G11 Research Administration Project
More information on the G11 webpage
Study period:Ongoing.
Who we are
The G11 Research Administration Project (Strengthening the Research Administration Capacity at the Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration to improve oversight of grant awards) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded capacity building project. The overall goal of the project is to strengthen Institutional capacity for grants acquisition and management. Institutional capacity includes the human resources, systems and standard operating procedures which are involved in grants acquisition and management.
According to https://worldreport.nih.gov/app/#!,Uganda is one of the largest recipients of NIH funding in Africa some of which provides opportunities for capacity building, however the bulk of these opportunities are skewed towards research scientists to the disadvantage of grants administrators whose role in grant acquisition and management cannot be over stated. In order to increase institutional capacity to win and manage grants it is imperative that research administrators are equipped with the right skills and knowledge for effective and efficient management of National Institute of Health (NIH) grants.
What we do
The project delivers training, mentorship and exposure in pre and post award grants management processes to research administrators in National Institutes of Health (NIH) recipient Institutions in Uganda, to equip them with the right skills and knowledge to effectively and efficiently manage NIH grants.
Specifically, the project will:
- Provide training and to IDRC Administrators in order to build their capacity to efficiently and effectively manage grant awards.
- Strengthen the IDRC Grants Management system through the introduction of a novel grants tracking system and resources.
- Establish a grants administration support center for Ugandan Research Administrators. Services of the grants administration support center include:
- Placements for Junior Research Administrators in the IDRC Grants Office
- Training and mentorship for research administrators in Uganda through lunch time seminars
- Provision of a regular forum through which consultation on grant management policies, innovations, challenges and opportunities in research administration are shared.
Our target audience:
Our target audience includes Research Administrators from NIH recipient Institutions in Uganda. Research Administrators refers to all personnel involved in the management of grant awards including: Grants Managers, Finance Managers, Accountants, Administrators, Human Resource Officers, Procurement staff, Regulatory Staff, Project Coordinators just to mention a few.
