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Proposal Development  

Who Does What in Proposal Submission and Award Acceptance Processes

Identifying funding
Principal investigator/staff Sponsored programs staff
Identify funding source Assist with funding searches
Review program guidelines Clarify program guidelines if necessary

Proposal Preparation
Principal investigator/staff Sponsored programs staff
Prepare technical proposal
  • scope of work
  • biosketches
  • other Support
  • resources and Environment
  • other proposal components required by sponsor
 
Identify subcontractors Contact sponsored program office at subcontractor’s institution to request administrative materials
Identify other administrative requirements e.g., subcontracting plan Provide information and assistance in completing administrative information
Prepare proposal budget or submit draft to sponsored program officer Prepare proposal budget from draft provided
Identify and address any space requirements and discuss with Department Chair how these needs will be met  
Identify sources of any required cost sharing Provide information and guidance on sponsor and university cost sharing requirements
Prepare Authorization to Seek Off Campus Funding form (ePA-005) and obtain all required signatures  
Assemble proposal  
Provide a copy of the proposal and the signed PA-005 to sponsored program officer
  • Review proposal for conformance to sponsor and university requirements
  • Determine that protocol information provided is valid
  • Determine that principal investigator is in compliance with conflict of interest requirements
  • Review budget – both sponsor and cost shared
  • Commit Office of Research cost sharing funds if appropriate
  • Provide institutional signature
Provide a complete, copy-ready proposal to sponsored program officer two days before mailing date OR copy and mail proposal and provide a copy to sponsored program officer within one week of mailing Copy and mail proposal

Proposal Submission and Sponsor Review
Principal investigator/staff Sponsored programs staff
Prepare and submit necessary human subjects and animal use protocols (some sponsors may require this step to precede proposal submission)  
Prepare responses to sponsor inquiries during review process and provide response to sponsored program officer
  • Review response
  • Verify compliance information (e.g., protocol approval dates, key personnel have completed required education in the protection of human research participant)
  • Provide institutional signature on response

Award Acceptance
Principal investigator/staff Sponsored programs staff
If principal investigator receives award, send immediately to sponsored program officer. Investigators are not authorized to accept awards.
  • Inform principal investigator of receipt of award if it comes to sponsored program officer
  • Review award to ensure terms and conditions are appropriate for an academic institution
  • Confirm required human subjects and animal protocols are in place
  • Negotiate award terms, if necessary. Keep principal investigator informed of progress of negotiations, problem language, etc.
  • Obtain institutional signature on award, if necessary, and return to sponsor

Establishing Projects
Principal investigator/staff Sponsored programs staff
If necessary, provide sponsored program officer with information about:
  • how many projects should be established
  • project principal investigators
  • budget for each project
  • expenditure allocation for each project
  • Establish spending project(s)
  • Create project digest(s)
  • Send e-mail notification to principal investigator, co-investigators and appropriate department and college staff that project has been established and provide information about how to access project digest, forms necessary to complete, access to cost share funds, etc.
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