RAMP Agreements recently launched and as of December 2, departments are required to use the new system to submit non-financial research agreements and outgoing subawards.  The project team is ready to support researchers and administrators during this transition.

The RAMP Agreements module has launched! Researchers and administrators are encouraged to begin utilizing RAMP Agreements to take advantage of the electronic submission and review process for non-financial research agreements and outgoing subawards.  This module provides significant benefits, including but not limited to, transparency about the status of agreements, a central location for researchers to access agreements, reporting metrics, and the ability to link agreements to sponsored awards (once RAMP Grants is live in July 2020).

We are preparing to launch the third RAMP module and greatly appreciate the time of researchers, administrators and project champions that participated in the RAMP Agreements testing sessions last month – we had roughly 60 attendees! As a reminder, RAMP Agreements allows for the electronic routing, review and approval of non-financial research agreements and subcontracts. RAMP Agreements will be available during the week of November 12 and at that time users can utilize the system to route their applicable agreements. Beginning December 2, it will be required for all applicable agreements to be requested/entered through RAMP Agreements.

The Agreements module development is almost complete and we have established an estimated go-live date of October 28. This module will result in an electronic process for the initiation, routing and review of non-financial research agreements and subcontracts. Once RAMP Grants is launched next year, we will have the ability to link agreements with new awards generated within the Grants module.

The Agreements module is well underway and the project team has worked diligently to establish requirements for the electronic routing of non-financial agreements and subcontracts. Some modifications have been made to tailor the system to meet the needs of the university and Huron has started their development work in preparation for launching this module in October. Project Champions from various colleges and central offices met with members of the project team in July to view the software and provide feedback. A few commented on how they liked the transparency of the contract negotiation process and correspondence features within this module. Testing sessions and training will be offered in late August and throughout September. The details of these activities will be communicated once the curriculum and timing is finalized.

The RAMP IRB module has launched. Researchers and administrators can now develop and submit Human Subjects Protocols, Amendments, Continuing Reviews and Reportable New Information in RAMP IRB to take advantage of the enhanced electronic submission and review process.

Thank you to all of the individuals that participated in the RAMP IRB testing sessions – we had over 40 attendees! Your feedback was helpful and assisted the team in designing the RAMP IRB training materials. Our project focus throughout June and July is to provide the training necessary for researchers, administrators, and IRB committee members to help them successfully navigate the RAMP IRB module. The Human Subjects Office staff have been trained and they are now leading the training workshops.

The Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Toolkit is launched and now available for use. As a reminder, the toolkit is the first component of implementing the RAMP IRB module. The toolkit provides updated protocol and consent form templates and are required to be used for submitting new IRB protocols and continuing reviews of existing IRB protocols. For modifications, researchers will have the option to submit using the HRPP Toolkit templates or the current application form. At this time, all submissions should be remitted in the HSRS system.

The RAMP IRB module development is underway and it remains on schedule for deployment in June. The first component of releasing this module is to launch the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Toolkit, which will go into effect on April 20.

We have started the implementation process for the IRB module within RAMP. In February, the IRB project team reviewed the software and provided input for designing this module to meet the needs of the IRB community. Huron will complete development tasks based on the team’s feedback during this month.