Automating NIH Grants Compliance with Symplectic Elements at Duke University
During the 2024 Symplectic Elements user day, Hope Riffee (Digital Projects Analyst) and Beth Blackwood (Research & Education Librarian) of Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives presented on how they utilized Symplectic Elements alongside other technologies in order to automate and simplify NIH grants compliance. This case study is a written account of that presentation.
This case study covers:
- Duke University’s innovative approach to automating NIH grants compliance using Symplectic Elements.
- The integration of Symplectic Elements with other technologies, including custom Python scripts and APIs.
- The impact of these changes on NIH funding security and researcher compliance at Duke.
- 65% reduction in non-compliance cases following automation, along with reduction of manual workload from 60% of one librarian’s duties to a much more manageable 25%.
- The challenges faced by academic institutions in maintaining NIH compliance and how Duke addressed them effectively.