Rationale

This table provides insight into the environment in which the proposed training will take place. It allows reviewers to assess whether the program has the “critical mass” of trainees and faculty and, in the case of interdepartmental programs, representation/distribution of scientific disciplines, to be effective. (Detailed data on program applicants, entrants, and appointees for participating departments and interdepartmental programs are collected in a parallel fashion on Table 6.)

Instructions

Table 1, Part I. Predoctorates

For the current academic year, provide the total number of faculty members, predoctorates, and postdoctorates in each participating department, clinical division, or interdepartmental program. Applicants proposing research training in settings where there are no students in predoctoral research training, such as some clinical departments or divisions, should omit Part I; all other applicants are expected to complete Parts I and II, regardless of whether this is a predoctoral or postdoctoral program application. Faculty members should be counted more than once if they participate in a departmental as well as an interdepartmental program(s). Predoctorates and postdoctorates should be counted only once and in association with a single department or interdepartmental program.

For each participating department, division, or interdepartmental program enter the following counts for the current academic year:

1. Participating Department or Program. List the name of the Department, Clinical Division, or Interdepartmental Program.
2. Total Faculty. Provide the total number of current faculty members. In the Total row, count each faculty member only once and enter, in bold font, the total number of unique faculty members across the participating departments and interdepartmental programs. (Where faculty members are included in the counts for both a department and a program, or have appointments in more than one participating department, the total number of unique faculty will be less than the sum across participating departments and programs.)
3. Participating Faculty. Provide the total number of faculty members who will participate in the proposed training program. In the Total row, count each faculty member only once and enter, in bold font, the total number of unique participating faculty members across the participating departments and interdepartmental programs.
4. Total Predoctorates. Enter the total number of predoctorates. In the Total row, sum across departments and interdepartmental programs and enter, in bold font, the total number of predoctorates for this column.
5. Total Predoctorates Supported by any HHS Award. Provide the total number of predoctorates who are currently supported by any HHS training award (e.g., NIH T32, T90/R90, F30, F31, AHRQ T32, CDC T03). In the Total row, sum across departments and interdepartmental programs and enter, in bold font, the total number of predoctorates for this column.
6. Total Predoctorates with Participating Faculty. Provide the total number of predoctorates with those faculty who are participating in the proposed training program. In the Total row, sum across departments and interdepartmental programs and enter, in bold font, the total number of predoctorates for this column.
7. Eligible Predoctorates with Participating Faculty. Provide the total number of predoctorates who are with participating faculty, and who are eligible for support under the proposed award. In most cases (i.e., a T32 application), this number will reflect students who are citizens or non-citizen nationals of the U.S. or permanent residents. In the Total row, sum across departments and interdepartmental programs and enter, in bold font, the total number of predoctorates for this column.
8. Training Grant Eligible (TGE) Predoctorates Supported by this Training Grant (Renewals, Revisions Only). If this is a renewal or revision application, enter the total number of TGE or training-grant eligible (i.e., U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals of the U.S. or permanent residents) predoctorates currently supported by this training grant. (If this is a resubmission application following a gap in funding, the number entered here may be zero.) In the Total row, sum across departments and interdepartmental programs and enter, in bold font, the total number of predoctorates for this column. If not a renewal or revision application, do not include this column.
9. Predoctorates Supported by this Training Grant (R90 Only Renewals/Revisions). If this is a renewal or revision application of a T90/R90 award, enter the total number of predoctorates currently supported on the R90 award component. In the Total row, sum across departments and interdepartmental programs and enter, in bold font, the total number of predoctorates for this column. If not a renewal or revision of a T90/R90 award, do not include this column.

Table 1, Part I: Medical School Guidance 

Reach out to participating departments and programs for Table 1 data (see Appendix). Generally a GME or grants person might work with HR to determine TG Eligibility (due to citizenship requirements), but start with the Graduate Program Coordinator.

Some of these numbers can be pulled by deptID or ZdeptID in HRTS4 reports (HRTS4 “Reports” tab –> “ZDeptid” –> “Employee by Job Group” –> “graduate assistants” OR “UNS” for AHC units:

9521 (Research Assistant with tuition benefits) – these individuals will all count toward the “total predoctorates” column but HR will need to determine which of the individuals in this jobcode qualify for the “total predoctorates supported by any HHS Training award” column.

9529 (PHD Candidate Research Assistant with decreased tuition benefits) – these individuals will all count toward the “total predoctorates” column but HR will need to determine which of the individuals in this jobcode qualify for the “total predoctorates supported by any HHS Training award” column.

9572 (Summer Research Assistant with no tuition benefits) – these individuals will all count toward the “total predoctorates” column but HR will need to determine which of the individuals in this jobcode qualify for the “total predoctorates supported by any HHS Training award” column.

9562 (Graduate School Trainee – UNS) – these individuals will all count toward the “total predoctorates” and “Total predoctorates supported by any HHS training award” columns.

9569 (NIH NRSA Med Fellow Grad Program – UNS) – these individuals will all count toward the “total predoctorates” and “Total predoctorates supported by any HHS training award” columns.

9561 (Graduate School Fellow – UNS) – these individuals will all count toward the “total predoctorates” and “Total predoctorates supported by any HHS training award” columns.

Sample Table 1, Part I

Census of Participating Departments or Interdepartmental Programs

Part I. Predoctorates

Table 1, Part II. Postdoctorates

For the current academic year, provide the total number of faculty members, predoctorates, and postdoctorates in each participating department, clinical division, or interdepartmental program. Applicants proposing research training in settings where there are no students in predoctoral research training, such as some clinical departments or divisions, should omit Part I; all other applicants are expected to complete Parts I and II, regardless of whether this is a predoctoral or postdoctoral program application. Faculty members should be counted more than once if they participate in a departmental as well as an interdepartmental program(s). Predoctorates and postdoctorates should be counted only once and in association with a single department or interdepartmental program.

For each participating department, division or interdepartmental program enter the following counts for the current academic year:

1. Participating Department or Program. List the name of Department, Clinical Division or Program.
2. Total Faculty. Provide the total number of current faculty members. In the Total row, count each faculty member only once and enter, in bold font, the total number of unique faculty members across the participating departments and interdepartmental programs. (Where faculty members are included in the counts for both a department and a program, or have appointments in more than one participating department, the total number of unique faculty will be less than the sum across participating departments and programs.)
3. Participating Faculty. Provide the total number of faculty members who will participate in the proposed training program. In the Total row, count each faculty member only once and enter, in bold font, the total number of unique participating faculty members across the participating departments and interdepartmental programs.
4. Total Postdoctorates. Provide the total number of postdoctorates. In the Total row, sum across departments and interdepartmental programs and enter, in bold font, the total number of postdoctorates for this column.
5. Total Postdoctorates Supported by any HHS Training Award. Provide the total number of postdoctorates who are currently supported by any HHS training award (e.g., T32, T90/R90, F32, AHRQ T32, CDC T03). In the Total row, sum across departments and interdepartmental programs and enter, in bold font, the total number of postdoctorates for this column.
6. Total Postdoctorates with Participating Faculty. Provide the total number of postdoctorates with those faculty who are participating in the proposed training program. In the Total row, sum across departments and interdepartmental programs and enter, in bold font, the total number of postdoctorates for this column.
7. Eligible Postdoctorates with Participating Faculty. Provide the total number of postdoctorates who are with participating faculty and who are eligible for support under the proposed award. In most cases (e.g. a T32 application), this number will reflect individuals who are citizens or non-citizen nationals of the U.S. or permanent residents. In the Total row, sum across departments and interdepartmental programs and enter, in bold font, the total number of postdoctorates for this column.
8. Training Grant Eligible (TGE) Postdoctorates Supported by this Training Grant (Renewals/ Revisions). If this is a renewal or revision application, enter the total number of TGE postdoctorates currently supported by this training grant. (If this is a resubmission application following a gap in funding, the number entered here may be zero.) In the Total row, sum across departments and interdepartmental programs and enter, in bold font, the total number of postdoctorates for this column. If not a renewal or revision application, do not include this column.
9. Postdoctorates Supported by this Training Grant (R90 Only Renewals/ Revisions). If this is a renewal or revision application of a T90/R90 award, enter the total number of postdoctorates currently supported on the R90 award component. In the Total row, sum across departments and interdepartmental programs and enter, in bold font, the total number of postdoctorates for this column. If not a renewal or revision of a T90/R90 award, do not include this column.

Summarize these data in the Background Section of the Research Training Program Plan. Use the narrative to describe the organization of the proposed training program, the participating departments and interdepartmental programs, and the extent to which faculty, graduate students, and/or postdoctorates from those departments/interdepartmental programs participate in the programmatic activities to be supported by the training grant.

Table 1, Part II: Medical School Guidance

Some of these numbers can be pulled by deptID or ZdeptID in HRTS4 reports (HRTS4 “Reports” tab –> “ZDeptid” –> “Employee by Job Group” –> “postdocs” OR “UNS” for AHC units:

9546 (Post-doctoral Associate) – these individuals will all count toward the “total postdoctorates” column but HR will need to determine which of the individuals in this jobcode qualify for the “total postdoctorates supported by any HHS Training award” column.

9560 (Postdoc Fellow – UNS) – these individuals will all count toward the “total applicant pool” and “applicants eligible for support” columns.

Sample Table 1, Part II

Census of Participating Departments or Interdepartmental Programs

Part II. Postdoctorates