CCSG 101
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Ira S. Goodman
Cancer Center Administrators Forum
Charleston, South Carolina
April 3, 2011

– CCSG quarterback keeps track of all sections of the application and the version under review
– Attends all CCSG meetings and advises on status of the application
– Responsible for collecting, distributing and finalizing all sections

– Most important part of application; read by all reviewers
– Cancer Focus
• NCI funding relative to total funding
• # of NCI funded members
• # of cancer publications
– Institutional Commitment
• director’s position in institutional hierarchy
• space
• financial support
• Center driven support services
• administrative and financial organization of the Center

– Essential service
– Utilization by $$ and # of members
– CCSG should be a reasonable part of total budget
– Charts describing budget components must be correct and auditable
– Service fee structure must be described

– Cannot duplicate institutional and overhead services
– Stick to CCSG/cancer research related activities
– 15% of budget is a good rule of thumb

– Describe in detail the membership process and benefits of membership by category
– CCSG vs. Cancer Center membership
– Forms 2 and 4 should be CC members

– Ensure that all interested parties (e.g., shared resource leaders) are on board
– Check on future inflation and fringe benefit factors
– Justify everything

– Review the CCSG Evaluation Criteria with all stakeholders prior to final assembly
– Create a checklist against which to confirm that the application meets all evaluation criteria

– Cancer Focus
– Institutional Commitment
– Authority of the Director
– Planning and Evaluation
– All Standard Forms
– PRMS and clinical trials demographics

– Need 1 central clearinghouse
– Carefully title each version with version # and date
– Create a system or spreadsheet to know where each version is
– Try to send out sequentially. Difficult to edit multiple versions simultaneously
– Mark final version as FINAL and do not distribute further

– Number final version through Adobe pdf. page numbering app
– Review application one last time before printing
– Try to get the printing done professionally
– Copy pdf. version to a disk
– Color copies may not reach reviewers in color