RESEARCH NEWS 11.09.06

Grants.gov Communication #1

This edition of Research News is dedicated to information regarding proposal submissions via Grants.gov. It contains important information about proposal submissions for the upcoming February 5th NIH R01 deadline.

For the past year proposal submissions to the NIH and other agencies through Grants.gov have required the use of PureEdge software. Due to difficulties with PureEdge, the campus has licensed a software solution from Cayuse, Inc.

Cayuse 424, the Grants.gov solution, will be required for all NIH applications for the February 5 th deadline and beyond. Unfortunately, Cayuse currently only supports NIH grant applications. All other agencies requiring submission through Grants.gov will still require the use of PureEdge. Cayuse will support other agencies in the near future (e.g., HRSA, AHRQ, DOD, and NSF).

Key Dates to keep in mind:

Town Halls

Three Town Halls have been scheduled as follows:

• Wednesday 11/29/06 
  Toland Hall, Parnassus
  10:00am - 11:30am



• Wednesday 11/29/06 
  Genentech Auditorium, Mission Bay
  2:00pm - 3:30pm



• Friday 12/01/06
  Regents Room, Laurel Heights
  10:00am - 11:30am

The purpose of the Town Halls is to:

• Orient campus faculty and administrators to the Grants.gov submission process using Cayuse 424.
• Give a demonstration of the Cayuse 424 system.
• Communicate project timeline and key milestones.
• Answer questions and concerns about the Cayuse 424 roll-out.

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Cayuse 424 Access

• Cayuse 424 must be accessed using the following web browsers:


• Internet Explorer (PC)



• Mozilla Firefox (PC and Macs)


• If you do not have one of these web browsers installed on your desktop, please contact your Computer Support Coordinator (CSC) as soon as possible to get it installed.



• In order to fully utilize Cayuse 424 functionality, you will need to download two types of files:


• A file containing Word templates that are used to create the Research Plan of the application.



• A file that contains the Cayuse 424 PDF client used to generate the Research Plan PDF that will be uploaded into the application.


• Some users have permission to download files onto their desktop and others don’t. If you don’t have permission to download files please contact your CSC to assist you with these downloads.

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Training

• Online Training on WebCT
  
  
  • Online training on Cayuse 424 for PIs and RSAs will be available starting 12/1/06 on WebCT.
  
  
  
  • You must register to take this course on WebCT.
  
  
  
  • In order to register you need to have a GALEN User ID and password. Click GALEN to create your own account.



• Online Training on OSR Website
  
  
  • Online, self-paced modularized training is also available for those individuals who choose not to access the training on WebCT.

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What you can do right now to prepare to use Cayuse 424 to submit NIH applications via Grants.gov?

• Plan to attend a Town Hall Meeting.



• For PIs only: create an account on the NIH Commons if you don’t already have one. Contact Stephen Dorsey, 476-0999.



• Confirm you have Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox as a web browser.



• Make sure you have the ability to download files onto your desktop. Contact your department’s CSC if needed.

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Questions/Support?

• Password/log-in Cayuse 424 access:
  Stephen Dorsey OSR;
  476-0999



• Cayuse 424 IT issues:
  Jeff Colley IT Systems Support, OSR;
  476-1566



• Grant questions and functional questions involving Cayuse 424: contact the Federal Grant and Fellowship Team
  
  

  Manager:	Debbie Caulfield 476-2782
  Analysts:	Joyce Abe 502-4986
  	Alina Leong 476-0703
  	Jun Paragas 476-0214