CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS
ROADMAP TO RESUMING GRANT AWARDS
PASSAGE OF CPRIT
LEGISLATION &
BUDGET
ALLOCATION
May ‘13
CPRIT
ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTIONS
APPOINTMENT OF
CPRIT OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE &
PRIORITY ACTIONS
APPROVAL &
IMPLEMENTATION
OF RULES, POLICIES
& PROCEDURES
RELEASE OF
NEW RFAS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH
RULES, POLICIES &
PROCEDURES
REVIEW OF
APPLICATIONS IN
RESPONSE TO
NEW RFAS
CPRIT OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE
APPROVAL OF
NEW GRANTS
In progress
Nov. ‘13
Nov. ‘13 - Jan. ‘14*
Nov. ‘13 - Dec. ‘13*
Feb. ‘14 - Aug. ‘14*
Mar. ‘14 - Aug. ‘14*
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS & PRIORITIES
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ACTIONS & PRIORITIES
Review Process:
✓ Develop processes to ensure all grants are subject to established review process
✓ Develop policy to ensure honoraria are reasonable and competitive
✓Complete review and presentation of grants affected by the moratorium
> Create process to deliver affidavits from CEO to certify grant applications
>Develop process and system to document factors considered by peer review councils,
Program Integration Committee recommendations and Oversight Committee approvals
> Maintain data on withdrawn grant applications
> Recruit and orient new peer reviewers, as needed, including advocate reviewers
>Develop system to audit online peer review management system and address weaknesses
>Develop new RFAs; modify RFA language to include new rules and compliance requirements
Oversight Committee & Organizational Structure:
✓Establish roles, responsibilities and terms for Oversight Committee officers
✓Authorize general obligation bond issuance
> Develop materials and conduct orientation of new Oversight Committee members as appointed
>Approve publication of proposed administrative rules and adopt final rules after public comment period
>Hire permanent CEO
mElect Oversight Committee officers
mDevelop process for Oversight Committee to affirmatively vote to approve recommendations
Grant Management & Compliance:
>Develop processes for desk reviews and criteria for review of grantee progress reports
>Develop process to define, verify, document and enforce matching fund requirements
>Establish policy on advance payments to grantees
>Review and enhance policy and process for closing out, renewing and/or extending grant
>Revise policy and procedure manual
>Revise grant contracts to include all reporting requirements
>Develop process for reporting public higher education required audits
>Execute 2012 grants affected by the moratorium
Transparency/Accountability/Conflict of Interest:
✓Develop code of conduct and ethics
✓Develop administrative rules and policies consistent with legislative action
✓Adopt code of conduct and ethics
>Develop policy prohibiting discussion of grant recommendations between CEO and Oversight Committee
members
Review Process:
mEstablish annual priorities for Research, Prevention, Product Development programs
Organizational Structure:
mHire Product Development Officer and new FTEs (pending Oversight Committee hiring permanent CEO)
Transparency/Accountability/Conflict of Interest:
✓Ensure institute employees do not have an office in a facility owned by a current or prospective
grantee
✓Compare past grants awards to CPRIT donors; check for no conflicts
✓Develop system for accepting and reporting gifts/grants to CPRIT
>Strengthen documentation of peer reviewer conflicts and actions taken to address them
>Develop compliance program to include all Conflict of Interest and Code of Conduct requirements
from statute
>Modify CPRIT website to accommodate new reporting requirements, including process for posting
and updating required staff and salary information
✓ Complete
> In Progress
m Pending
* Projected timeline is tentative and subject to change.
Revised: November 6, 2013