BRAD to Culminate the Attainments Achieved Under the UCC EARDA Program

描述(由申请人提供)：中央加勒比大学(UCC)生物医学/生物行为研究管理发展计划(BRAD)的目标是最终发展根据先前的EARDA计划建立的坚实的基础设施，以支持和增加教职员工和学生的研究参与。根据修订后的计划，UCC有资格获得为期三年的奖励，以完成八年的资格。申请的长期目标是提高该机构获得非小规模外部资金的能力，并提高研究生产率。其具体目标是(1)增加支持旨在确定、申请和获得研究经费的活动的人员，并协助调查人员进行获奖后拨款管理；(2)为一个自给自足的办公室制定程序、协议和服务模式，以提高UCC的研究资助能力，同时促进研究并通过“一站式”协调有效的研究支持活动；以及(3)为UCC校外助理、研究发展干事和赞助项目官员获得必要的培训，以提供高质量的以研究为导向的服务，并通过教师发展提高UCC的研究生产率。所有这些都是为了向UCC调查人员提供一流的支持，帮助他们为研究获得外部资金并管理他们的赠款。为此，将使用以学习者为中心的方法，并由经验丰富的外部评估员不断监督形成目的。为补充面对面支助，将在虚拟环境中开发计算机辅助工具，以提供持续的协助，并通过使用模板和模型，减轻调查人员的行政活动负担，提高其申请的竞争力和赠款管理的效率。外部伙伴在评估员的协助下进行的评估发现，虽然提供了良好的服务，但办公室的人员数量不足以支持不断增长的研究人员人数和日益激烈的竞争环境。此外，这项评估发现了一些问题，如缺乏适当的模式和指导，以及在专业发展机会方面存在差距，包括是否有资金可供参加场外讲习班，以及开展更多的地方专业发展活动。所有这些都将 得到拟议的BRAD项目的支持。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the Universidad Central del Caribe (UCC) Biomedical/Biobehavioral Research Administration Development (BRAD) Program is to culminate the development of the solid infrastructure established under the previous EARDA Program to support and increase research participation by faculty and students. UCC is eligible for a three-year award to complete the eight years of eligibility under the revised program. The long-term goal of the application is to increase the institution's capability to obtain non-minorit external funding and increase research productivity. The specific aims are to (1) augment the personnel supporting the activities designed to identify, apply for, and obtain funding for research and assist investigators in post-award grants management, (2) develop procedures, protocols, and service models for a self-sustaining office that will increase UCC's research funding capability, while promoting research and coordinating effective research support activities in a "one-stop-shop," and (3) obtain the necessary training for the UCC Extramural Associate, Research Development Officer, and Sponsored Programs Officer to provide high quality research-oriented services and increase research productivity at UCC through faculty development. All of this is designed to provide first-rate support to UCC investigators in obtaining external funding for their research and managing their grants. To that end, a learner-centered approach will be used, constantly monitored for formative purposes by an experienced external evaluator. To complement the face-to-face support, computer-based aids will be developed in a virtual environment to provide continuous assistance and, through the use of templates and models, to reduce the burden of administrative activities for investigators and improve the competitiveness of their applications and the efficiency of grants management. The assessment by the Extramural Associate, with the assistance of the evaluator, found that although good service was provided, the number of individuals in the office was insufficient to support the growing researcher population and increasingly competitive environment. In addition, this assessment uncovered issues such as the lack of adequate models and mentoring and gaps in professional development opportunities, including the availability of funding to attend off-site workshops, and additional local professional development activities. All these will be supported by the proposed BRAD project.