UK mandatory Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training applies to all full-time faculty, staff, graduate students, or trainees (undergraduates, postdoctoral fellows) who participate in research or creative work. This mandate also includes any individual supported in part or fully through research funding, grants and contracts.

The mandatory requirement to complete the RCR training was extended to May 31, 2021, for the inaugural year, but we are now well past that deadline and several reminders have been issued to the university community regarding the need to complete the required RCR training. 

Starting May 1, 2022, we will enact an initial stage of penalties. Research personnel who have not completed or are not exempted from the RCR training requirement will have penalties applied as follows:

• Hold on submission of new:
• Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocols.
• Institutional Animal Care and Use (IACUC) protocols. 
• For Principal Investigators (PIs) on new IRB and/or IACUC protocols, submissions will be returned to the PI until the RCR training requirement is met and/or untrained research personnel are removed from protocols and/or sponsored project funding. 

We prefer not to apply this or other penalties, so please either complete the training and/or refreshers or request an exemption.

Unable to attend the Office of Research presentation on the new OSPA portal for other support? Click the Research video above or visit the Research SharePoint to see the Research Training Library under resources!

Resources:

UK Office of Sponsored Projects Resources

NIH Other Support Updates, Instructions, Examples and Template

NIH Other Support FAQs (Other Support & Foreign Components)

NIH matrix for Pre-Award and Post-Award Disclosures Relating to the Biosketch & Other Support

Questions about Other Support, Biosketches, Commons ID, ORCID, or other funding site access:

Contact your CGO:     

Jeff Kurz ([email protected]) or Krys Lynam ([email protected])

The new 2022 COI disclosure forms were released March 1, 2022 and investigators are required to complete them by March 31, 2022. 



• Proposals due on or after April 1^st, 2022 will require a new year disclosure (March 1^st, 2022 or later completion date). Letters of Intent should use the due date of the prime applicant’s proposal. If an investigator has continuous submission, use the date they plan to submit.
• Account creates with a start date on or after April 1^st, 2022 will require a new year disclosure (March 1^st, 2022 or later completion date) from investigators.

Investigators may go to uky.coi-smart.com to complete a new year disclosure. Log in with Linkblue ID and password. Make sure you select the researcher role and are assigned to the appropriate department/college.

If you have questions or find the 2022 disclosure is not showing up in your COI-Smart account, please contact your CGO for assistance.

College Grant Officer Assignments:

Jeff Kurz ([email protected])

• Health, Behavior & Society
• Health Management & Policy
• Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC)

Krys Lynam ([email protected])

• Biostatistics
• Epidemiology
• Center for the Environment
• Innovation in Population Health Center (IPHC)

2022 CPH Research Day will be in person at the Gatton Student Center on

April 5^th, 2022 8AM-5PM

Registration deadline is March 25^th

Notice Number: NOT-HS-22-010

Release Date: February 17, 2022

Purpose: This Special Emphasis Notice (SEN) informs the research community that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is interested in receiving health services research grant applications to develop models of care that improve access, quality, and outcomes of care related to COVID-19 and post-acute sequalae from COVID-19 (PASC).

Improved understanding of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its mechanisms of illness has enabled healthcare organizations to develop innovative solutions and models of care in response. Providing patient-centered, whole person–oriented care for COVID-19 and PASC remains a challenge as organizations seek to develop strategies for effectively preventing, diagnosing, treating, and managing COVID-19. These efforts are particularly important to people with multiple chronic conditions (MCC), whose higher risks for severe disease, mortality, and PASC compound the existing burdens of their underlying conditions.

AHRQ is interested in critical research focused on increasing our understanding of how to effectively and efficiently deliver care to individuals and populations at risk for or with COVID-19 infection and PASC, also known as long COVID. AHRQ is interested applications that develop, implement, and evaluate interventions and models of care, including those targeting the specific needs and challenges of disadvantaged populations and people living with MCC, that improve access, quality, and outcomes of care. Proposed studies may focus on the patient, clinician, practice, or system level interventions. Multilevel interventions are encouraged. AHRQ also encourages projects that produce and disseminate timely insights that can be used to improve patient care and inform healthcare delivery during both routine operations and public health emergencies.

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities will host the 2022 Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI) virtually from

August 15–19, 2022. The event will feature:

• Lectures on minority health and health disparities research
• Mock grant reviews
• Seminars and small group discussions
• Opportunities to engage in sessions with NIH scientific staff

Please note that applications will only be accepted from extramural scientists who meet NIH’s Early Stage Investigator (ESI) eligibility criteria.

All applications must be submitted via the HDRI online application system. For questions or more information, email [email protected].

Application Cycle Ends: Monday, March 14, 2022, 5:00 p.m. ET

Notice Number: NOT-DA-22-004

Release Date: February 23, 2022

First Available Due Date: June 05, 2022

Purpose: Encourage the submission of research project applications that enhance our understanding of the nature, extent, distribution, etiology, comorbidities, and consequences of drug use, misuse, and addiction across individuals, families, communities, and diverse population groups. Of interest are applications that address multiple levels of risk, resilience, and causation across scientific disciplines, and that apply novel methods to advance knowledge of the interplay among genetic, environmental, neurobiological, and developmental factors and associated health and disease outcomes. Priority will be given to research with a well described path towards translation and/or public health impact. In addition to novel data collection, approaches are encouraged that build on the research investments of NIH and sister HHS agencies to harness existing data on the epidemiology and etiology of drug misuse to improve public health prevention and treatment programs. The research areas noted below should be considered in the context of topics such as health disparities or inequities, familial/genetic liability, and physical, psychiatric, and polysubstance comorbidities and interactions.  

Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Description: The purpose of this program is to increase engagement in care for racial and ethnic underrepresented individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD) who are at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS and receive HIV/AIDS services/treatment.

Length of Project Period: Up to 5 years. Proposed budgets cannot exceed $500,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) in any year of the proposed project.

Announcement Number: TI-22-004

Closing Date: April 29, 2022

Agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Description: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting applications for the Interdisciplinary Research Leaders program. The program is a leadership opportunity for teams of researchers and community partners, including community organizers and advocates. These teams use the power of applied research—informing and supporting critical work being done in communities—to accelerate that work and advance health and equity. Their innovation helps build a Culture of Health, one that enables everyone in America to live longer, healthier lives. 

Applicant Requirements: Applicant Requirements include:

• Individuals must apply as part of a team of three—two mid-career researchers and one mid-career community partner. Teams can be newly formed or already existing.
• Researchers must have a terminal degree in their field (PhD, MD, DrPH) or extensive research or evaluation experience.
• Community partners must have close ties to a community of interest and must have the potential to take action on the issue themselves or have relationships with entities that can take action.
• Teams must include members from diverse disciplines and perspectives. We seek innovation and novel partnerships, including people from diverse perspectives or fields that traditionally do not study health (e.g., engineering and anthropology).
• Teams do not need to be located in the same geographic area, but should articulate a plan for maintaining team cohesion. Fellows do not need to relocate; they will continue working in their home communities

Closing Date: May 4, 2022