Network for Research and Training of Tropical Diseases in Central America NeTropica Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica. PO. Box 2060, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica, Centroamérica. Tel. (506) 2283-7596. Fax: (506) 2238-1298. Email: netropica@netropica.org, www.netropica.org

NeTGrants 2010-2012

• The Responsible Investigator (RI) is the Coordinator of the whole project. The RI is always responsible in collecting and presenting to NeTropica any documents required (financial reports, contracts, etc.)
• The Participant Investigator (PI) is the title for all the Central American investigators working with the RI.
• The NeTropica Grant 2010-2012 award period is from October 1, 2010 through to September 30, 2012. An extension (with no further funding) can be given upon written request from the RI or PI in need.

• At the end of this grant (September 2010) the RI and in cooperation with at least one member of the consortium shall present at least one publication or manuscript related to the specific topic of investigation supported by NeTropica.
• Failure to produce one publication / manuscript will disqualify the specific project from any further NeTropica awards.
• The publication will have an acknowledgement to NeTropica and should refer to the NeT-Grant number assigned.

• Grants will be released only under the care of an independent Fund Management Institution (FMI). No Grants will be released under the care of private bank accounts of the grantees.
• Each Participant Investigator that is eligible for receiving the grant will have to sign with NeTropica a contract (3 copies). Contract templates are sent to all Grantees via e-mail.
• Grantees are required prior to the first transfer to present the following documents:
• The Summary of their individual annual budget.
• Present their bank details (this form must be completed prior to any bank transfer).
• Funds will be transferred in two portions (corresponding to year 1 and year 2 of the project).
• To receive the second transfer the Grantee must demonstrate that the 60% of the first year funds is spent.
• Funds can be used only once they have been successfully received by the FMI. No earlier invoices can be included.
• All transactions that are above US$500 must be accompanied with copies of the original invoices.

REPORTS

The following Financial Reports will be requested from each Investigator:

• The financial reports must be prepared and signed by the Fund Management Institution. The reports must have two sections:
• One section will show the detailed description of each movement in the account of the investigator. Photocopies of invoices above US$ 500 are required. All original invoices must be kept at the FMI and should be available in case of auditing.
• The second section is the summary of the movement of the accounts. Please follow the specific excel format provided by NeTropica. It is imperative to demonstrate the available balance and the movements per category. The distribution of the funds among the categories must coincide with the Budget Summary presented to NeTropica by each Investigator at the beginning of the Grant period. A 10% shifting among the categories is permitted without prior approval by NeTropica.

Progress Reports will be requested by the Responsible Investigatorto accompany all Financial Report:

• The Responsible Investigator must follow the specified Word format of NeTropica when presenting the report. The report should cover the activities of the whole network.
• A copy of any publications or manuscript produced should be presented to NeTropica.