The InfoEd Animal Facility Management supports the animal care operations of the Center for Comparative Medicine including animal ordering, husbandry, census, and billing of animal facility protocols. UConn Health began using this system effective July 30, 2020 and it became available to investigators on August 31, 2020.

How To Materials

Listed below are various self-service handouts and instructional sheets with simple instructions on how to perform various functions within the Animal Facility / CCM module. Other protocol submission and review materials are covered in the Lab Animal Use / IACUC module.

• Customize Your Enable Portal Home Page for the Animal Modules
• Show A Listing of All my Animal Facility Management Protocols New
• Search for an existing Animal Facility Management Protocol New
• Create/Submit an Animal Order Request Updated
• Create/Submit a Future Cage Card Request New
• Respond to a Animal Facilities Order that Requires Modifications for Processing New
• Add a delegate user for the Animal Facility / CCM module including certain communications settings and alternatively, Remove a Delegate User Updated

For technical issues with InfoEd, please email era-support(at)UConn(Dot)edu, call 860-486-7944 and leave a message, or chat with us through the OVPR or InfoEd websites during normal business hours, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM weekdays.

The InfoEd Lab Animal Use / IACUC module for UConn Health supports the submission, review and management of animal research protocols. UConn Health began using this system effective June 1, 2020 and transitioned any existing approved IACUC protocols from Topaz Elements into the InfoEd system.

How To Materials

Listed below are various self-service handouts and instructional sheets with simple instructions on how to perform various functions within the InfoEd Lab Animal Use / IACUC module. Other how to materials for the Animal Facility Management / CCM are also available which cover animal ordering and billing and other operational aspects.

• • Customize Your Enable Portal Home Page for the Animal Modules
  • Show A Listing of All my Animal Use Protocols
  • Search for an existing Animal Use / IACUC protocol
  • Prepare a new Animal Use / IACUC protocol not previously submitted through InfoEd (includes 3 year Topaz Elements renewals)
  • Modification/Amendment – Create/Submit a new Animal Use / IACUC protocol Modification Submission for an existing Approved Protocol starting with the number AP- Revised
  • 3 Year Renewal – Copy from an existing IACUC protocol starting with protocol numbers using AP- Revised

• Respond to a Animal Use / IACUC protocol submission that Requires Modifications to Secure Approval
• PI Review and approve a Animal Use / IACUC protocol routing submission – Only required when the PI didn’t submit the protocol
• Add a delegate user for the Animal Use / IACUC module and alternatively, Remove a Delegate User

Also see, IACUC Protocol Information at https://ovpr.uchc.edu/services/rics/animal/iacuc/protocol/

IACUC Members

• Reviewer’s Quick Reference Guide New

For technical issues with InfoEd, please email era-support(at)UConn(Dot)edu or call 860-486-7944.

Note: Effective January 1, 2022, there is no longer a requirement to have protocols reviewed annually. For Animal Use / IACUC protocols which start with the number TE-######-#### format, these protocols have been transitioned from Topaz Elements and should not be directly modified by PI’s within the InfoEd System. To modify TE- numbered protocols, PI’s will do so by submitting an interim Word document to the IACUC office. IACUC staff will maintain the TE- submissions within InfoEd until the project ends or until the PI decides to create a new InfoEd AP- numbered protocol for his/her study. The TE- numbered study protocol would be closed at that time.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is the nation’s medical research agency. For over a century, NIH has been making important discoveries that improve health and save lives. NIH is comprised of 27 Institutes and Centers. Each has its own specific research agenda, often focusing on particular diseases or body systems. All but three of these Institutes and Centers receive their funding directly from Congress, and administer their own budgets.

NIH and other Public Health Service Agency applications may be submitted through either ASSIST or Grants.gov Workspace. Submission via ASSIST is strongly recommended.

 

Useful Links:

NIH Website

Program Deadlines

Unsolicited Program Applications – Parent Announcements

NIH Policies and Guidance

NIH Application Guide

 

The Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST) system is used to prepare and submit applications electronically to NIH and other Public Health Service agencies. Prior to using ASSIST, applicants should identify a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to which they would like to apply. FOAs are posted in the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts and/or in Grants.gov each of which has robust search capabilities. The FOA text will indicate whether ASSIST can be used to apply to that opportunity.

Active Grants.gov and eRA Commons credentials are required to prepare and submit applications using ASSIST.

Useful Links:

Grants.gov Account Registration

Login to ASSIST

Funding Opportunities

ASSIST User Guide

The Research.gov Proposal Preparation and Submission Site will provide the ability to create, submit, track, and update proposals associated with active NSF funding opportunities (initially for Full, Research, non-collaborative proposals only). This furthers an NSF goal of providing quick access to proposal information and grants management services in one location in Research.gov. The goals of this system are to provide a modernized, intuitive environment for proposal preparation and submission, reduce administrative burden via real-time compliance checking; provide online help tips and notes; and incorporate a proposal wizard that walks users through the proposal setup process.

Research.gov’s new proposal preparation system is now available for preparing and submitting full research non-collaborative proposals.

Useful Links:

Research.gov

Research.gov Account Registration

Login to Research.gov

 

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 “to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…” it is the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America’s colleges and universities. NSF is the only federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science and engineering, except for medical sciences. It is tasked with keeping the United States at the leading edge of discovery in areas from astronomy to geology to zoology. General information on NSF programs, guidelines and policies can be found on the NSF website.

Workspace is a tool for organizations to apply for federal grants in Grants.gov.

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