ATIP FAQs

ATIP FAQs last updated November 12, 2019

Selecting reviewers and defining Conflict of Interest for the purpose of the ATIP Grant Program? ▾

ATIP Applications must provide two external and two internal reviewers. The ICTR will send the application to designated reviewers after submission.

External Reviewer COI: Conflicts for potential external reviewers are anyone within the preceding five years who has collaborated with, co-authored a publication(s) with, and/or mentored or trained the Lead PI, the Co-PI, or an individual named on the application as participating with a major professional role. PLEASE NOTE: Do not designate foreign nationals as reviewers.

Internal Reviewer COI: Conflicts for internal reviewers have the same criteria as for external reviewers, but with an indefinite time limit. Additionally, we will avoid selecting reviewers from the applicant's own academic division.

Please discuss your reviewer designees with your team to confirm that COIs do not exist.

More information about the UMB Conflict of Interest Policy, including examples of what constitutes an outside interest, may be found at the website https://www.umaryland.edu/oac/areas-ofresponsibility/conflict-of-interest/.

Are UM faculty members outside of UMB considered internal or external reviewers for the purpose of the ATIP grant program application? ▾

UM faculty members at non-UMB schools are considered external reviewers for ATIP grants except in the case where the PI(s) are from UMBC.

Do I need the department chair or school dean signature on the application cover letter if I'm not requesting salary support for a UMB PI or co-PI? ▾

Yes, per campus policy, please include the signature of the department chair (or designee) or school dean (or designee) on the cover letter.

What is the difference between Co-Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator? ▾

Following NIH guidelines:

Multiple Principal Investigators (Co-PIs)

In keeping with the NIH definition, the Co-PI approach "maximize(s) the potential of team science efforts. The multiple-PD/PI model supplements, and does not replace, the traditional single-PD/PI model. Although the single-PD/PI model clearly continues to work well and encourages creativity and productivity, it does not always facilitate multidisciplinary efforts and collaboration. Increasingly, health-related research involves teams that vary in terms of size, hierarchy, location of participants, goals, disciplines, and structure. The selection of the multiple-PD/PI versus single-PD/PI option is the decision of the applicant institution and investigators, and must be based on the needs of the research proposed."

Co-Investigator (Co-I)

An individual involved with the PD/PI in the scientific development or execution of a project. The Co-Investigator (collaborator) may be employed by, or be affiliated with, the applicant/recipient organization or another organization participating in the project under a consortium agreement. A Co-Investigator typically devotes a specified percentage of time to the project and is considered senior/key personnel. The designation of a Co-Investigator, if applicable, does not affect the PD/PI's roles and responsibilities as specified in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, nor is it a role implying multiple PD/PI.

Please provide the Co-I's NIH Biosketch and in the biosketch Personal Statement section, the Co-I should describe their role and strengths to be contriubted to the project.

Also, please be prepared to provide the following information for the Lead PI/Co-PI (not for Co-Investigator or other key personnel).

1. Gender: Male or Female or Other or Do not wish to provide

2. Race (list all that apply):

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian

Black or African American

White

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Do not wish to provide

3. Disability status: Yes or No or Do not wish to provide

a. If yes, list all that apply:

Hearing

Mobility/Orthopedic impairment

Visual

Other, please describe

4. NIH New/Early Stage Investigator Status? Yes or No

5. NIH Commons Username

6. ORCiD 15-digit ID

Consultant(s) and Consultant Fee ▾

Consultant fees are not included in the $7,500 faculty salary budget limit. If you are including a consultant and consultant fees in your application,

Please include a letter from each consultant that specifies the consulting service to be provided and the rate/charge for the service.
List consultants as key personnel only if they contribute substantively and measurably to the scientific development or execution of a project.

Do I require a collaborator to apply for the ATIP Grant Program? ▾

We encourage applicants to establish collaborations outside of their departments and within the UM system, but it is not a requirement. Collaborations with community partners also are encouraged. Applications without such a collaborative component are allowed but will be at a competitive disadvantage.

Do I need to submit biosketches for study team personnel (e.g., study coordinator, lab tech, exercise physiologist)? ▾

Please submit a biosketch for the Lead PI/Co-PI and a biosketch/résumé for each study team member/community collaborator.

Does the $7,500 allowance to support Faculty salaries include fringe costs? ▾

Yes, the allowance is inclusive of fringe benefits. If seeking salary support, please include this in the budget justification form. Please note that salary support/fringe for all faculty listed on the grant cannot exceed $7,500 of the budget.

For ATIP applications with a community engagement component, can funding be used to pay a community organization, agency, or similar entity? ▾

Yes, we will consider payments to an outside partnering organization, where appropriate, as a “service provider” (not as a sub-award). This expense should be justified and itemized under “Other Expenses” in the budget template form.

Can I include tuition and/or stipend support for a UMB graduate student? ▾

If the UMB graduate student is providing services essential to conduct of the project and the work is conducted at UMB, you may include the graduate student's UMB stipend cost in your budget justification. Tuition fees are not permitted.

Can the ATIP grant be used to support a Co-investigator? ▾

Yes. Salary support can be requested for UMB study team personnel instrumental to the success of the project. Salary support for faculty, including the PI and/or Co-PI, cannot exceed $7,500 of the total budget.

Can an ATIP grant be combined with another grant? ▾

ATIP awards should not be considered supplements to existing grants, but as a mechanism to foster collaborations and generate new data that will result in new grants. We will consider an application to be used in conjunction with an existing grant if it shows the ATIP project could successfully leverage a new award or award renewal. As we give priority to collaborative projects, existing grants that do not involve collaborations with UMB/UM school system colleagues are at a competitive disadvantage.

Can I apply for an ATIP grant with a project that was submitted as part of another grant application? ▾

Yes, you may apply for an ATIP grant with an overlapping project as long as a funding decision has not been made by the other organization. That is, for external grants submitted at around the same time as ATIP and for the same project (where there is budgetary overlap), our policy is that if the ATIP funding decision precedes that of another grant, the ATIP grant would be awarded. However, if the submitted project is funded by another entity prior to the ATIP funding decision, then the applicants should notify us and the ATIP application would not be considered for funding for that round.

Does the ATIP application need to be routed through ORD? ▾

No, the application may be submitted directly by the Principal Investigator (PI).

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