1.
Are Research Associates eligible for the TCH Pediatrics Innovation Accelerator Award?
No. Research Associates are not eligible. Only faculty (instructor, assistant professor, associate professor) members with a primary appointment in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine are eligible to apply.
2.
Are Fellows eligible for the TCH Pediatrics Innovation Accelerator Award?
Fellows may submit applications if they will have a faculty position at BCM by 10/1/2025.
3.
Will this grant fund only basic research?
No. The pilot grant funding is available for basic, clinical/translational and quality and health outcomes research.
4.
Does my application need to be routed through BRAIN, esp2?
No.
5.
Do the grants provide funding for PI salary support?
Yes. Funds can be used for PI salary (with NIH salary cap $225,700).
6.
Does the grant allow funding for post-docs or other research personnel (research nurse, statistician, etc) who are essential to the project?
Yes, salary support for research personnel (laboratory or clinical) is allowable and should be consistent with the effort required to perform the work described in the proposal.
7.
Are subcontracts with vendors of colleagues from other institutions allowed?
No, subcontracts are not permitted. However, services performed by an outside vendor or colleague can be included under “Other Expenses” and paid upon receipt of an invoice if the services are not available at BCM.
List such expenses under “Other Expenses” and provide a brief description of the services and the rationale for the need to use an outside vendor (e.g., unique services not provided at BCM, etc.)
in the Budget Justification.
8.
Are costs of the research laboratory tests allowed?
No, clinical charges are not allowed.
9.
Are professional fees for research laboratory tests allowed (e.g., reading an EKG or MRI)?
No, professional fees are not allowed.
10.
Are patient care costs allowed?
No, patient care costs are not allowed.
11.
Are patient reimbursements to cover the costs of parking, etc allowed?
No, patient reimbursements are not allowed.
12.
Is support allowable for co-investigators’, statistician’s and data manager’s salary?
Yes. Support can be included. Please include detailed information within the “Budget” and “Budget Justification” narrative to justify the support of personnel assisting with your project.
13.
If there is travel for the study itself (my proposed project takes place outside the United States), can this be included in the grant?
Foreign travel required for the proposed research is allowed if it alligns with current BCM policy.
14.
Are there indirects charged for BCM?
No. The Pediatrics Innovation Accelerator Awards are internally funded and indirect costs may not be assessed as part of these projects.
15.
If I have a collaborator at another TMC institution, what do I do about their indirect costs?
Subcontracts are not allowed.