updates or “closes” for the month.
What is 7?
500
Within 2, this is where MGH ranked as far as funding received from NIH in FY14.
What is 13th?