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NIH Staff 
WEBINAR
Domestic and Foreign
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
1:00-2:00 PM ET
- What are the components of a subaward agreement?
- What are the key policy requirements?
Join experts from the NIH Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA) for a walk-through of subaward agreements. Gain insight, ask questions, and learn about key policy requirements during this informative and engaging virtual event.
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Virtual Event Overview
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM ET (Eastern Time Zone)
Presentation Resources
- PowerPoint: To be posted October 16
- Accessible Recording and Transcript: To be posted 7 business days following the event
Agenda Format
WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!- Welcome
- Walk-Through of a Subaward Agreement
- Live Q&A
Presenters
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Michelle Bulls
Director
Office for Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), NIH
bullsmg@mail.nih.gov
Michelle Bulls is the Director of the Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA) with policy and compliance oversight for the 24 Institutes and Centers’ grants management offices within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She provides national leadership and oversight in the business and financial management of the federal assistance biomedical research programs supported by NIH. Bulls provides over 30 years of grants policy and compliance administration experience and is well respected Federal-wide for her expertise. She continues to lead, on a national scale, grants policy and compliance efforts in implementing financial assistance regulations and policies across the Federal research platform. She continues to serve as a leader where she champions and drives harmonization, grants management streamlining, and reformation efforts for financial assistance research programs across the Federal government.
Kristin Ta
Senior Advisor
Office for Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), NIH
takr@mail.nih.gov
Kristin Ta joined the Division of Grants Policy as a Grants Policy Analyst and currently serves as a Senior Advisor to the OPERA Director. Ms. Ta has been with NIH for over 11 years, and previously served as a Senior Program Analyst in the Office of Management Assessment, Division of Program Integrity, where she led reviews of allegations of misuse of NIH grant and contract funds and employee misconduct. Prior to that, she worked as a post-award administrator in the Department of Biochemistry at George Washington University. Ms. Ta studied health and societies and environmental studies at the University of Pennsylvania and has an MPH in health promotion from George Washington University.
Michelle Bulls, Ph.D.
Director
Office for Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), NIH
bullsmg@mail.nih.gov
Michelle Bulls is the Director of the Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA) with policy and compliance oversight for the 24 Institutes and Centers’ grants management offices within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She provides national leadership and oversight in the business and financial management of the federal assistance biomedical research programs supported by NIH. Bulls provides over 30 years of grants policy and compliance administration experience and is well respected Federal-wide for her expertise. She continues to lead, on a national scale, grants policy and compliance efforts in implementing financial assistance regulations and policies across the Federal research platform. She continues to serve as a leader where she champions and drives harmonization, grants management streamlining, and reformation efforts for financial assistance research programs across the Federal government.
Kristin Ta
Senior Advisor
Office for Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), NIH
takr@mail.nih.gov
Kristin Ta joined the Division of Grants Policy as a Grants Policy Analyst and currently serves as a Senior Advisor to the OPERA Director. Ms. Ta has been with NIH for over 11 years, and previously served as a Senior Program Analyst in the Office of Management Assessment, Division of Program Integrity, where she led reviews of allegations of misuse of NIH grant and contract funds and employee misconduct. Prior to that, she worked as a post-award administrator in the Department of Biochemistry at George Washington University. Ms. Ta studied health and societies and environmental studies at the University of Pennsylvania and has an MPH in health promotion from George Washington University.
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