Review of InCHIP external grant proposals by outside experts prior to submission.

Access to samples of awarded internal and external grants.

Member of an InCHIP Listservs

Obtain University affiliate NET ID for InCHIP related work with Director/Associate Director approval

Access to InCHIP’s Web & Video Conferencing Services

Attend InCHIP Lecture Series and access all presentations via MediaSite Web-Casts and web site (available to the general public)

InCHIP Lecture Series in person, live webcast or webcast archive.

Notices about grant funding opportunities via listserv and website

Custom searches for grant funding opportunities.

Identify potential research collaborators at UConn, other academic institutions and community-based organizations.

PRE-AWARD SERVICES FOR EXTERNAL GRANTS: assistance with Internal Proposal Review Form (IPR), Significant Financial Interest Review Form (SFIR), consortium agreements, budget, grant review for compliance and grant application submission.

POST AWARD GRANT MANAGEMENT SERVICES: pre-award coding, set-up of awarded budget, PSA management, invoice payments, re-budgeting and cost transfers, no cost extensions, budget projections, effort reporting, progress reports, and award closeout.

Assistance with hiring staff, and undergraduate and graduate students.

Assistance with payroll processing of staff, and undergraduate and graduate students.

Assistance with staff-related human resources/labor relations issues.

Assistance with making purchases, payment of invoices and reimbursements & cash advances for participant incentives

Assistance with making flight reservations & reconciling travel expenses when travel is funded by an InCHIP grant

Travel safety information and assistance

Use of InCHIP conference and interview rooms for research.

Research office/lab space at InCHIP with approval from Director.

Short-term use of InCHIP equipment for relevant business/research (Laptop, Polycom Pod, Skype Speakerphone, & Digital Video Cameras w/ Tripods).

Consultation services to plan IT involvement in future research grants.

Assistance with InCHIP grant-related IT purchases (computers, hardware & software).

Assistance with project management (setting up & managing servers, system analysis).

Assistance with issues related to InCHIP grant-purchased hardware & software (failures, warranty requests upgrades, email, research software packages).

Long-term data storage on InCHIP’s server with secure access.

Communications, public relations, and dissemination of research findings.