NPARS Module -- Conference Grants

For information on other modules you can access through the Council Action and Approval Program and the NIAID Planning and Reporting System, see the CAAP and NPARS SOP.

Procedure

Use this module to select conference grant (R13) applications for funding.

In the Select Conference Records screen, choose division(s) and fiscal years for which you want to see applications.

The Conference Applications screen shows selected application records. Yellow highlighting indicates a record that has been selected for award.

The Budget Information for Division section displays a running total for applications that have been awarded and applications selected for award. The totals are located in the lower left corner of the Conference Applications screen.

The NIAID Secondary Awarded Conference Grants tab displays awards that NIAID has co-funded with other institutes.

Program Officers

One program representative from each extramural scientific division has access to this module. See the Conference Awards SOP for a list of designated representatives.

• For each record in the Conference Application screen, enter information in the following columns:
  • Prog. Rec. -- the dollar amount recommended.
  • Years -- number of years to be awarded.
  • Fund -- enter "DA" indicating division approval and selection for funding.
  • Comments -- explanation of funding decisions.
• Email the assigned grants management specialist requesting review of policy issues.
• You can use this module to generate a report for the fiscal year that lists all conference grant applications and their status.

Grants Management Division Coordinator

• After program representatives make selections, review for policy issues.
• Click the GMP button in the "Approvals and Codes" section at the bottom of the screen.
• Email NIAID DAIDSFunding, NIAID DAITFunding, or NIAID DMIDFunding.

For more information, see GMP's CAAP (Council Action and Approval Program) and NPARS (NIAID Planning and Reporting System) SOP.

Budget and Financial Management Branch Staff

• After receiving notification from the Grants Management Program, check if funds are available for selected conference grant applications. If there are no budget issues, click the first OFM button in the "Approvals and Codes" section at the bottom of the screen.
• After OD approves, the budget officer enters a "P" in the Funding column for all applications that have an award pending.
• Select the "Intent to Pay" function under the IMPAC menu. This opens an "Intent to Pay = Y" screen that lists applications with a "P" entered. An intent-to-pay command is sent to IMPAC.
• Send an email containing the release list in an Excel file to GMP and the grants file room.

Links

Conference Awards SOP