UAccess Research

This data point will help campus units more accurately calculate proposal success or win rates. Units want to know what percentage of proposals that are reviewed and competitively scored against others for an open funding opportunity are ultimately funded.

Examples:

Answer 'Yes' if the proposed project...

• is an incoming subaward which is part of a proposal submission going in for review with the prime proposal at another institution
• will be reviewed and might or may not be awarded based on merit or a competition

Answer 'No' if the proposed project...

• if UArizona knows in advance that funding will be awarded, a funding decision has already been made and UArizona employs a certain person with unique expertise to accomplish project goals
• is a subaward from another institution that already received a prime award and UArizona is being asked to complete part of the work afterward
• will definitely be funded because UArizona has particular professional expertise
• is an administrative supplement that requires an application but funding is pre-approved

If you have any questions please contact sponsor@arizona.edu(link sends e-mail).

Enter the account number of a past sponsored project if the current proposal may be funded as a new and separate award but is the next phase or a continuation of the past project.

If you have any questions please contact sponsor@arizona.edu(link sends e-mail).

If additional space is needed to conduct the project, the Principal Investigator must make arrangements for the additional space prior to routing the proposal.

If the answer to this question is yes, the PI must request space or space changes through their department or college.  Real Estate Administration makes certain that an equitable amount of space is available through a measure of faculty involvement, grant funding and the needs of the discipline. See Policies related to buildings, equipment, and safety for additional guidance.

This question was added to the UAccess Research (UAR) proposal in April 2020 to easily track and report on sponsored project proposals and awards related to COVID-19. Is the project scope of work related to COVID-19?

If you have any questions please contact sponsor@arizona.edu(link sends e-mail).

Answer this question ‘Yes’ if human subjects are involved in the proposal. The University is required to safeguard human participants that are involved in research projects. For any project involving the use of human participants, a protocol must be submitted to the University’s Human Subject Protection Program (HSPP) and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for review and approval. 

The HSPP and IRB ensure that Human Subjects rights and welfare are protected, the risk and potential benefits are weighed accurately, subject selection is fair and that the participants have an informed consent.  Approval is required before any work with Human Subjects is initiated.

Visit the Human Subject Protection Program section of the Research Support website for additional guidance.

Answer this question ‘Yes’ if live vertebrate animals are involved in the proposal. A protocol must be submitted for approval to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) before an award is made, but not at the time of proposal.

IACUC oversees the university’s animal care and use programs. This unit ensures the humane and ethical treatment of the animals used in research, testing and education.  IACUC reviews all requests to use vertebrate animals to ensure compliance with federal regulations. 

Principal Investigators who plan to use animal subjects as a part of their research should contact a member of the IACUC early in the project design stage to determine appropriate species as models for research and appropriate procedures to be used in the course of research (from UHAP). Visit the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) program pages of the Research Support website for additional guidance.

Answer this question ‘Yes’ for any proposal that involves research related to cancer.  This information is compiled for the Arizona Cancer Center annual report.

As a National Cancer Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center Facility, any and all use of the facilities of the Cancer Center must be reported to the National Institutes for Health (NIH) on an annual basis. This includes any use of Cancer Center Facilities, including use of the Common Equipment Rooms and/or the Shared Services of the Cancer Center.  use of any lab, office, common equipment or shared services or any part of the Cancer Center Facility requires approval.

Answer this question ‘Yes’ if the proposal involves the use and storage (including cleaning and sterilizing of equipment) of any quantity of any solvents, oxidizers, corrosives, compressed gases, cryogenics, heavy metals, dust-generating compounds, ATF regulated materials, DEA Controlled Substances, pesticides, fertilizers, and/or hormones/steroids. Visit the Chemical Safety Program web page for additional guidance or contact Research Laboratory & Safety Services at rlss-help@arizona.edu(link sends e-mail) with questions.

Examples include but are not limited to:

• Ethanol
• Methanol
• Tetrahydrofuran
• Acetone
• Potassium permanganate
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Sodium/Calcium hydroxide
• Sulfuric/Nitric/Acetic acid
• Carbon dioxide
• Argon
• Liquid nitrogen
• Arsenic
• Mercury
• Mine tailings
• Silica powder
• Praxair FE-271 (or other brand additive manufacturing metal powder product)
• Nitrotriazolone (NTO)
• Nitrocellulose
• Ketamine
• Testosterone
• Cannabidiol (CBD)
• Round-Up (or other brand glyphosate product)
• Microthiol (or other brand sulfur fungicide product)
• Pyrethroids
• Novel mode-of-action insecticide
• Urea
• Mono-ammonium phosphate (11-52-0)
• Iron/Zinc/Molybdenum chelates
• Zoetis (or other brand estradiol product)
• Corticosteroids

FDA/EPA Quality Assurance (GLP/cGMP/QA)?

Answer this question ‘Yes’ if the proposal involves any of the terms below or requires adherence to any FDA/EPA quality assurance program. If the project you are proposing involves the manufacture of a medical/therapeutic product, the evaluation of an FDA grant “Test or Control Article”, or collaboration with another researcher/institution upon research requiring FDA/EPA quality assurance program enrollment please contact Research Laboratory & Safety Services at rlss-help@arizona.edu. Visit the Good Laboratory Practices web pages for additional guidance.

At this time, the RLSS maintains a voluntary GLP preparation program (training & inspections), the UArizona has not constituted an institutional Quality Assurance Unit and would need reasonable time to do so to accommodate anyone with an FDA/EPA quality assurance program requirement.

• Good Laboratory Practices
• Good Manufacturing Practices
• Quality Assurance
• 21CFR
• Title 21
• EPA Quality Program
• GLP
• GMP
• cGMP
• Test Article
• Control Article

Radiation (Radioactive Material, Sealed Source, Radiation Generating Machine)?

Answer this question “Yes” if this proposal involves the use of Radiation.

Your work will need to be approved by the UA Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) before you can start work.  You can access the documents needed to submit to the committee at https://research.arizona.edu/radiation-safety-forms, “Application for (Radioactive Material/Radiation Machine/Sealed Sources) Approval.”

Training is required before any person can handle Radioactive Material, Radioactive Sealed Sources or Radiation Generating Machines.  Radiation Safety Training can be found on https://edgelearning.arizona.edu/. If you have any questions please reach out to rlss-rad-support@email.arizona.edu.

Non-Ionizing Radiation (Laser)?

Also answer this question “Yes” if this proposal involves the use of any laser or laser product.

Your work will need to be reviewed and approved by the UA Laser Safety Officer (LSO) and Laser Safety Committee (LSC).  You can access the documents needed to submit to the committee at https://research.arizona.edu/compliance/RLSS/radiation-safety/laser-safety-program/laser-approval.

Training is required before any person can operate a laser. Laser training (Laser Radiation Protection Course (LRPC)) can be found on https://edgelearning.arizona.edu/. If you have any questions please reach out to rlss-rad-support@email.arizona.edu.

Answer this question ‘Yes' if the proposal involves handling any human derived products (tissue, saliva, organ, semen, vaginal secretions, feces, urine, blood, cells, etc.), or any other potential infectious materials (PIM) that could carry and transmit bloodborne pathogens. For assistance, contact Research Laboratory & Safety Services at (520) 626-6850 or rlss-bio-support@email.arizona.edu(link sends e-mail) or visit the or visit the Recombinant and Biohazardous Materials web page.

Answer this question ‘Yes’ if the proposal involves any of the terms below or involves any biohazardous and/or recombinant materials. For assistance, contact Research Laboratory & Safety Services at (520) 626-6850 or rlss-bio-support@email.arizona.edu(link sends e-mail) or visit the Recombinant and Biohazardous Materials web page.

If the project you are proposing involves the handling or storage of Risk Group 3 biohazardous and/or recombinant materials that would require the use of a BSL-3 laboratory, please contact Research Laboratory & Safety Services at rlss-help@arizona.edu. BSL-3 work must be approved in advance by the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). You can access the documents needed to submit to the committee at  Institutional Biosafety Committee | UArizona Research, Innovation & Impact. Access and training for the BSL-3 spaces is a lengthy process, so reaching out to RLSS early in the process is optimal.

• Adenovirus
• Adenoassociated Virus
• AAV
• Cloning
• Gene therapy
• Genomic library
• Microarray
• Plasmid
• Probes
• Recombinant
• Retrovirus
• Restriction fragment polymorphism (RFLP)
• Sequencing
• Southern / Northern hybridization
• Transformed cells
• Vector
• Bordetella pertussis
• Campylobacter
• Cell Culture
• Coccidiodes
• Chlamydia
• Clostridium
• Coxiella
• Cryptosporidium
• Cyclospora
• Giardia
• herpes
• HIV
• Influenza
• Monkeypox
• Mycobacterium
• Yesinia pestis (plague)
• Salmonella
• Toxin
• Vaccinia
• SARS-CoV-2
• Risk Group 2
• Risk Group 3
• Virus
• Bacteria
• Fungus
• Parasite
• Rickettsia

Answer this question ‘Yes’ if this proposal involves native or indigenous research and/or tribal engagement? If the answer is ‘Yes’ then it is required in the UAccess Research (UAR) proposal to list the full name of any tribe(s) that will be involved, separated by commas.

As a core service unit, Native Peoples Technical Assistance Office (NPTAO) serves as a primary research and resource liaison for Native affairs for the Office for Research, Innovation, and Impact (RII). This includes the Human Subjects Protection Program and Sponsored Projects review for compliance with ABOR 1-118 Tribal Consultation Policy. NPTAO’s website resources are continuously updated for the UArizona community who seek basic information on collaborating with Arizona's Native nations in research or institutional engagement on behalf of the University of Arizona.

NPTAO provides training and consultation for students, faculty and staff who have an interest in participating in research or institutional engagement with Arizona’s Native nations. NPTAO is also a key liaison providing technical assistance and resource identification on the request of tribal communities predominantly in Arizona.

Answer this Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) question 'Yes' if the proposal falls into one of the three categories described below.

HSI Grant requests for proposal (RFPs) generally fall into three categories:

HSI Required: These funding opportunities are exclusive to HSIs and require proof that the university is an HSI. A digital copy of proof from the U.S. Department of Education can be provided upon request. Direct inquiries to Riley McIsaac, rmcisaac@arizona.edu.

Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Required: These funding opportunities are not exclusive to HSIs, but instead require that a submitting institution have MSI status (HSIs are included under the umbrella of MSIs). Proof of HSI status may or may not be required. Minority or underrepresented students (e.g., first generation, Pell grant recipient/low income) and/or communities/populations are often expressed as the targeted populations of interest.

Intentionally Involves Minority Students and/or Communities/Populations: These funding opportunities are not exclusive to HSIs or MSIs, but they explicitly call for or encourage the engagement of minority or underrepresented students, and/or communities/populations. Engagement of these students/communities/populations should be coupled with asset-based recruitment strategies, culturally relevant learning experiences, inclusive mentoring practices, and much more.

For questions or to learn more, please contact Riley McIsaac, Associate Director of Grants Development in the Office of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Initiatives (rmcisaac@arizona.edu).
Visit HSI Initiatives at: https://hsi.arizona.edu/.

The University of Arizona was federally designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution in Spring 2018, having reached the 25% undergraduate Hispanic enrollment requirement. UArizona was the first four-year public university in the state of Arizona to become an HSI and one of 16 R1 HSIs across the nation.

Answer this question ‘Yes’ if this proposal involves companies or non-profits as partners if they are not already listed as a sponsor or prime sponsor. This would be the case for proposals where a company or nonprofit is a subrecipient, consultant, advisor, etc. If the answer is ‘Yes’ then it is required in the UAccess Research (UAR) proposal to list the full name(s) of any company or non-profit organization that will be involved as a partner, separated by commas.

Answer this question ‘No’ if the partner is already captured in the UAR proposal as the sponsor or prime sponsor.

Company and non-profit information helps RII to identify researchers, companies and non-profits interested in partnerships to strengthen responses to future sponsorship opportunities Contact Research Development Services (RDS) at ResDev@email.arizona.edu(link sends e-mail) for additional guidance about this question.

If a project involves work on a U.S. military base abroad, additional international travel insurance requirements may be required. For expert guidance, contact the UA Export Control Program well in advance of travel.

Defense Base Act (DBA) Insurance is a federal requirement for international travel that is associated with the U.S. federal government. There are two primary triggers when DBA must be obtained:

• Travel abroad as part of a public work or service contract with the U.S. federal government where the UA is a contractor or subcontractor
• Travel to conduct work on a U.S. military installation abroad

DBA is generally NOT required for travel under federal research grants, cooperative agreements with federal agencies, or other authorized university travel unless one of the two triggering criteria listed above are applicable. 

To arrange DBA insurance, ask your departmental Business Officer to complete a DBA Insurance Application Form and submit it to Risk Management Services a minimum of 30 days in advance of departure. Email confirmation of DBA coverage will be sent to the traveler and their department. Contact Risk Management Services at (520) 621-1790 or risk@email.arizona.edu for additional forms information.

Answer this question ‘Yes’ if any portion of the project is to be completed with the assistance of collaborators in a foreign nation and use the lookup feature in the UAccess Research (UAR) proposal to select the country of each foreign collaborator.

Enter as many Facilities & Administrative rates as will be applicable to a proposal separated by a forward slash and without the "%" symbol. Example: 53/53.5

If you have any questions please contact sponsor@arizona.edu(link sends e-mail).

Enter the primary location where project activity will take place in the format Bldg-Rm-etc. Example: USB-510-A

The on- or off-campus designation of a project is determined by the location of the research and the wages incurred by the project.  Separate On and Off Campus rates will not be used for a single project.  The Off Campus Rate should be used for projects that are not conducted at university owned or leased facilities.  Off Campus projects must include more than 50% of the wages incurred at a non-UArizona owned or leased facility.  If lease costs are charged directly to the project budget, the project will be classified as Off-Campus.

Specific questions may be answered by Sponsored Projects Services (sponsor@arizona.edu(link sends e-mail)) in conjunction with Financial Services Rate Studies (ratestudies@fso.arizona.edu).

Select the appropriate rate category from the drop-down list in the UAccess Research (UAR) proposal. Visit the Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Rates page of the Research Support website and view the F&A rate table for additional guidance.

For further questions, please contact sponsor@arizona.edu(link sends e-mail).

Rate Categories:

• Federal negotiated rate: It is the University of Arizona’s policy to request the appropriate federally negotiated F&A rate for all sponsored activity regardless of funding source, the federally negotiated F&A rate will be the basis for budget purposes on all sponsored activity. When funding flows from a federal prime sponsor to the University of Arizona, through a pass-through entity, as in the case of federal flow-through awards, the University will accept stipulations that meet the requirements of Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.414
• Sponsor F&A rate stipulation: If a sponsoring agency limits or forbids the reimbursement of F&A based on federal/state/local law, administrative regulation, or published sponsor policy, exceptions for Federal Flow through or Stipulated F&A Rates apply. Documentation for a stipulated rate must be included with the proposal. To document a stipulated rate, attach a copy of the law, regulation or published policy stating the limitation on F&A reimbursement under the Attachments section of the UAccess Resarch proposal document as attachment type "F&A Stipulation".
• Other standard UA F&A rate: Other standard UA F&A rates are described in the standard F&A rate table on the Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Rates page.
• F&A waiver (rarely approved, attach waiver request template): The decision to grant or deny a waiver request is at the sole discretion of UArizona Research Innovation, & Impact (RII) but is in concurrence with the approval from the representative Department Head, and Dean or Associate Dean for Research. These offices will work with RII to review and obtain the approval in advance of a UAR application or contract. All requests must use the F&A Waiver Request Template with the Department Head and Dean or Associate Dean for Research approval and must be submitted with a UAR proposal no less than five working days in advance of the deadline. Attach the Template in the UAR proposal Attachments section as attachment type "F&A Waiver Request Template."

Answer this question ‘Yes’ if Facilities & Administration (F&A) revenue distribution should be allocated based on actual UAccess Financials sibling account activity rather than applying the UAccess Research (UAR) proposal Credit Allocation percentages to the project as a whole regardless of sibling account activity. This decision cannot be reversed later or applied retroactively, and it is highly recommended the answer of 'Yes' is only used for major projects with collaboration across colleges. 

When the answer is ‘Yes,’ F&A splits from the credit allocation panel will be ignored. Sibling accounts will be set up under the home unit of each investigator so that F&A distributions are based on the expenditure activity of each sibling account.

A 'Yes' response indicates a collaboration between multiple investigators/units that require full support of all collaborators for substantial changes. The UAR proposal must be routed with an accurate budget breakdown by proposed sibling account for each investigator/unit in the Attachments section as attachment type "F&A Allocation Arrangements." Approval of the proposal will constitute approval of the detailed budget for account set-up. Any alterations to the budget split after award will require approval by all collaborators.

If you have any questions please contact sponsor@arizona.edu(link sends e-mail).

If proposal activity will take place at Banner University Medical Center (BUMC) facilities, answer 'Yes' to the appropriate location. These fields are not required so no response is the same as a 'No' answer.

• Banner - University Medical Center Tucson
• Banner - University Medical Center South
• Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix