Regarding budget issues, can secretarial support be part of a project application?
Yes, partial support of a secretary is allowable. Each regional clinical center (RCC) applicant should submit a request for a RCC budget which may include up to 1 FTE for investigator time, an additional 1 FTE for a research coordinator, and 0.5 FTE for administrative assistant. It is anticipated that half of the first year will be devoted to protocol development and staff training, with patient recruitment commencing in the second half of the first year. This should be considered in the proposed budget structure. Requests must be submitted with appropriate justification. It is anticipated that this RCC budget will include the following personnel categories: PI and Co-Investigators, Study Coordinators, Data Management Coordinator, and Secretary/Administrator. A minimum of 25% effort for the PI at each RCC is required. Appropriate effort for other key personnel, travel costs for two people to attend steering committee meetings in Bethesda, Maryland, and other travel related to Network o
