Strengthening capacity of UCT researcher community to manage NIH grants

描述（申请人提供）：申请国际校外研究发展奖的理由是，通过建设研究管理方面的人力资源能力，提高UCT研究办公室的效率，以实现以下长期目标：提高UCT研究人员获得国际机构特别是NIH赠款的国际竞争力;- 提高天主教大学研究人员的研究能力;-努力提高天主教大学的国际地位;-促进非洲合作机构研究办公室的能力建设。因此，拟议的基础设施发展计划旨在实现以下目标：发展和保持对国家卫生研究院政策和程序的了解和专门知识;根据国家卫生研究院的政策和程序制定战略支持措施和程序;根据国际赠款管理原则建立和保持良好的赠款管理;以及提高研究人员在准备竞争性研究补助金申请方面的知识和技能。已经提出了各种干预措施，作为实现上述目标的手段。这些在很大程度上围绕着IEA候选人在住院和远程培训期间获得的知识和专业知识。然后，她将这些转移到更大的UCT研究社区主要通过促进培训课程。后者将侧重于（i）发展和/或完善研究人员的赠款写作技能;（ii）提高研究人员对国际研究伦理原则的了解，以确保更好地遵守;（iii）向研究人员和赠款管理人员传授有关NIH政策，程序和流程的知识。除了向大学社区提供这些机会外，UCT在非洲大陆的一些研究伙伴也将得到改变，从上述培训活动中受益。编制手册和通过不同媒体分享信息是额外的活动。与此同时，还将开展活动，确保为实施基础设施发展计划（计划）创造有利环境。通过让研究界和其他角色参与进来，目的是制定内部流程和程序，加快授标前阶段的工作，同时为研究人员和赠款管理人员的合作创造有利的环境。该计划还包括编写一份手册，以协助开展这方面的工作。在整个计划执行过程中，将在不同阶段和级别进行持续监测和评估。 公共卫生相关性：拟议的开普敦大学研究处基础设施发展计划将提高其行政能力，以便利在授标前和授标后阶段申请赠款。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The rationale for applying for an International Extramural Research Development Award (IEARDA) is to increase the efficiency of the research office at UCT by building human resource capacity in research administration in order to achieve the following long-terms goals: _ to increase the international competitiveness of UCT researchers to access grants from international agencies, in particular from the NIH; _ to promote the research capacity of UCT researchers; _ to work towards increasing UCT's international standing; and _ to contribute to developing capacity of research offices at collaborative institutions in Africa. The proposed infrastructure development plan is thus aimed at achieving the following: _ to develop and maintain knowledge of, and expertise in, NIH policies and procedures; _ to develop strategic support measures and processes in alignment with NIH policies and procedures; _ to establish and maintain excellent grantsmanship in accordance with international grant management principles; and _ to enhance researchers' knowledge of, and skills in, the preparation of competitive research grant applications. A variety of interventions has been proposed as means towards achieving the above. These revolve to a large extent around the knowledge and expertise to be gained by the IEA candidate during both the residency and distance training. She would then transfer these onto the bigger UCT research community mainly via facilitating training sessions. The latter will focus on (i) developing and/or refining researchers' grant writing skills; (ii) improving researchers' knowledge of international research ethics principles to ensure greater compliance; and (iii) imparting knowledge about NIH policies, procedures and processes to both researchers and grant administrators. Besides these opportunities being presented to the University community, some of UCT's research partners on the continent will also be afforded a change to benefit from the above-mentioned training activities. Developing manuals and sharing information through different media are additional activities. Parallel to the above, there will be activities aimed at ensuring a conducive environment for the infrastructure development plan (the Plan) to be implemented. By bringing the research community and other role-players on board, it is intended to devise internal processes and procedures that will expedite the pre-award stage while simultaneously contribute to a favourable context within which researchers and grant administrators could collaborate. Developing a manual to assist in this regard has been incorporated in the Plan. Continuous monitoring and evaluation will happen at different stages and levels throughout the implementation of the Plan. Public Health Relevance: The proposed infrastructure development plan for the Research Office, University of Cape Town would improve its administrative capacity to facilitate grant applications during both the pre- and post-award stages.