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

 描述(由申请者提供)：具体地说，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外部资助和合同。加州大学旧金山分校(UCSF)与KEMRI的科学合作已有12年以上的历史。因此，加州大学旧金山分校将帮助KEMRI实现其改善和扩大管理能力的目标，方法是采用混合学习模式来培训和指导选定的KEMRI行政人员和负责颁奖前和颁奖后职能的教员。在第一年的需求评估之后，将通过在加州大学旧金山分校的密集实习、伙伴关系网络、国内讲习班以及远程和在线学习来完成培训。这一伙伴关系将在KEMRI中建立uwezo(斯瓦希里语中能力、能力或能力的单词)。具体目标是：(1)在KEMRI进行需求评估，确定和衡量机构风险最大的领域和研究基础设施差距；(2)提供全面、充满活力和创新的培训计划，使KEMRI继续成为非洲领先的研究机构之一。将从需求评估得出的学习目标将审查赠款生命周期：寻求赠款机会、申请准备、提交、谈判、获奖接受、合规监测、财务管理和获奖结束；(3)将现有的赠款部门转变为现有的赞助研究办公室(OSR)，向研究人员提供高质量的奖励前和奖励后支持，同时平衡机构和赞助商的合规要求；(4)制定长期可持续性路线图，在完成这一工作后指导和支持OSR的活动 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估(M&E)计划，作为这项活动的基础。

 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.