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Strengthening Research and Sponsored Projects at Webster University (SRSP)

Award Number: G11HD088112
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/10/2016
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2021

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Strengthening Research and Sponsored Projects at Webster University (SRSP) - DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Webster University is a student-focused, tuition-driven institution that values teaching and academic excellence. The transformation from a traditionally teaching-heavy culture to a balanced teaching and research culture requires institutional level changes. Historically, Webster has emphasized teaching excellence but not research productivity, though that is changing with a new administration. The growing emphasis on faculty research, a new endowed professorship in biological sciences, and the imminent construction of an interdisciplinary science building make this an ideal time to formalize research administration and expand research productivity at Webster. Our objective is to build a sustained Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) that serves and supports the faculty in competing for external funding. This will require development of an ORSP and faculty initiatives to meet these goals, with the following Aims. Aim 1: Develop the new Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP), currently the Corporate Foundation and Government Relations (CFGR), to encourage and support externally funded research. This includes enhancing administration through ongoing training in research administration for grants officers and in accounting from NIH and NCURA. Aim 2: Review and reorganize institutional policies to remove barriers and incentivize the pursuit of external research funding by faculty. This will include setting research as a new priority and reviewing hiring, tenure, and promotion policies to encourage and give credit for a balance of teaching and research. We will explore new incentive structures and review and clarify policies for support of faculty time devoted to developing and managing research grants. Aim 3: Develop faculty research productivity for successful pursuit of external research funding and increase research grant activity. We will promote and provide increased training in grant writing and research methodology. We will designate a Faculty Research Director who will be Faculty Advisor to the new ORSP with responsibilities to provide faculty mentoring around research, publishing, and grant writing. The student body has 38% under-represented minorities and 55% females in STEM and biomedical areas, demonstrating that Webster University has also been successful in recruiting and retaining underrepresented students. Increasing the research productivity of Webster faculty will provide increased opportunities for underrepresented students to participate in behavioral and biomedical research with a greater likelihood that they choose careers in those areas. We propose to provide training to faculty in grant writing, cultivate undergraduate researchers, and balance expectations for teaching, research, and service that will support incentives for promoting and attaining external grant funding. With this BRAD application, we strongly believe that Webster University is ideally positioned to make the transition to increased research and external funding, while promoting opportunities for under-represented minority students to be a critical part of STEM, biomedical, and behavioral research.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = -$1,764 )
2023	2020	WEBSTER UNIVERSITY	470 E LOCKWOOD AVE	SAINT LOUIS	MO	63119	SAINT LOUIS	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	5	2/2/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$1,764
														Subtotal = -$1,764

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = -$324 )
2022	2020	WEBSTER UNIVERSITY	470 E LOCKWOOD AVE	SAINT LOUIS	MO	63119	SAINT LOUIS	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	5	12/6/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$324
														Subtotal = -$324

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2021	2020	WEBSTER UNIVERSITY	470 E LOCKWOOD AVE	SAINT LOUIS	MO	63119	SAINT LOUIS	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	5	9/14/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $85,996 )
2020	2020	WEBSTER UNIVERSITY	470 E LOCKWOOD AVE	SAINT LOUIS	MO	63119	SAINT LOUIS	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	001	5	6/1/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$85,996
2020	2019	WEBSTER UNIVERSITY	470 E LOCKWOOD AVE	SAINT LOUIS	MO	63119	SAINT LOUIS	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	4	12/17/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $85,996

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $87,512 )
2019	2019	WEBSTER UNIVERSITY	470 E LOCKWOOD AVE	SAINT LOUIS	MO	63119	SAINT LOUIS	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	4	4/19/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$87,512
														Subtotal = $87,512

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $87,769 )
2018	2018	WEBSTER UNIVERSITY	470 E LOCKWOOD AVE	SAINT LOUIS	MO	63119	SAINT LOUIS	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	001	3	8/13/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2018	2018	WEBSTER UNIVERSITY	470 E LOCKWOOD AVE	SAINT LOUIS	MO	63119	SAINT LOUIS	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	3	6/5/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$87,769
														Subtotal = $87,769

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $89,814 )
2017	2017	WEBSTER UNIVERSITY	470 E LOCKWOOD AVE	SAINT LOUIS	MO	63119	SAINT LOUIS	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	2	6/13/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$89,814
														Subtotal = $89,814

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $97,740 )
2016	2016	WEBSTER UNIVERSITY	470 EAST LOCKWOOD AVENUE	WEBSTER GROVES	MO	63119	SAINT LOUIS	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	5/5/2016	NEW	$97,740
														Subtotal = $97,740

Grand Total All Awards = $446,743

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Strengthening Research and Sponsored Projects at Webster University (SRSP)

Award Number: G11HD088112

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/10/2016

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2021

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