BRAD to Culminate the Attainments Achieved Under the UCC EARDA Program

描述（由申请人提供）：加勒比中部大学（UCC）生物医学/生物行为研究管理发展（BRAD）计划的目标是最终发展在以前的EARDA计划下建立的坚实基础设施，以支持和增加教师和学生的研究参与。UCC有资格获得为期三年的奖励，以完成修订后计划的八年资格。该申请的长期目标是增加该机构获得非小额外部资助和提高研究生产力的能力。具体目标是：(1)增加人员支持活动，以确定、申请和获得研究资金，并协助研究人员进行奖励后的资助管理；(2)为一个自我维持的办公室制定程序、协议和服务模式，以提高UCC的研究资助能力，同时促进研究和协调有效的“一站式”研究支持活动。(3)为UCC校外助理、研究发展官员和赞助项目官员提供必要的培训，以提供高质量的研究型服务，并通过教师发展提高UCC的研究生产力。所有这些都旨在为UCC的研究人员提供一流的支持，帮助他们获得外部研究资金并管理他们的资助。为此目的，将采用以学习者为中心的方法，并由经验丰富的外部评价人员不断监测形成性目的。为了补充面对面支助，将在虚拟环境中开发以计算机为基础的辅助工具，以提供持续的援助，并通过使用模板和模型，减轻调查人员行政活动的负担，提高其申请的竞争力和赠款管理的效率。校外助理在评价员的协助下进行的评价发现，虽然提供了良好的服务，但办公室的人员人数不足以支持不断增加的研究人员和日益激烈的竞争环境。此外，这次评估还发现了一些问题，如缺乏适当的模式和指导以及专业发展机会方面的差距，包括参加非现场讲习班和其他当地专业发展活动的资金供应。所有这些都会

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.