Virtual

Roles, Responsibilities, and Partnerships throughout the Grant Life Cycle

Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Time: 3:00PM ET - 3:45PM ET

Location: Virtual

Cost: Free

This Event is Recorded: The recording and resources will be available 7-10 business days after the event

Hosted by: Office of Extramural Research (OER)

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Event Overview:

Description:

Navigating the life cycle of a NIH grant application can be overwhelming. There are many individuals and teams involved in the NIH grants process. In this session, NIH staff from three key areas, scientific review, program, and grants management, will walk you through their roles, responsibilities and how they can help you navigate the NIH grants system.

This event took place during the 2023 NIH Virtual Grants Conference.

Objective:

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:

understand the roles of scientific review officers (SRO), program officers (PO) and grants management specialist (GMS); and
understand when you should contact your assigned SRO, PO or GMS.

Event Resources

Slide Deck

Moderator(s):

Cynthia Dwyer

cynthia.dwyer@nih.gov

Outreach Coordinator

Office of Extramural Research (OER)

Office of the Director (OD)

NIH, HHS

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Cynthia Dwyer

<p>Ms. Cynthia Dwyer serves as the Outreach Coordinator within the NIH Office of Extramural Research’s Division of Communications and Outreach. She is often recognized for her work as the Coordinator of the NIH Virtual Grants Conferences on Program Funding and Grants Administration. In addition, she is responsible for coordinating other OER outreach activities and the development of resources for the extramural research community.</p><p>Ms. Dwyer began her career with NIH in 2000 as a Grants Management Specialist for the National Cancer Institute (NCI), where she served for five years. In 2005, she moved to the NIH Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA) where she served as a Grants Policy Officer before joining OER’s communications office. Ms. Dwyer obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of North Texas, her teaching degree from the University of Missouri-St Louis, and her Master of Arts in School Administration from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO. Prior to her career with the NIH, Ms. Dwyer taught grade school, wrote grants for her school district, served as a regional customer service trainer and manager for a major retail chain, and published a travel magazine of Central Missouri.</p>

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