Gap, Interim, Delay and Pivot Support

• Any School of Medicine  (SOM) faculty member is eligible for funds regardless of rank.
• Any PI/MPI/Co-PI on at least one federal award that has experienced a major delay in receipt of sponsored funding (i.e., delay of a notice of award for a non-competing renewal, delay of council meeting following receipt of a *fundable score).
• Delay is defined as one standard deviation from the historic norm. For example, currently in the School of Medicine this is 65 days from submission of the progress report (RPPR).
• Fundable score is defined as a percentile at or below the published payline for the relevant institute or, for institutes that do not publish a payline, using historical data from most recent available year. For mechanisms that do not percentile rank, fundable score will be defined as the highest impact score for which greater than 50% of grants were funded using most recent data available for the funding mechanism. Grants without a fundable score using these definitions should apply for funding using the Gap mechanism.
• Must have Chair approval letter which outlines a 25% contribution of the cost of the award, which may be funded by departmental or center funds, as appropriate.
• This mechanism is not intended for delays in study section meeting dates. Please use traditional Gap or Bridge funding mechanisms for this issue.

• Funding up to $50,000 over-year period, inclusive of both the department and central School of Medicine contribution.
• Requested amount commensurate with need.
• Funds may be used to support research personnel (students, postdocs, staff) who had been supported by terminated federal awards, as well as other necessary research needs such as materials, services, etc.
• Neither faculty salary nor equipment may be included in the budget.
• Funds are expected to be expended within 12 months.

All applications should be submitted through InfoReady, with the following materials uploaded as separate attachments:

• PDF Application (PDF) of up to 2 pages that includes the following information:
  • Description of the status of delayed award, including the likelihood and the expected timeline for receiving federal funds
  • Statement describing the impact of current funding delay
  • Description of alternative sources of funding explored to support current personnel/activities (e.g., other federal funding, philanthropy, faculty discretionary accounts) and other cost saving measures taken to mitigate the gap in funding.
• Other Support Document that strictly follows NIH guidelines and inclusions, specifically:
  • All active and pending awards
  • Foundation support
  • UVA or departmental support including startup package funding
• Budget and justification
  • Cost sharing plan
  • Projected use of funds
• Biosketch
• Letter of Support from Department Chair or Center Director, including an explicit affirmation of departmental funding support.

Applications will be reviewed monthly.

• Primary criteria for assessment are as follows:
  • Likelihood of receiving funding in the near future
  • Clear justification of needs and requested budget
  • Demonstration that all other funding sources have been deployed to cover the funding gap
  • Demonstration that the faculty member has taken steps to scale back operations to “essential” levels while retaining the necessary personnel to be ready for the next award.

  Applications must be received by the 15^th day of the month to be considered for the current month. Award notifications will be provided by the end of the month.

• Any SOM faculty member regardless of rank.
• Any PI/MPI/Co-PI on at least one terminated federal award or sub-award
• Terminated sub-awards and partial terminations are also eligible
• Must have fully documented termination notice through UVA OSP
• Must demonstrate an effort to find and utilize alternative sources of funding, and a demonstrable need for support
• Support mechanism is not intended for “traditional” budget cuts to direct costs
• Must have Chair approval letter which outlines a 25% contribution of the cost of the award, which may be funded by departmental or center funds, as appropriate
• Preference will be given to investigators with fewer alternative funding sources available

• Funding up to $100,000 over 1-year period, inclusive of both the department and central School of Medicine contribution.
• Requested amount commensurate with need
• Funds may be used to support research personnel (students, postdocs, staff) who had been supported by terminated federal awards, as well as other critical research needs such as materials, supplies, core services, etc.
• Neither faculty salary nor equipment may be included in the budget
• If the associated award termination is rescinded and/or new sponsored funds of any kind are awarded, remaining Pivot Support funds must be returned/reimbursed equitably according to the source of funds. An even burn rate over the 12-month award period is assumed when calculating funds that must be returned.

All applications should be submitted through InfoReady, with the following materials uploaded as separate attachments:

• Terminated grant/contract title and SAP number
• Proposal (PDF) of no more than 2 pages with the following information:
  • Description of specific needs associated with terminated federally supported research activities
  • A brief but clear “pivot plan” identifying how the funds will be used to pivot to alternative funding sources and/or pursue a new research area, including the details of potential specific external funding opportunities
  • Description of alternative sources of funding being explored to support current staff/activities (e.g., other federal funding, philanthropy, faculty discretionary accounts) and other cost saving measures taken to mitigate loss in funding
• Other Support Document that strictly follows NIH guidelines and inclusions, specifically:
  • All active and pending awards
  • Foundation support
  • Philanthropic support
  • UVA or departmental support including startup package funding
• Budget and justification
• Biosketch
• Letter of support from Department Chair or Center Director, including an explicit affirmation of departmental funding support.

• Applications will be reviewed monthly.
• Primary criteria for assessment are:
  • Feasibility of the pivot plan
  • Clear justification of need
  • Applicant’s track record and potential to secure future funding
  • Alignment with divisional and university priorities
• Applications must be received by the 15th day of the month to be considered for the current month.
• Award notifications will be provided by the end of the month.