Uwezo: Developing an Office of Sponsored Research in KEMRI with HIV Research Training

 具体而言，KEMRI计划在未来三年内建立一个赞助研究办公室，以支持该机构的科学家申请和管理校外赠款和合同。加州旧金山弗朗西斯科（UCSF）与KEMRI有着超过12年的科学合作历史。因此，UCSF将协助KEMRI实现其目标，通过采用混合学习模式来培训和指导选定的KEMRI行政人员和负责前通过后奖励功能的教师，以提高和扩大行政能力。在第一年的需求评估之后，培训将通过在加州大学旧金山分校的密集实习，合作网络，国内研讨会以及远程和在线学习来完成。这一伙伴关系将在KEMRI中建立uwezo（斯瓦希里语中的能力，能力或能力）。具体目标是：（1）在KEMRI进行需求评估，确定和衡量最大的机构风险和研究基础设施差距的领域;（2）提供全面，有力和创新的培训计划，将继续发展KEMRI作为非洲领先的研究机构之一。根据需求评估确定的学习目标将审查赠款的生命周期：寻找赠款机会、准备申请、提交、谈判、接受赠款、监测遵守情况、财务管理和结束赠款;（3）将现有的资助研究部门转变为一个已设立的资助研究办公室（OSR），提供高质量的研究前和研究后服务。向研究人员提供支持，同时平衡机构和赞助商的合规要求;（4）制定长期可持续发展路线图，指导和支持OSR活动， 项目规划过程将确定实施和维持这一新状态所需的最佳组织结构、作用和资源;（5）使用列出短期和长期目标的逻辑模型制定监测和评价计划，作为这一活动的基础。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Specifically, KEMRI plans over the next three years to develop an Office of Sponsored Research to support the institution's scientists to apply for and manage extramural grants and contracts. The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) has an over 12 year history of scientific collaboration with KEMRI. Thus, UCSF will assist KEMRI to achieve its goal to improve and expand the administrative capacity by employing hybrid learning models to train and mentor selected KEMRI administrative staff and faculty responsible for pre- through post-award functions. Following a needs assessment in year 1, training will be accomplished through intensive internships at UCSF, partnering networks, in-country workshops, and distance and online learning. This partnership will build uwezo (a Swahili word for capacity, competence, or ability) in KEMRI. The specific aims are: (1) to conduct a needs assessment at KEMRI identifying and measuring the area of greatest institutional risk and research infrastructure gaps; (2) to provide a comprehensive, vigorous, and innovative training program that will continue to grow KEMRI as one of the leading research institutions in Africa. The learning objectives, which will be derived from the needs assessment will examine the grant life cycle: seeking grant opportunity, application preparation, submission, negotiation, award acceptance, compliance monitoring, financial management, and award close out; (3) to transform the existing Grantsmanship department into an established Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) providing high quality pre- and post-award support to researchers while balancing institutional and sponsor compliance requirements; (4) to develop a long-term sustainability roadmap that will direct and support the OSR activities after the completion of this project. The planning process will determine the optimal organization structure, role, and resources required to implement and maintain this new state; (5) to develop a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan using a logic model listing short and long-term goals as the basis for this activity.