NPARS Module -- R56-Bridge Awards

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 before a pre-Council meeting to check on the status of applications, rank applications, and determine which applications are still available for an R56-Bridge award.

Scientific Divisional CAAP Contacts

• Open this module after program officers have nominated application records for R56-Bridge award consideration in the Gray Zone Comments module.
• Select Council dates in the Select Parameters screen.
• The Bridge Awards screen lists application records in the selected Council dates. Tabs organize the records by division.
• To set the order in which applications are funded, enter a number in the Rank column of the records.
• To fund a grant at less than the study section-recommended level, enter a percentage under 100 in a record's "% Fund" column or enter the dollar amount in a record's Prog Rec column.
• To fund all grants at less than the study section-recommended level, enter a percentage in the Set "% Reduction of All Apps" field at the bottom of the Bridge Awards screen.
• Describe the merits of an application and other funding-related details in the Comments field of a record.
• To delete a record, use the Remove Bridge Record function under the Edit menu.

Division Director

• Open this module and select the Council date in the Select Parameters screen.
• In the Bridge Awards screen, enter "DA" in the FUND column of each record that is approved for funding.
• The Bridge Budget section in the lower-left corner of the screen shows the FY budget for R56-Bridge awards in each division. The Total Awarded for Bridge field at the bottom of the screen lists a running FY balance as applications are approved. The balance turns red if negative.

DEA OD Staff

• Before a Council meeting, print a report of each division's approved R56-Bridge awards for the Council Book.

Grants Management Division Coordinator

• In NPARS, click on the CAAP tab.
• Select "Bridge" from the drop down menu.
• Choose the appropriate Council date and division, and click "Search."
• Select the applications to approve.
• Click "Save" and "Email" to email the appropriate funding group.
• The email includes a chart that looks like the one the budget office sends with the release list. Add "GMP approves" to the email, and click "Send."

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

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