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Organization
The NCI is a component of the
NIH, one of eight agencies comprising the Public Health Service (PHS) in the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The NCI was created by the U.S.
Congress as the principal agency of the Government to conduct and support
research in cancer. Specifically, the NCI plans, directs, conducts, and
coordinates a national research program on the detection, diagnosis, cause,
prevention, and treatment of cancer. Two of several types of funding mechanisms
used by NCI to provide financial assistance in support of research activities
are through grants and cooperative agreements awarded to scientific institutions
and individuals.
Office of Grants Administration
(OGA) management responsibilities are complex and critical to NCI’s success in
meeting the 2015 goal to end death and suffering due to cancer. The OGA interprets
and develops financial assistance policy and serves as the focal point for all
business related activities associated with the negotiation, award, and
administration of grants and cooperative agreements within the NCI.
The OGA
plans and directs the business management activities of the National Cancer
Institute in research grant programs in cancer prevention, treatment, diagnosis,
biology, cancer control, and population sciences, cancer centers, training, and
resources programs.
The organizational structure of
the OGA consists of the Director's Office, four Grant Branches and the Grants Operation Branch.
Office of the Director
The Office of the Director is responsible for providing branch leadership
and direction and oversight of the operation of the branch. The
Office of Grants Administration, National Cancer Institute processes over 10,000
grant related actions annually that resulted in approximately $3.2 billion
in FY 2005 grant awards. Specific responsibilities of the Office of the Director include:
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Monitoring the financial assistance process to ensure that all required
business management actions are performed by the awardee and the government
in a timely manner both before and after award.
- Evaluating and monitoring the business management capability and performance
of applicant organizations and awardees as well as internal operating procedures
associated with the business management aspects of the financial assistance
process.
- Interpreting and developing financial assistance policy.
Grants Operations Branch
The Grants
Operations Branch (GOB) provides staff assistance and coordination in management planning, policy
development and implementation of Department and NIH policies and regulations.
GOB conducts studies and analyses of Office management functions, operating
policies and personnel requirements and functions. In addition, GOB develops and provides
data for grant review, award and workload status for administrative and
management use, and develops management reports. Additional services include:
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Designs and conducts
various types of audits of financial assistance awards for compliance with
regulations and for internal control monitoring.
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Manages overall
administrative activities, including budget, personnel, procurement, space
management, communications and property accountability.
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Coordinates the
Office ADP plan.
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Develops and monitors internal control systems for
financial assistance awards.
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Provides responses to Freedom of Information
and Privacy Act inquiries
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Prepares and distributes financial assistance
awards.
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Controls and maintains financial assistance files for the
Institute.
Cancer Prevention and
Centers, Training and Resources Grants Branch
The Cancer
Prevention and Centers, Training and Resources Grants Branch (CPCTRGB)
monitors the financial assistance process for research grant and cooperative
agreements for programs of extramural cancer prevention and control, radiation
research, research training and health professional education, cancer centers
and resources, including the following cancer programs: Basic Prevention
Science, Breast and Gynecologic Cancer, Cancer Biomarkers, Chemopreventive Agent
Development, Community Oncology and Prevention Trials, Early Detection,
Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers, Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancer,
Nutritional Science, and Prostate and Urologic Cancer. The CPCTRGB also reviews programmatic
guidelines, Requests For Applications (RFAs), Program Announcements (PAs), and
funding plans developed by program staff. Additional services include:
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Participates in developing funding
plans for special programs.
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Reviews all financial assistance applications,
financial status reports, and other pertinent documents to insure awardee
compliance with established administrative and financial policies and procedures
and sound business practices.
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Negotiates and makes grant and cooperative
agreement awards.
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Manages the business aspects of grants and cooperative
agreements and assists program directors with interpreting policies.
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Reviews
grantee organizations to ensure that they have the necessary fiscal and
administrative capabilities to handle Federal funds properly
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Interprets
and develops financial assistance policy.
Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis Grants Branch
The
Cancer Treatment and
Diagnosis Grants Branch
(CTDGB) monitors the financial assistance process for research grant and cooperative
agreements for a program of extramural preclinical and clinical cancer diagnosis
and treatment research including the following cancer programs: AIDS Cancers,
Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Biological Response Modifiers, Cancer and
Nutrition, Clinical Oncology, Clinical Trials, Diagnostic Imaging, Diagnostics
Research Imaging Technology Development, Molecular Imaging, Radiotherapy
Development, Surgical Oncology, and Technology Development. CTDGB also reviews
programmatic guidelines, Requests For Applications (RFAs), Program Announcements
(PAs), and funding plans developed by program staff. Additional services
include:
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Participates in
developing funding plans for special programs.
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Reviews all financial
assistance applications, financial status reports, and other pertinent documents
to insure awardee compliance with established administrative and financial
policies and procedures and sound business practices.
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Negotiates and makes
grant and cooperative agreement awards.
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Manages the business aspects of
grants and cooperative agreements and assists program directors with
interpreting policies
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Reviews grantee organizations to ensure that they
have the necessary fiscal and administrative capabilities to handle Federal
funds properly.
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Interprets and develops financial assistance policy.
Cancer Biology Grants Branch
The
Cancer Biology Grants
Branch (CBGB) monitors the financial assistance process for research grant and cooperative
agreements for a program of extramural basic and applied research on cancer cell
biology and cancer immunology including the following cancer programs:
Biological Carcinogenesis, Cancer Cell Biology, Cancer Cell Immunology,
Hematology, Oncology, Chemical and Physical Carcinogens, Mouse Models of Human
Cancers, Radiation Effects, Tumor Biology and Metastasis. CBGB reviews
programmatic guidelines, Requests For Applications (RFAs), Program Announcements
(PAs), and funding plans developed by program staff. Additional services
include:
- Participates in developing funding plans for special programs.
- Reviews all financial
assistance applications, financial status reports, and other pertinent documents
to insure awardee compliance with established administrative and financial
policies and procedures and sound business practices.
- Negotiates and makes
grant and cooperative agreement awards.
- Manages the business aspects of
grants and cooperative agreements and assists program directors with
interpreting policies.
- Reviews grantee organizations to ensure that they
have the necessary fiscal and administrative capabilities to handle Federal
funds properly.
- Interprets and develops financial assistance policy.
Cancer
Control and Population Sciences Grants Branch
The Cancer Control and Population
Sciences Grants Branch (CCPSGB) monitors the financial assistance process for research grant and cooperative
agreements for a program of extramural basic and applied research on cancer
control, population sciences, and cancer epidemiology and genetics including the
following cancer programs: Applied Research, Behavioral Research, Cancer
Surveillance Research, Cancer Survivorship, and Epidemiology and Genetics
Research. CCPSGB also reviews programmatic guidelines, Requests For Applications (RFAs),
Program Announcements (PAs), and funding plans developed by program staff.
Additional services include:
- Participates in developing funding plans for special programs.
- Reviews all
financial assistance applications, financial status reports, and other pertinent
documents to insure awardee compliance with established administrative and
financial policies and procedures and sound business practices.
- Negotiates
and makes grant and cooperative agreement awards.
- Manages the business
aspects of grants and cooperative agreements and assists program directors with
interpreting policies.
- Reviews grantee organizations to ensure that they
have the necessary fiscal and administrative capabilities to handle Federal
funds properly.
- Interprets and develops financial assistance policy.
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