NCI National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) Program Guidelines

PART 2: Submission of New/Competing Application Section II –Budget & Research Plan
Network RT & Imaging Core Services Centers
e) Travel: The importance of meetings to the coordination of the Network Radiotherapy and
Imaging Core Services Centers for NCTN trials is obvious, as is the necessity to maintain
careful control over the size of this budget item. The budget for travel must be itemized and
justified. It should include:
� Trips by the Core Services Center’s leadership and investigators to the Network Groups’
regular meetings and other trial-specific or scientific research planning meetings held by
the Network Groups in order to coordinate radiotherapy and imaging services for
applicable trials and to discuss the development of new trial proposals that may need
support from the Core Services Centers.
� Travel for staff of the Imaging Core Service Center and the Radiotherapy Core Service
Center to meet to coordinate activities and services between the 2 Cores, if needed (i.e.,
various staff are located at different geographic locations).
� Travel for Core Services Centers’ leadership to attend NCI/DCTD – Network Group NCTN
Leadership Management Committee meetings for the NCTN Program as well as to other
meetings on initiatives for the NCTN Program.
f) Other Expenses: Research costs due to other expenses include those related to
communication and information dissemination with other components of the NCTN
Program. Also included are costs of equipment rental and maintenance (copiers,
telephones, computers), postage, copying and printing, etc., justified quantitatively on the
basis of previous experience, where relevant.
g) Consortium/Contractual costs: If costs are requested for consortium/contractual
participants, a separate detailed budget page, with appropriate justification, must be
provided for each arrangement. Indirect costs to consortium/contractual participants are
included in the direct cost level for the Network Radiotherapy and Imaging Core Services
Centers. The Centers are encouraged to structure their organization in a manner that
minimizes the burden of indirect costs on the overall Centers’ budget.
2. Research Plan
In the “Research Plan” section of the Network Radiotherapy and Imaging Core Services Centers
application, a Specific Aims page should be provided as well as separate PHS 398 Research
Strategy Sections for the 4 sub-sections listed below within the corresponding specified page
limits (and the Table of Contents for the Research Plan section of the application should be
modified accordingly). The 4 sub-sections listed below consist of a Center Overview and 3
required functional components of a Center - i.e., (1) Radiotherapy Core Services Center
Program, (2) Imaging Core Services Center Program, and (3) Program for Collaborations and
Participation in Collective Management.
Table of Contents for Network Radiotherapy and Imaging Core Services Centers application only
Specific Aims (including Impact Statement) - 1 page
Research Strategy Section for the Network Radiotherapy and Imaging Core Services Centers
Application – This section must consist of the sub-sections A-D described below.
A. Network Radiotherapy and Imaging Core Services Centers Overview - 12 pages
B. Radiotherapy Core Services Center Program - 12 pages
C. Imaging Core Services Center Program - 12 pages
D. Program for Collaborations and Participation in Collective Management – 12 pages
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